hivi.ca vs browser autofill
Every modern browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox) can remember a few common fields — name, address, email, payment card — and offer them back on simple web forms. hivi.ca is a dedicated personal data vault built for the harder cases: long government and rental forms, PDFs, photographed paper forms, and the structured details (immigration status, document numbers, family members) that browsers don’t store. The table compares where each one helps.
| Feature | hivi | browser autofill |
|---|---|---|
| Primary purpose | A reusable vault for your full profile, built to fill long and official forms | Convenience recall of a few common fields on simple web forms |
| Fields covered | Broad personal profile: identity, addresses, documents, immigration status, family members | Limited preset categories (name, address, email, phone, payment) |
| PDF and paper forms | Fills downloadable PDFs and forms photographed from paper | Web forms only — no PDF or paper-form support |
| Structured / repeated data | Stores document numbers, dates, and dependants you can reuse across forms | Not designed for document numbers or multi-person data |
| Data hosting | Canadian servers (data residency in Canada) | Stored by the browser locally and/or synced to the browser vendor’s cloud (US-based for major browsers) — verify your sync settings |
| AI processing | Runs on hivi.ca’s own infrastructure; not sent to OpenAI, Google, or Anthropic | No form-understanding AI; matches a fixed set of field types |
| Control | Per-site, off by default until you enable it; you click to fill | On by default in most browsers; managed in browser settings |
| Pricing | Free plan; Pro at CAD $5/month | Free (built into the browser) |
Which should you use?
For quick, everyday web forms, your browser’s built-in autofill is free and fine. It stops short on long official forms, PDFs, photographed paper forms, and structured data like document numbers — the exact paperwork hivi.ca is built for, with your data kept in Canada. Many people leave browser autofill on for casual sites and reach for hivi.ca when a real Canadian form needs filling.
Comparison based on publicly available information as of June 2026 and may change. hivi.ca is not affiliated with the other products named. Always verify current features, pricing, and data-handling on each provider’s own website before deciding.