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NordPass vs iCloud Keychain
March 09, 2025 | Author: Michael Stromann
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NordPass — a secure solution for passwords, passkeys, credit cards, and more. Manage passwords, passkeys, credit cards, and personal information in a single secure place.
Imagine a universe where remembering passwords is as futile as trying to recall where you last put your keys—except the keys are digital and the consequences of forgetting them are slightly more catastrophic. Enter NordPass and iCloud Keychain, two heroic entities dedicated to making sure your feeble human brain never has to remember another password again. They both store passwords with the kind of encryption that makes even the most determined hacker weep, generate new ones that look like alien transmission codes and sync across devices with a smug efficiency that suggests they know they’re doing you a favor. Oh and they’ll also keep your credit card details safe, which is rather convenient, considering that buying things you don’t need on the internet is now a basic human instinct.
NordPass, forged in the land of Lithuania in 2019, is the independent, free-spirited wanderer of the two. It works on just about every device imaginable, even Linux, which is saying something. Unlike certain fruit-themed ecosystems, it doesn't assume you want everything for free—it offers business-friendly plans because, in reality, remembering passwords is just as terrible in the workplace as it is at home. It’s built on zero-knowledge encryption, meaning not even NordPass itself knows what’s inside, which makes it an excellent digital vault but a terrible gossip. Biometric logins are welcome, making it feel ever so slightly like you’re in a sci-fi movie every time you unlock it.
Meanwhile, iCloud Keychain is the Apple-loyalist’s personal butler, having been around since 2013 and refusing to play nice with non-Apple devices. It integrates so seamlessly with iPhones, Macs and Safari that you could almost forget it exists—until you realize it’s been quietly hoarding your Wi-Fi passwords, too, like an overenthusiastic squirrel. Unlike its Lithuanian counterpart, it won’t ask you for money (beyond the price of an Apple device, which is another matter entirely) and it slides effortlessly into Face ID and Touch ID like they were all born to be together. It won’t work for businesses or Windows users, but then again, Apple never really pretended it would.
See also: Top 10 Password Managers
NordPass, forged in the land of Lithuania in 2019, is the independent, free-spirited wanderer of the two. It works on just about every device imaginable, even Linux, which is saying something. Unlike certain fruit-themed ecosystems, it doesn't assume you want everything for free—it offers business-friendly plans because, in reality, remembering passwords is just as terrible in the workplace as it is at home. It’s built on zero-knowledge encryption, meaning not even NordPass itself knows what’s inside, which makes it an excellent digital vault but a terrible gossip. Biometric logins are welcome, making it feel ever so slightly like you’re in a sci-fi movie every time you unlock it.
Meanwhile, iCloud Keychain is the Apple-loyalist’s personal butler, having been around since 2013 and refusing to play nice with non-Apple devices. It integrates so seamlessly with iPhones, Macs and Safari that you could almost forget it exists—until you realize it’s been quietly hoarding your Wi-Fi passwords, too, like an overenthusiastic squirrel. Unlike its Lithuanian counterpart, it won’t ask you for money (beyond the price of an Apple device, which is another matter entirely) and it slides effortlessly into Face ID and Touch ID like they were all born to be together. It won’t work for businesses or Windows users, but then again, Apple never really pretended it would.
See also: Top 10 Password Managers
