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Google Password Manager vs iCloud Keychain
March 08, 2025 | Author: Michael Stromann
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A built-in password manager in your Google Account. You can manage your saved passwords any time at passwords.google.com or in Chrome (destop or mobile).
Google Password Manager and iCloud Keychain are, in many ways, the same thing, much like two particularly forgetful goldfish who happen to carry notebooks. They both store passwords, auto-fill them when needed and make life slightly easier for humans who, left to their own devices, would probably set their banking password to “password123” and their email to “password1234.” They also encrypt everything, because people get very touchy about that sort of thing these days and they’re both free, which is always a nice surprise when dealing with tech companies.
Google Password Manager, being from Google, naturally wants to be everywhere, all the time, like an excitable puppy that has just discovered it has legs. It was technically born in 2008, though back then it was more of a “let’s just remember this for you” feature inside Chrome. Now it’s a full-fledged service, working best on Android and within Google’s all-seeing ecosystem. It even has a web portal, for those who enjoy managing their secrets via a browser tab. Its home, of course, is the great and sprawling empire of Google, which hails from the United States, though its data probably spends more time traveling than the average budget airline passenger.
iCloud Keychain, on the other hand, is more like an exclusive club that only lets you in if you own something with an Apple logo on it. Born in 2013, it specializes in looking after Apple users, remembering not just passwords but Wi-Fi details and even credit card numbers, presumably to encourage spending in a way that feels almost effortless. Unlike Google’s puppy-like enthusiasm for being on every device possible, iCloud Keychain prefers to stay within its perfectly designed walled garden, where everything is sleek, beautiful and slightly overpriced. It too hails from the United States, though it’s got a slightly different accent—one that insists you don’t really need anything that isn’t made by Apple.
See also: Top 10 Password Managers
Google Password Manager, being from Google, naturally wants to be everywhere, all the time, like an excitable puppy that has just discovered it has legs. It was technically born in 2008, though back then it was more of a “let’s just remember this for you” feature inside Chrome. Now it’s a full-fledged service, working best on Android and within Google’s all-seeing ecosystem. It even has a web portal, for those who enjoy managing their secrets via a browser tab. Its home, of course, is the great and sprawling empire of Google, which hails from the United States, though its data probably spends more time traveling than the average budget airline passenger.
iCloud Keychain, on the other hand, is more like an exclusive club that only lets you in if you own something with an Apple logo on it. Born in 2013, it specializes in looking after Apple users, remembering not just passwords but Wi-Fi details and even credit card numbers, presumably to encourage spending in a way that feels almost effortless. Unlike Google’s puppy-like enthusiasm for being on every device possible, iCloud Keychain prefers to stay within its perfectly designed walled garden, where everything is sleek, beautiful and slightly overpriced. It too hails from the United States, though it’s got a slightly different accent—one that insists you don’t really need anything that isn’t made by Apple.
See also: Top 10 Password Managers
