Google Password Manager
Ranked 12 of 21 password managers by recommenders
Built into Chrome and Android, it syncs passwords and passkeys across devices with little effort. Critics distrust Google's account lockouts and lack of passkey export.
Built into Chrome and Android, it syncs passwords and passkeys across devices with little effort. Critics distrust Google's account lockouts and lack of passkey export.
39 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 18
- criticize it
- 21
- approval share
- 46%
Recommended in 9 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 18 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 0.8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 9 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Built into Chrome and Android
“I encourage mum to use the built in one in Chrome as that tends to pop up anyway.”
Comment from 15 Sep 2026 in “Ask HN: How are you managing aging relatives passwords?” “what google + chrome + android does is pretty great imo”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: Which password manager do you use / would you recommend?” “The Google one is quite good if you use Chrome anyway.”
Comment from 7 Nov 2025 in “Meta projected 10% of 2024 revenue came from scams” - Comment from 14 Jul 2026 in “Your 'App' Could Have Been a Webpage (so I fixed it for you)”
Syncs across devices and platforms
“Devices have solid password manager integration, I use mine across 3 OSes and who knows how many devices.”
Comment from 16 Dec 2025 in “Mozilla appoints new CEO Anthony Enzor-Demeo” “Google's is even better, as it is cross-platform”
Comment from 18 May 2026 in “The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden” “as it syncs between phone and laptop”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain” Simple, good enough for most people
“Literally all major password managers are E2EE except Google's. The UX is fine.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Google Is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic Encryption” “Isn't a perfect solution but, again, is pretty good for most people.”
Comment from 17 Dec 2025 in “Yep, Passkeys Still Have Problems” “hard to beat for simplicity”
Comment from 17 Feb 2026 in “Ask HN: Which password manager do you use / would you recommend?” Passkeys work well
“if you're willing to trust Apple or Google this is a good method for passkey usage”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain” “I find passkeys in Google Password Manager work well.”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Fear of account lockouts
“Considering Google's track record of locking people out of their accounts it'd be very risky to trust them as your password manager.”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain” “I'd absolutely never trust Google to manage passwords/passkeys for me, with their habit of irrevocably auto-banning accounts.”
Comment from 18 Sep 2026 in “I don't like passkeys” No passkey export or recovery
“Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and 1Password don't let you export passkeys to a file that you can read and backup”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain” “Users would lose their passkeys if they lost all secrets and devices. Google couldn't recover them.”
Comment from 15 Aug 2026 in “Google Is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic Encryption” Not end-to-end encrypted
“Literally all major password managers are E2EE except Google's. The UX is fine.”
Comment from 17 Aug 2026 in “Google Is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic Encryption” “a password manager without E2EE is unusable in my eyes”
Comment from 14 Aug 2026 in “Google Is Making Private AI Practical with Homomorphic Encryption” Unclear where passkeys are stored
“It's not even clear what happens with Google Password Manager. It might go into your Google account or your local device.”
Comment from 14 Oct 2026 in “Passkeys are not a trap” “they interact with this split-brain system in unpredictable ways”
Comment from 22 Jul 2026 in “Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain”
Other password managers people recommend
The four most recommended other password managers, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitwarden | 278 | 213 | 57% | 12 | 6.5 yrs23 owners | — |
| 1Password | 238 | 179 | 57% | 12 | 15 yrs28 owners | — |
| KeePassXC | 131 | 38 | 78% | 12 | 5 yrs5 owners | Approved |
| Vaultwarden | 112 | 13 | 90% | 11 | 3 yrs9 owners | Approved |
| Google Password ManagerThis page | 18 | 21 | 46% | 9 | — | — |
What people said
40 of the 43 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It doesn't support using them from another provider.”
“Chrome wants me to use Google Password Manager.”
“It's not even clear what happens with Google Password Manager. It might go into your Google account or your local device.”
“keep requiring password reentry all the time”
“I'd absolutely not use Apple or Google for my passkeys”
“it somehow refuses to work with a third-party password manager going forward”
“I'd absolutely never trust Google to manage passwords/passkeys for me, with their habit of irrevocably auto-banning accounts.”
“I checked Google password manager and her windows password manager and there nothing in either”
“the ecosystem is just a mess”
“don't support password managers as a store for passkeys”
“I encourage mum to use the built in one in Chrome as that tends to pop up anyway.”
“doesn't even do end-to-end encryption by default”
“Apple, Google, Microsoft, and 1Password don't support that directly”
“Literally all major password managers are E2EE except Google's. The UX is fine.”
“Users would lose their passkeys if they lost all secrets and devices. Google couldn't recover them.”
“Google's security record at avoiding that kind of breach is just about the best in the industry”
“a password manager without E2EE is unusable in my eyes”
“If you really care about this it is not necessary to go with Google.”
“Not the case with passkey, glad I never set it up on any of my accounts”
“the average user doesn't use a password manager outside of the junk in Chrome”
“if you're willing to trust Apple or Google this is a good method for passkey usage”
“Browser password managers are insecure.”
“Considering Google's track record of locking people out of their accounts it'd be very risky to trust them as your password manager.”
“as it syncs between phone and laptop”
“I find passkeys in Google Password Manager work well.”
“Apple, Google, Microsoft, Mozilla, and 1Password don't let you export passkeys to a file that you can read and backup”
“they interact with this split-brain system in unpredictable ways”
“Google password manager pops up as does Google pay”
“does anyone one spend more on security or hire better security ppl”
“GPM is becoming more and more compelling proposition”
“Google's is even better, as it is cross-platform”
“Each time, Google Chrome asks me if I want to update the password with the 2FA token.”
“seem unwilling to loosen their platform lock-in”
“hard to beat for simplicity”
“what google + chrome + android does is pretty great imo”
“Having both your password and 2nd factor in the same place isn't the best idea however.”
“on android it only wants to use the Google version”
“Isn't a perfect solution but, again, is pretty good for most people.”
“Devices have solid password manager integration, I use mine across 3 OSes and who knows how many devices.”
“The Google one is quite good if you use Chrome anyway.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.