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Password Manager vs. Password Vault

KMason
JumpCloud Alumni
JumpCloud Alumni

Quick question time: When you hear the wording Password Manager is it used fairly interchangeably with Password Vault? Do those two terms equate to be the same in your mind; or does Manager seem different from Vault?

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JC-ChrisTate
Rising Star III
Rising Star III

In my eyes they are interchangeable. I guess a vault is where they are stored and the manager is around the access controls/sharing controls etc. I personally use Password Manager as my go-to phrase.

kelly
Novitiate III

They're not interchangeable at all! A password manager is the app used to record/mantain the passwords you have. Within said manager, you have vaults which work like folders to organize by client or department (for example). 

From a support perspective it makes a dramatic difference whether or not someone is having issues with a vault (one small piece of the app) or a manager (the entire app). 

Signed,

Former Password Manager Support Technician

MrWallace
Novitiate I

I think "Password Manager" and "Password Vault" can be used interchangeably in a lot of cases, but I do see a slight difference. A "Password Manager" seems to suggest something that not only stores passwords but also helps you organize and fill them in automatically, while a "Vault" feels more like a secure storage space for your passwords. At least, that's how I think of it.