The most visible password managers in Italy, October 2026

October 2026 · 15 questions asked from Italy in Italian and English · ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Gemini and Google AI Mode · 60 answers read

Leader

Bitwarden

72Heralded Score, range 43–80

Most cited source

cisa.gov

15citations

From ChatGPT

Where engines disagree most

NordPass

1/4engines put it in their top three

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

Brands

Rank Brand Rank change Heralded Score All AI Search Score trend Mentioned Recommended By engine Mentioned by Change
– LastPass US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 73#2
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  • : Unranked
11% 4% First reading
– LockPass Unranked Too few answers Not measured 33#12
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  • : Unranked
2% 1% None First reading
– LogMeOnce Unranked Too few answers Not measured 5#23
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– ManageEngine IN Unranked Too few answers Not measured 4= #28
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– McAfee US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 4= #26
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  • : Unranked
1% 0% First reading
– Microsoft US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 24#14
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  • : Unranked
4% 0% First reading
– mSecure Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– N-able Unranked Too few answers Not measured 1= #33
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Norton US Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None First reading
– Panda Dome Password Manager ES Unranked Too few answers Not measured 0= #36
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  • : Unranked
0% 0% None 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 and Search give each brand’s score and rank on that side alone. 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 cisa.gov Regulator 11.7% 1 of 4 9 Not read
2 youtube.com Social 11.7% 2 of 4 14 Not read
3 ncsc.gov.uk Regulator 11.7% 3 of 4 5 3
4 reddit.com Community 11.7% 2 of 4 8 Not read
5 wired.com Media 13.3% 2 of 4 1 14
6 nist.gov Regulator 5.0% 1 of 4 5 Not read
7 tomshw.it Media 8.3% 2 of 4 1 13
8 aranzulla.it Media 6.7% 2 of 4 2 8
9 hdblog.it Media 6.7% 2 of 4 1 Not read
10 openideurope.eu Media 6.7% 1 of 4 2 8

Questions asked

QuestionLanguageMost recommended
best password manager for individuals English 1Password and Bitwarden, tied
securely store passwords for individuals English Bitwarden
how can an individual keep account passwords safe English 1Password and Bitwarden, tied
how to remember passwords for all my accounts English Apple Passwords, Bitwarden and Google Password Manager, tied
saving passwords in notes vs a password manager for individuals English 1Password and Bitwarden, 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