When comparing KeePassXC vs Google, the Slant community recommends KeePassXC for most people. In the question“What are the easiest to use password managers?” KeePassXC is ranked 3rd while Google is ranked 17th. The most important reason people chose KeePassXC is:
Free. No hidden tracking. 100% Open Source.
Specs
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Pros
Pro It is free and open source
Free. No hidden tracking. 100% Open Source.
Pro Active development
Pro Strong end-to-end Encryption
Zero-knowledge. Military-grade AES-256 & Argon 2 unbreakable encryption algorithms.
Pro New secure browser integration plugins
Official Browser plugins for Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Brave, Opera, Vivaldi and all other Chromium or Gecko based browsers.
Pro Passphrase generator
Pro Easy to use
It has a really clean looking design, unlike Keepass. Makes it really friendly to get into.
Pro Good UI
User-friendly and straightforward. Easy to use.
Pro Better than KeePassX
KeepassX discontinued in 2017.
Pro Support for time-based one-time passwords (TOTP)
Pro Cross platform autotype
Autotype available for all apps.
Pro Stores passwords locally instead of in the cloud
Don't trust anyone.
Pro Support for adding/removing SSH keys in system key agent
Pro Import and export to different file formats
Pro Available web browser extension (keepassxc-browser)
Pro Portable, Tails and Whonix come loaded with it too
The preferred choice of Qubes users as well. Long story short, it's no coincidence that every one of the Linux distros renowned for it's security and anonymity features comes standard with a massive neon, blinking arrow pointing right at this full-featured, OSS, cross-platform password manager. The Slant community even lauds it as the category's second-only to what is essentially a command-line tool with a title someone could have picked out of a random spoonful of alphabet soup. Approved for Ages 8-78!
Pro File attachments and custom attributes
Pro YubiKey challenge-response support
And onlykey*
Pro Database reports (password health, HIBP, and statistics)
Pro Solid
Pro KeeShare shared databases (import, export, and synchronize)
Pro Outrageous better than some paid password managers
It has plenty tweaks which lets you feel under control of your data.
Pro Have some additional features
Pixel and Nexus phones have some additional features to integrate Android even more into the Google ecosystem.
Pro Open bootloader
All Pixel phones come with an open bootloader which makes it easy to use an after market OS.
Pro Great custom ROM support
There exist many custom ROMs for Google devices.
Pro T line
Cons
Con Dark theme on macOS needs some work
The tabs for multiple databases and about menus are unreadable in dark mode on macOS.
Con Qt dependency hell
Con Browser plugin doesn't always connect to KeepassXC on the first attempt
Restarting the Browser or restarting KeePassXC fixes the integration.
Enabling "Automatically reconnect to KeePassXC" option in KeepassXC Browser Extension fixes this problem permanently.
Con Non native UI
Con No compact line
Phones tend to be on the large side.
Con Limited support
Pixel phones receive only two years OS updates plus one year of security fixes.
Update: Pixel 6 line and newer will get 4 years of upgrades and 6 years of security fixes.
Con Expensive
Phones are expensive compared to other manufacturers.
