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Google Sign-in

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Google Sign-in lets people log in to your website with their Google Account and share profile information with it. The current form is called Sign in with Google.[1]

Google Sign-In is a secure authentication system that enables users to sign in to websites and apps using their Google account credentials. It reduces the burden of account creation and password management for users while providing developers with access to user profile information (with user consent). Google Sign-In offers features like one-tap sign-in, cross-platform integration, and OAuth 2.0 protocol support. Its integration with other Google services and strong security measures make it a popular choice for businesses seeking a reliable and user-friendly authentication solution.

Google Sign-in belongs toAuthenticationcategory.

Flows

Buttons, One Tap and automatic sign-in[1]

Privacy

Sign-in data not used for ads[1]

Sign-up

Pre-fills new accounts with shared profile data[1]

Older library

The original JavaScript library is deprecated[2]

112websites

use it — 4.4% of the 2,555 websites we scanned in the last 12 months

#1of 11

tools in its category seen in our scans (we recognize 40)

8public pages

on UptimeCard — open any of them to see how that site is doing

In short: Use Sign in with Google, built on Google Identity Services; the original Google Sign-In JavaScript library is deprecated.[2]

3.18% of all websites we track run Google Sign-in

Should you use Google Sign-in?

The 10-second version, from the vendor’s own pages and what we see in our scans

Google Sign-in fits if…

  • Sites that want visitors to sign in without choosing a new password.[1]
  • Sign-up pages that benefit from profile data users agree to share.[1]

Look elsewhere if…

  • Apps that only need access to Google APIs should use the separate authorization API, not sign-in.[1]
Pages still using the original Google Sign-In JavaScript library should migrate; it is deprecated and has no sunset date yet.[2]
New OAuth client IDs cannot use the deprecated library.[2]

Products

Google Identity for the web

Sign in with Google

This page

Quick user sign-in with a Google Account.[1]

Google Identity Services

Its authorization API gets access tokens for Google APIs or user data, separate from sign-in.[1]

Passkeys for Web

A separate guide in the Google Identity web guides.[1]

Support and help for Google Sign-in

How the vendor says you can reach it, and the public help community

Stack Overflow

Google tells developers to ask questions under the google-signin tag.[1]

Stack Overflow

5,132 questions[3][4]

54% have an upvoted answer. [google-signin] questions

How Google Sign-in sites protect themselves

Share of the 112 sites we scanned that run each protection

HSTS58% · 65 sites

HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) informs browsers that the site should only be accessed using HTTPS

reCAPTCHA37% · 41 sites

reCAPTCHA is a free service from Google that helps protect websites from spam and abuse

Cloudflare Bot Management24% · 27 sites

Cloudflare bot management solution identifies and mitigates automated traffic to protect websites from bad bots

Protections add up, they do not replace each other: a site can run all of them.

At a glance

UptimeCard's own scans and tests of 2,555 websites · refreshed weekly

How Google Sign-in sites scoreout of 100 · hover or tap a score for details

51PerformanceLowaverage site: 5082AccessibilityGoodaverage site: 8979Best practicesFairaverage site: 9392SEOGoodaverage site: 92

Page load time

Loads about 32% faster than the average site

Google Sign-in sites
2.9 s
All sites
4.3 s

Most Google Sign-in sites load in 2.6–6.1 s. Home page weight: 2.3 MB vs 3.3 MB for all sites. 7 public sites measured.

Who uses it?

Technology and Software is the biggest group

Technology and Software38%
Business Services25%
Cryptocurrency and Blockchain13%
E-commerce13%

Share of 8 classified public sites. “× average” compares with all 961 public sites.

How Google Sign-in sites are built

Closest partners. The number says how many times more often the tool runs on Google Sign-in sites than on an average website. Hover a partner for its share of sites.

comScore8×Criteo6×Funding Choices5×Prebid5×Amazon Advertising4×Google AdSense3×Cloudflare Browser Insights2×Sentry2×

Stacks we see most. Tools that tend to run together with Google Sign-in on the same websites. The percentage is the share of all 112 Google Sign-in sites that run the whole stack.

10 stacks · swipe, drag or use the arrows
#1

Google Sign-in + React + Next.js + Apple Sign-in

6.3%7 of 112 sites
#2

Google Sign-in + React + styled-components

7.1%8 of 112 sites
#3

Google Sign-in + Funding Choices + Facebook Login

6.3%7 of 112 sites
#4

Google Sign-in + Funding Choices + Firebase

5.4%6 of 112 sites
#5

Google Sign-in + Funding Choices + AWS Certificate Manager

4.5%5 of 112 sites
#6

Google Sign-in + React + Google Cloud

4.5%5 of 112 sites
#7

Google Sign-in + React + Google Cloud CDN

4.5%5 of 112 sites
#8

Google Sign-in + Funding Choices + Kaltura

4.5%5 of 112 sites
#9

Google Sign-in + Site Kit + Contact Form 7

4.5%5 of 112 sites
#10

Google Sign-in + Site Kit + Google Maps

3.6%4 of 112 sites

Usually installed alongside

The bigger the bubble, the more of the 112 Google Sign-in sites also run the tool. Colour shows what the tool does. Hover or tap a bubble for details.

Google Tag Manager77%Google Analytics76%Facebook Pixel35%Cloudflare Browser Insights20%Funding Choices32%OneTrust15%Microsoft Advertising24%Prebid22%Amazon Advertising16%Cart Functionality16%
Tag managerAnalyticsCookie consentAdvertisingOnline store

Similar tools in its category

Authentication: 40 tools known, 11 seen in our scans

Clerk5 sitesAlternativeSAP Customer Data Cloud Sign-in4 sitesAlternativeLinkedin Sign-in1 sitesAlternativeAuth01 sitesAlternativeOkta1 sitesAlternativeNextAuth.js1 sitesAlternativeOnfido1 sitesAlternativeMicrosoft Authentication1 sitesAlternativeFacebook Login34 sitesUsed togetherApple Sign-in19 sitesUsed together

Who is behind Google Sign-in

From its own pages and public records, with sources

Operated by

Google LLC[5]

Its story

  1. 2022

    From July 29, 2022 new OAuth client IDs could no longer use the original Google Sign-In JavaScript library. Older client IDs could keep using it until a sunset.[2]

  2. 2023

    Support for the original Google Sign-In JavaScript library was deprecated on March 31, 2023, with Google Identity Services as the replacement. The sunset date has not been set.[2]

  3. 2023

    A beta of FedCM for Google Identity Services launched in August 2023. FedCM lets the browser manage sign-in prompts without third-party cookies.[6]

  4. 2024

    In April 2024 Google Identity Services began moving all websites to FedCM in Chrome. Most sites moved through backward-compatible library updates.[1][6]

Questions about Google Sign-in

Is the old Google Sign-In JavaScript library still supported?
No. Support is deprecated as of the stated date, new client IDs cannot use it, and the sunset date is not set yet.[2]
What replaces it?
Google Identity Services for Web, which is the recommended replacement.[2]
Is sign-in data used for advertising?
Google states that data from Sign in with Google is not used for ads or other non-security purposes.[1]
How many websites use Google Sign-in?
We found Google Sign-in on 112 of the 2,555 websites we scanned in the last 12 months (4.4%). 8 of them have a public status page.
What is Google Sign-in often used with?
Among the websites we scan, Google Sign-in is often found alongside Google Tag Manager (76.8% of its sites), Google Analytics (75.9% of its sites), React (42.9% of its sites).
What are the alternatives to Google Sign-in?
Other authentication tools we recognize include Facebook Login, Apple Sign-in, Clerk, SAP Customer Data Cloud Sign-in.

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