The most visible password managers in Europe, October 2026

October 2026 · 105 questions asked from 7 countries · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 420 answers read

Leader

Bitwarden

75Heralded Score, range 72–78

Most cited source

youtube.com

131citations

From Google AI Mode and Google AI Overviews

Where engines disagree most

Apple Passwords

1/4engines put it in their top three

Top three on Google AI Mode, not on Gemini, Google AI Overviews and ChatGPT

Brands

Search is not measured for this board yet, so it ranks on AI answers.

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
1 Bitwarden US New entry 75 , range 72–78 75#1
75
  • : score 75 · #1
77% 49% First reading
2 1Password CA New entry 68 , range 62–72 68#2
68
  • : score 68 · #2
70% 37% First reading
3 Apple Passwords US New entry 40 , range 37–44 40#3
40
  • : score 40 · #3
31% 21% First reading
4 Proton Pass CH New entry 39 , range 36–43 39#4
39
  • : score 39 · #4
30% 19% First reading
5 Google Password Manager US New entry 34 , range 31–37 34#5
34
  • : score 34 · #5
23% 11% First reading
6 Apple Keychain US New entry 31 , range 21–34 31#6
31
  • : score 31 · #6
15% 13% First reading
7 NordPass LT New entry 30 , range 20–33 30#7
30
  • : score 30 · #7
20% 7% First reading
8 Dashlane US New entry 30 , range 20–33 30#8
30
  • : score 30 · #8
22% 4% First reading
9 KeePass DE New entry 30 , range 18–33 30#9
30
  • : score 30 · #9
16% 9% First reading
10 KeePassXC New entry 21 , range 10–31 21#10
21
  • : score 21 · #10
13% 8% First reading

“=” marks brands whose score ranges overlap, so the test cannot separate them. Every brand named in at least three answers is ranked. AI gives each brand’s score and rank from the engines’ answers; Search is not measured for this board yet. By engine has one dot per engine (ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode), darker the more often it names the brand.

Most cited sources

Rank Source Type Cited in Engines Pages cited Brands its pages mention
1 youtube.com Social 13.6% 2 of 4 65 Not read
2 ncsc.gov.uk Regulator 8.8% 4 of 4 22 4
3 reddit.com Community 11.4% 3 of 4 58 18
4 cisa.gov Regulator 7.9% 2 of 4 20 Not read
5 pcmag.com Media 8.3% 3 of 4 6 18
6 nist.gov Regulator 3.6% 1 of 4 14 Not read
7 wired.com Media 7.1% 3 of 4 1 14
8 facebook.com Social 3.6% 1 of 4 18 Not read
9 openideurope.eu Media 5.2% 1 of 4 3 8
10 allaboutcookies.org Reference 5.0% 3 of 4 5 10

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best password manager for individuals English Bitwarden
securely store passwords for individuals English 1Password and Bitwarden, tied
how can an individual keep account passwords safe English Bitwarden, KeePass and KeePassXC, tied
how to remember passwords for all my accounts English Bitwarden and Google Password Manager, tied
saving passwords in notes vs a password manager for individuals English 1Password and Bitwarden, tied
What’s the best password manager for personal use? English 1Password, Bitwarden and Proton Pass, tied
What’s a good password manager for families? English 1Password, Bitwarden and NordPass, tied
How can I organize the passwords for all my accounts? English 1Password and Bitwarden, tied
How can I safely share passwords with my family? English Apple Passwords
Should my family use a password manager or keep passwords in a notebook? English Apple Passwords, Bitwarden, Dashlane, Google Password Manager and Microsoft, tied

Each engine's top three

Method

Each leaderboard ranks brands on two sides. AI is how ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Overviews and Google AI Mode answer the board's buyer questions. Search is Google's top 10 results for the keywords behind those questions. All combines the two, where Search is measured.

For the AI side, each month Heralded asks every engine the same buyer questions, twice each, and reads every answer. An answer counts 0 for a brand it leaves out, 50 for a brand it names and 100 for a brand it recommends, and the Heralded Score is built from those. A brand named in at least three answers gets a score and a place.

How the leaderboards are measured