Security & Cybersecurity · head to head
Cisco Duo vs Darktrace
Cisco Duo
Security & Cybersecurity
Trusted access for all users, all devices
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
Darktrace
Security & Cybersecurity
Autonomous threat detection and response
- From
- $20000/year
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only Cisco Duo has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: Cisco Duo free tier caps at 10 users; every paid tier requires a minimum of 10 users; Darktrace listed on UK G-Cloud at £2.50 per user per month for the Darktrace Active AI Security Platform, via reseller Bytes Software Services Limited
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Cisco Duo and Darktrace actually diverge.
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Security & 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 Cisco Duo
Nothing recorded that Darktrace does not also cover.
Only in Darktrace
- Self-learning AI
- Network anomaly detection
- Autonomous response
- Behavioral analysis
- Threat model visualization
- Email security
- Application control
- Incident response automation
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Cisco Duo
No use cases recorded yet. See the Cisco Duo review.
Darktrace
- Threat Detectionnot Cisco Duo
- Ndrnot Cisco Duo
- Incident Responsenot Cisco Duo
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Cisco Duo
- Free tier caps at 10 users; every paid tier requires a minimum of 10 users
- Licenses cannot be bought individually above the free tier: under 100 users they are sold in increments of 10, and over 100 users in increments of 25
- Duo Premier, the top tier with the most adaptive access controls, costs $9 per user per month on top of the per-increment purchase requirement
Darktrace
- Listed on UK G-Cloud at £2.50 per user per month for the Darktrace Active AI Security Platform, via reseller Bytes Software Services Limited
- Also listed on UK G-Cloud by reseller Grove Information Systems at £1,500 to £12,500 per device per month for the Malicious Network Activity Detection tool
Pricing, plan by plan
Cisco Duo
FreeNo published plan breakdown. See the Cisco Duo review.
Darktrace
$20000/year- Detect$20000/year
- Network anomaly detection
- AI-powered threat detection
- Compliance reporting
- Detect & Respond$35000/year
- All Detect features
- Autonomous response
- Email security
- Enterprise$50000/year
- All features
- Dedicated support
- Custom training
Which should you pick?
Choose Darktrace if
- You need self-learning ai.
- You work on Network, Cloud, Email.
- You also want network anomaly detection.
Questions people ask
- Is Cisco Duo or Darktrace better?
- Neither clearly leads. Cisco Duo starts at Free and Darktrace at $20000/year, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Cisco Duo or Darktrace?
- Cisco Duo has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Cisco Duo and $20000/year for Darktrace.
- Does Cisco Duo or Darktrace run on more platforms?
- Cisco Duo runs on Web. Darktrace runs on Network, Cloud, Email.
- Can I use Cisco Duo for free?
- Yes. Cisco Duo has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Darktrace starts at $20000/year.
- What can Cisco Duo do that Darktrace cannot?
- Darktrace covers Self-learning AI, Network anomaly detection, Autonomous response, Behavioral analysis.