Brave vs 1Password
Based on our analysis, Brave is the more privacy-respecting choice overall.
BACK →| Category | Brave | 1Password |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | A · 86/100 | B · 74/100 |
| What they collect | Positive (88) | Mixed (78) |
| Who they share it with | Positive (85) | Mixed (65) |
| What you can do | Positive (84) | Mixed (73) |
| What they promise | Positive (83) | Mixed (76) |
Brave's browser collects no browsing history and routes most sensitive requests through its own proxies to strip your IP address — the privacy architecture is genuinely sophisticated — but it's a US company, Safe Browsing on mobile exposes your IP to Google or Apple, and Leo AI feedback submissions can include full conversation transcripts retained for a year.
View full analysis →1Password can never read your saved passwords — they're end-to-end encrypted and even 1Password holds no keys — but outside the vault, the company collects substantial usage and diagnostic data, shares information with advertising partners in ways that may legally count as a data sale, and applies vague retention language to everything that isn't your vault content.
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