Is Authy or Osano better?

Neither clearly leads. Authy starts at Free and Osano at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Authy or Osano?

Authy starts at Free and Osano at Free.

Does Authy or Osano run on more platforms?

Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.

Can I use Authy for free?

Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.

What is Authy best used for?

Authy is most often used for an individual who wants two-factor authentication on personal accounts and needs it to survive losing or replacing a phone, a small team sharing access to a service account where the same tokens must be available on more than one handset, replacing sms-based codes with totp for someone who would abandon two-factor entirely if recovery were difficult, consolidating tokens scattered across several apps onto one device list with recognisable names and icons. Of those, an individual who wants two-factor authentication on personal accounts and needs it to survive losing or replacing a phone and a small team sharing access to a service account where the same tokens must be available on more than one handset are not what Osano is typically brought in for.

What can Authy do that Osano cannot?

Authy covers Encrypted cloud backup, Multi-device sync, Standard TOTP, Offline code generation. Osano covers Consent banner, Pre-consent tag blocking, Consent record, No fines guarantee.

Cybersecurity · head to head

Authy vs Osano

Authy

Cybersecurity

Twilio's free authenticator app with encrypted cloud backup, mobile only since the desktop clients were withdrawn in 2024.

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

Osano

Cybersecurity

Consent management and data privacy platform with a published self-serve tier

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Each has a real cost: Authy there is no export function for stored TOTP secrets, so moving to a different authenticator means disabling and re-enrolling two-factor authentication on every account individually, which is the reason most users stay rather than a reason anyone should choose it.; Osano the published visitor ceilings are low, with the paid self-serve tier stopping around 30,000 monthly visitors, so any consumer facing site with real traffic leaves published pricing immediately and negotiates a quote with no public anchor.
They diverge on capability: Authy covers Encrypted cloud backup, Osano covers Consent banner.
Prices and features above were last checked on 31 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Authy and Osano actually diverge.

Attributes where Authy and Osano differ
Attribute	Authy	Osano
Pricing model	free	Per month by monthly website visitors

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cybersecurity).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Authy

Encrypted cloud backup
Multi-device sync
Standard TOTP
Offline code generation
App lock
Multi-device toggle
Token organisation
Free with no account tier

Only in Osano

Consent banner
Pre-consent tag blocking
Consent record
No fines guarantee
Subject rights requests
Data mapping
Vendor privacy monitoring
Cookie scanning

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Authy

An individual who wants two-factor authentication on personal accounts and needs it to survive losing or replacing a phonenot Osano
A small team sharing access to a service account where the same tokens must be available on more than one handsetnot Osano
Replacing SMS-based codes with TOTP for someone who would abandon two-factor entirely if recovery were difficultnot Osano
Consolidating tokens scattered across several apps onto one device list with recognisable names and iconsnot Osano

Osano

A mid market company selling into the EU and California that needs one banner honouring different consent rules by visitor regionnot Authy
A privacy counsel who wants a vendor that will contractually stand behind its consent product rather than disclaim all liabilitynot Authy
A marketing team that needs Google Consent Mode signals wired correctly so analytics and ads degrade rather than break when consent is refusednot Authy
A company with a handful of brand domains wanting one consent record and one scanning schedule across all of themnot Authy

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Authy

There is no export function for stored TOTP secrets, so moving to a different authenticator means disabling and re-enrolling two-factor authentication on every account individually, which is the reason most users stay rather than a reason anyone should choose it.
The Windows, macOS and Linux desktop applications were discontinued in 2024 and stopped working, so any workflow that depended on copying codes on a computer now requires a phone in hand, and users who held tokens only on a desktop client had to restore from backup or re-enrol.
The account is keyed to a phone number, so an attacker who takes over that number through a SIM swap can begin the device registration flow, and the only remaining control is the backup password that most users set once and cannot recall.
In 2024 an unauthenticated Twilio endpoint allowed attackers to confirm which numbers from a supplied list were registered Authy accounts, exposing around 33 million phone numbers, which disclosed no codes but handed phishers a validated list of people known to use two-factor authentication.
It is a free consumer application inside a company that has already retired the paid Authy developer API it once supported, so it carries no revenue of its own, and users should treat its continued existence as a business decision rather than a roadmap commitment.

Osano

The published visitor ceilings are low, with the paid self-serve tier stopping around 30,000 monthly visitors, so any consumer facing site with real traffic leaves published pricing immediately and negotiates a quote with no public anchor.
The no fines guarantee is bounded and conditional on configuring the product as instructed, so it is a marketing differentiator with an indemnity cap rather than the insurance policy the name suggests, and the limits should be read before it influences a decision.
Everything beyond consent, including subject rights automation, data mapping and vendor monitoring, is enterprise quoted, so the transparent pricing that attracts buyers covers only the cheapest part of the platform.
Tag blocking depends on tags being loaded through the mechanisms Osano can intercept, and marketing teams that inject scripts directly into templates or through server side tagging routinely leak trackers past the banner without anyone noticing.
It is a privacy platform rather than a security compliance one, so organisations that also need SOC 2 or ISO 27001 evidence collection run it alongside a separate tool and duplicate parts of the vendor and asset inventory.

Pricing, plan by plan

Authy

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the Authy review.

Osano

Free

FreeFree
- 1 user
- 1 domain
- 5,000 monthly visitors
Plus$199/month
- 2 users
- 3 domains
- 30,000 monthly visitors
Enterprise$undefined/year
- Unlimited domains and higher visitor volumes
- Subject rights request automation
- Data mapping and assessments

Which should you pick?

Choose Authy if

You need encrypted cloud backup.
You want to start without paying.
You also want multi-device sync.

Authy review

Choose Osano if

You need consent banner.
You want to start without paying.
You also want pre-consent tag blocking.

Osano review

Questions people ask

Is Authy or Osano better?: Neither clearly leads. Authy starts at Free and Osano at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Authy or Osano?: Authy starts at Free and Osano at Free.
Does Authy or Osano run on more platforms?: Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Authy for free?: Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Authy best used for?: Authy is most often used for an individual who wants two-factor authentication on personal accounts and needs it to survive losing or replacing a phone, a small team sharing access to a service account where the same tokens must be available on more than one handset, replacing sms-based codes with totp for someone who would abandon two-factor entirely if recovery were difficult, consolidating tokens scattered across several apps onto one device list with recognisable names and icons. Of those, an individual who wants two-factor authentication on personal accounts and needs it to survive losing or replacing a phone and a small team sharing access to a service account where the same tokens must be available on more than one handset are not what Osano is typically brought in for.
What can Authy do that Osano cannot?: Authy covers Encrypted cloud backup, Multi-device sync, Standard TOTP, Offline code generation. Osano covers Consent banner, Pre-consent tag blocking, Consent record, No fines guarantee.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Authy: Is Authy still supported?

The mobile apps for iOS and Android are still available and functional. The desktop applications were withdrawn in 2024 and the Authy developer API has been retired in favour of Twilio Verify, so the surrounding product has been shrinking.

Osano: Does the free tier include the no fines guarantee?

No. The guarantee attaches to paid use of the consent product, and the free tier is capped at one domain and 5,000 monthly visitors.

Authy: Can I export my tokens?

No. There is no export of the underlying secrets, by design. Migrating to another authenticator means going to each service, disabling two-factor authentication and setting it up again with the new app.

Osano: How is Osano priced?

By monthly website visitors, number of domains and tier. The self-serve path stops at a low visitor ceiling and everything above is quoted.

Authy: What happened to the desktop app?

Twilio announced its discontinuation in March 2024 and the applications stopped working later that year. There is no replacement desktop client; the mobile apps are the product now.

Osano: Can it handle US state privacy laws as well as GDPR?

Yes, with region aware rule sets covering GDPR, ePrivacy and the US state regimes, so an EU visitor sees an opt-in banner and a US visitor sees the applicable opt-out.

Authy: Is multi-device sync safe to leave on?

It is the feature most worth understanding. Leaving new device registration enabled means anyone who controls your phone number can attempt to add a device. The usual advice is to turn the multi-device setting off once your devices are registered and turn it on only when you need to add one.

Osano: Does Osano do subject access requests?

Yes, but in the enterprise tier rather than the published plans, and it is quoted separately from consent.

Authy: What if I lose my phone and forget the backup password?

The secrets are encrypted with that password and Twilio does not hold it, so they cannot be recovered. You would fall back to each individual service's account recovery process, which is exactly the situation the backup was meant to avoid.

Authy vs Osano

Authy

Osano

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Authy

Only in Osano

What people use each for

Authy

Osano

Where each one falls short

Authy

Osano

Pricing, plan by plan

Authy

Osano

Which should you pick?

Choose Authy if

Choose Osano if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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