AI Rankings / Password managers
The password managers AI recommends most
1Password is recommended in 77% of AI answers about password managers. Measured from 48 answers by ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Mode and Perplexity between 24 Sept 2026 and 25 Sept 2026. Updated daily.
48
AI answers · 7 days
10
questions asked daily
15
brands ranked
4
AI engines
| # | Brand | Recommended in | ChatGPT | Claude | AI Mode | Perplexity | Picked first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Password | 77% | 100% | 75% | 75% | 58% | 33× |
| 2 | Bitwarden | 71% | 75% | 67% | 67% | 75% | 22× |
| 3 | Keeper | 50% | 75% | 42% | 50% | 33% | 3× |
| 4 | NordPass | 48% | 50% | 50% | 58% | 33% | 1× |
| 5 | Proton Pass | 46% | 50% | 50% | 33% | 50% | 0× |
| 6 | Dashlane | 33% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 33% | 3× |
| 7 | Apple Passwords | 19% | 33% | 17% | 0% | 25% | 0× |
| 8 | RoboForm | 15% | 8% | 33% | 0% | 17% | 0× |
| 9 | Google Password Manager | 8% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 25% | 0× |
| 10 | AWS Secrets Manager | 6% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 8% | 1× |
| 11 | HashiCorp Vault | 6% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 8% | 1× |
| 12 | Azure Key Vault | 6% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 8% | 0× |
| 13 | KeePassXC | 6% | 0% | 8% | 0% | 17% | 0× |
| 14 | GitHub | 4% | 0% | 17% | 0% | 0% | 1× |
| 15 | KeePass | 4% | 8% | 8% | 0% | 0% | 0× |
Engine by engine
Which password manager does ChatGPT recommend?
- 1. 1Password100%
- 2. Bitwarden75%
- 3. Keeper75%
Which password manager does Claude recommend?
- 1. 1Password75%
- 2. Bitwarden67%
- 3. NordPass50%
Which password manager does Google AI Mode recommend?
- 1. 1Password75%
- 2. Bitwarden67%
- 3. NordPass58%
Which password manager does Perplexity recommend?
- 1. Bitwarden75%
- 2. 1Password58%
- 3. Proton Pass50%
The questions we ask
Each is asked every day on all four engines. None names a brand, so no answer starts with a favourite.
- What is the best password manager for teams?
- Which password manager is best for a family?
- What is the most secure password manager?
- What is the best business password manager with single sign-on?
- What are the best password managers in 2026?
- Which password manager do you recommend for a small business?
- Compare the top password managers and their pricing.
- What password manager has the best free plan?
- How should I store and share passwords securely across my company?
- What is the safest way to manage passwords for a family?
How the rankings work
- Every day we ask ChatGPT, Claude, Google AI Mode and Perplexity the questions buyers ask when choosing software, through the same interfaces people use, with web search on.
- Only neutral questions count. “What is the best CRM for a small team?” does; “Is HubSpot worth it?” does not, because the question already picked a brand.
- A brand counts as recommended when the answer puts it forward as an option. Tools named in passing, such as an integration or a review site, are not counted.
- The share is the percentage of answers that recommend the brand, over the last 7 days. Product lines are counted under their brand (HubSpot CRM is HubSpot).
- AI answers vary from day to day. A few points of difference between two brands is noise; tens of points is not.
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