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Bitwarden vs Google Password Manager: privacy compared

Bitwarden and Google Password Manager are both rated in password managers against the same 12 public criteria. Bitwarden is based in the United States (Five Eyes); Google Password Manager is based in the United States (Five Eyes).

Bitwarden compared with Google Password Manager
CriterionBitwarden Our pickGoogle Password Manager
GradeGrade C C (72/100)Grade F F (28/100)
JurisdictionUnited States Five EyesUnited States Five Eyes
Open source
Is all the source code needed to run the product public?
Yes sourceNo
No trackers or telemetry
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
No sourceNo source
No ads or data sales
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Yes sourceNo source
Independent audit
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
Yes sourceNo
Transparency report
Does the provider regularly publish how many government and legal requests it receives and how it responds?
NoYes source
Tells users about requests
Does the provider promise to tell users about requests for their data, unless a court forbids it?
NoYes source
TLS configuration
Does the website pass the Qualys SSL Labs test with a grade of A or better?
Yes sourcePartial source
Security headers
Does the website pass the Mozilla HTTP Observatory test with a grade of A or better?
Yes sourcePartial source
Modern web standards
Does the website score 90% or higher on the Internet.nl website test?
Partial sourcePartial source
End-to-end encrypted vault
Is the vault encrypted on the device before it is synced, with a key the provider does not hold?
Yes sourceNo source
Local or self-hosted option
Can the vault be kept locally or on your own server?
Yes sourcePartial source
Full export
Can every item be exported in an open format?
Yes sourcePartial source

Which is more private, Bitwarden or Google Password Manager?

Bitwarden scores higher on the public criteria: 72 out of 100, against 28 for Google Password Manager. Bitwarden does better on open source, no ads or data sales, independent audit, TLS configuration, security headers, end-to-end encrypted vault, local or self-hosted option and full export. Google Password Manager does better on transparency report and tells users about requests. How scoring works

Summaries

Bitwarden. Bitwarden scores 72 out of 100 (grade C) on the password managers criteria. It meets 8 of 12 criteria: open source, no ads or data sales, independent audit, TLS configuration, security headers, end-to-end encrypted vault, local or self-hosted option and full export. It partly meets modern web standards. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry, transparency report and tells users about requests. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A+, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade A+ and Internet.nl website score 76%.

Google Password Manager. Google Password Manager scores 28 out of 100 (grade F) on the password managers criteria. It meets 2 of 12 criteria: transparency report and tells users about requests. It partly meets TLS configuration, security headers, modern web standards, local or self-hosted option and full export. It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, no ads or data sales, independent audit and end-to-end encrypted vault. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade B, Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade B and Internet.nl website score 73%.

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