# Passwordstate: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 5 judge labels across 2 categories by 4 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/passwordstate

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Business password managers](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/business-password-managers/index.md) | 0% | 33 | 100% | 4 |
| [Privileged access management](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/privileged-access-management/index.md) | 0% | 45 | 0% | 1 |

## What the models said for it

- "Very cost-effective for the credential vaulting and privileged access use cases." (DeepSeek V4 Flash, PAM)

## And against it

- "Researchers found critical vulnerabilities in the Passwordstate password manager by Click Studios, allowing attackers to bypass authentication" (Claude Haiku 4.5, Password managers)
- "A 2021 supply-chain incident involved a malicious DLL in an update, leading to a breach. It's less commonly recommended for modern enterprises" (Grok 4.20, Password managers)
- "Avoid password managers that have had supply-chain update compromises, e.g. Passwordstate 2021." (Muse Glimmer 30B, Password managers)
- "Cautious due to supply chain compromise" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, Password managers)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named Passwordstate, from 8 of the 8 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- forrester.com: 6
- bitwarden.com: 5
- techtarget.com: 5
- 1password.com: 4
- bleepingcomputer.com: 4
- cisa.gov: 4
- ico.org.uk: 4
- malwarebytes.com: 4
- dashlane.com: 3
- securden.com: 3

### Pages cited

- https://forrester.com/blogs/another-cautionary-tale-on-perils-of-using-password-managers: 6
- https://techtarget.com/news/Are-password-managers-safe-for-enterprise-use/836801: 5
- https://ico.org.uk/about-the-ico/media-centre/news-and-blogs/2025/12/password-manager-provider-fined: 4
- https://bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/passwordstate-hackers-phish-for-more-victims-with-updated-malware: 3
- https://cisa.gov/audiences/small-and-medium-businesses/secure-your-business/require-strong-passwords: 3
- https://malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2021/04/password-manager-hijacked-to-deliver-malware-in-supply-chain-attack: 3
- https://thehackernews.com/2021/04/passwordstate-password-manager-update.html: 3
- https://1password.com/business-security: 2

## In its own words

What Passwordstate's own pages state, read 2026-10-06. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Enterprise Password Manager & PAM Solution (https://clickstudios.com.au/)
- For: Security & IT Professionals globally; administrators and technicians on the move; enterprises (https://clickstudios.com.au/)
- Free plan or trial: Fully functional 30-day evaluation. No credit card required. Includes the free edition for up to five users. (https://clickstudios.com.au/)

## What it publishes

Every page clickstudios.com.au exposes, read 2026-09-29: 834 addresses. By kind, pages and the last 90 days:

- blog: 125 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest 2025-09-11
- report or ebook: 4 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- comparison: 3 pages, 1 in the last 90 days, latest 2026-09-03
- template or tool: 15 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- glossary or explainer: 1 pages, 0 in the last 90 days, latest undated
- Recent: 2026-09-03 comparison: Alternative to saas for enterprise password management https://blog.clickstudios.com.au/alternative-to-saas-for-enterprise-password-management/
- Recent: 2025-09-11 blog: New browser extension settings https://blog.clickstudios.com.au/new-browser-extension-settings/
- Recent: 2025-07-28 blog: Securing your web config file 2 https://blog.clickstudios.com.au/securing-your-web-config-file-2/
- Recent: 2025-07-04 blog: Limit access to credentials with check out feature https://blog.clickstudios.com.au/limit-access-to-credentials-with-check-out-feature/
- Recent: 2025-06-16 blog: Getting started with 2fa https://blog.clickstudios.com.au/getting-started-with-2fa/
- Recent: 2025-06-04 blog: Reporting access to sensitive credentials https://blog.clickstudios.com.au/reporting-access-to-sensitive-credentials/

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.