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Most external password managers have features that the one built into Firefox (or any browser) lack, not least of which is having a separate (encrypted) backup of passwords (a tiny amount of data) independent of a browser profile (often huge).
The next main one is the ability to generate random secure passwords for accounts rather than simply remember the ones you've made up yourself.
Edit: It's been brought to my attention that Firefox can generate a strong random password (feature added 7 years ago, I've been under a rock, I guess), but its features seem to be somewhat limited in scope. I couldn't get it to re-roll a password I didn't like, nor could I figure out how to tweak the parameters (length, characters allowed, etc.). Mozilla's own help says "edit it yourself so that it fits the site's requirements" which seems like a bit of a cop-out.
Though you didn't ask, PasswordSafe is my preferred choice. (Runs just about anywhere, or so I'm led to believe. I've only ever run it on the one computer.)
I don't even know most of my passwords now. When I've accidentally pasted one into the wrong field somewhere, they've been practically illegible.
Firefox has the ability to generate random secure passwords. Firefox Sync backs the (encrypted) passwords up automatically, if you set that up to do so.
I stand corrected. I've had the "save passwords" feature disabled for a long time due to (largely misplaced) paranoia, and that feature needs to be enabled for it to generate one.
Edited my original comment to reflect my feelings on the implementation.
Firefox doesn't always generate a password for me. I have never figured out when/why but sometimes it won't
Have you experienced this with other password managers?
I think (I am not a coder/programmer) that there are a few ways to declare a text entry field is a password field. This tells the browser to replace anything you type with stars. And your password manager is listening for you to access such a field so it can go to work. And some password managers don't detect all the kinds of password fields.
That's my guess. Because I've had the same experience with both BitWarden and Apple (Passwords app).
I haven't triee others extensively enough to comment.