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Alternatives to Cisco Duo
24 cybersecurity tools sit alongside Cisco Duo in this directory. Below is what separates each from Cisco Duo on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 24
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- 0
- Cisco Duo starts at
- Free
Why people look past Cisco Duo
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Cisco Duo entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Cisco Duo publishes 4 tiers, from Free up to $9/month. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Cisco Duo pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
The world's most-loved password manager
- No free tier, where Cisco Duo has one.
- Starts $2.99 a month dearer, at $2.99/month.
The world's #1 rated antivirus
- No free tier, where Cisco Duo has one.
- Starts $19.99 a year dearer, at $19.99/year.
Simplify online life with LastPass password manager
- Sold on a freemium model rather than subscription.
- 3 tiers to Cisco Duo's 4.
Powerful protection against evolving threats
- No free tier, where Cisco Duo has one.
- Starts $36 a year dearer, at $36/year.
- 3 tiers to Cisco Duo's 4.
Free TOTP two-factor authentication app that gained optional cloud sync in 2023
- Sold on a Free, no in-app purchases model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Cisco Duo's 4.
Real-time transaction fraud and financial crime detection for banks and payment processors
- No free tier, where Cisco Duo has one.
- Sold on a quote model rather than subscription.
- 1 tier to Cisco Duo's 4.
Every Cisco Duo alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Duo (this page) | Free | Subscription | 4 | |
| 1PasswordThe world's most-loved password manager | $2.99/month | - | - | vs Cisco Duo |
| Bitdefender Total SecurityThe world's #1 rated antivirus | $19.99/year | - | - | vs Cisco Duo |
| LastPassSimplify online life with LastPass password manager | Free | Freemium | 3 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Norton 360Powerful protection against evolving threats | $36/year | - | 3 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Google Authenticator | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Feedzai | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Entrust Identity as a Service | $2/month | Per user per month | 2 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Featurespace ARIC Risk Hub | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Dahua Technology | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Genetec Security Center | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Envysion | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| IDnow | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Delinea | On request | Quote | 3 | vs Cisco Duo |
| DTiQ | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| BeyondTrust | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| HID Global | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Fenergo | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| March Networks | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Jumio | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Camio | $4.99/month | Per camera per month | 2 | vs Cisco Duo |
| Beyond Identity | On request | Quote | 1 | vs Cisco Duo |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Cisco Duo badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
Free to start (2)
These publish a tier that costs nothing, so they can be evaluated before any money changes hands.
- LastPass , Free
- Google Authenticator , Free
What you would be giving up
Cisco Duo is most often brought in for eliminating phishing with passwordless auth, implementing zero trust with device trust, protecting sessions from hijacking and theft, managing compliance for regulated industries. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Cisco Duo is broadly right and the question is cost, the Cisco Duo pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the Cybersecurity category lists everything the directory holds, and best cybersecurity tools ranks them.
Cisco Duo runs on not recorded. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Cisco Duo alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Cisco Duo?
- 24 other cybersecurity tools are listed in this directory, led by 1Password, Bitdefender Total Security, LastPass, Norton 360. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Cisco Duo?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: LastPass, Google Authenticator.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Cisco Duo?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Cisco Duo?
- Cisco Duo is most often brought in for eliminating phishing with passwordless auth, implementing zero trust with device trust, protecting sessions from hijacking and theft, managing compliance for regulated industries. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Cisco Duo?
- None of the cybersecurity tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Cisco Duo alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Cybersecurity, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored placement runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Cisco Duo against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Cisco Duo covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every cybersecurity tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Cybersecurity category, 24 tools beside Cisco Duo. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.