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Cisco Duo pricing
Cisco Duo publishes 4 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 29 August 2026, Cisco Duo pricing is free across 4 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- Free
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 4
- Free tier
- Yes
Cisco Duo plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 4 | Entry tier |
| Essentials | $3/month | 6 | +$3/month, 6 more features |
| Advantage | $6/month | 7 | +$3/month, 7 more features |
| Premier | $9/month | 4 | +$3/month, 4 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Free
FreeThe entry tier. It covers multi-factor authentication (mfa), seamless integrations, authenticator app, up to 10 users.
Essentials
$3/monthOver Free, this tier adds:
- All Free features
- Duo Directory
- Phishing-resistant MFA
- Passwordless authentication
- SSO
- Trusted endpoints
Advantage
$6/monthOver Essentials, this tier adds:
- All Essentials features
- Identity intelligence
- Cisco Identity Intelligence (ISPM, ITDR)
- Duo Passport
- Session theft protection
- Active Directory Defense
- Risk-based authentication
Premier
$9/monthOver Advantage, this tier adds:
- All Advantage features
- Complete device trust
- VPN-less remote access
- Endpoint protection verification
Where Cisco Duo stops being free
Free, Free
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Seamless integrations
- Authenticator app
- Up to 10 users
Essentials, $3/month
The first thing you pay for:
- All Free features
- Duo Directory
- Phishing-resistant MFA
- Passwordless authentication
- SSO
- Trusted endpoints
How that compares in Cybersecurity
Too few cybersecurity tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Duo (this page) | Free | subscription | - | |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs Cisco Duo |
| BeyondTrust | On request | quote | - | vs Cisco Duo |
| Feedzai | On request | quote | - | vs Cisco Duo |
| IDnow | On request | quote | - | vs Cisco Duo |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | - | vs Cisco Duo |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | - | vs Cisco Duo |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Cisco Duo badges page.
Before you pay for Cisco Duo
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 4 tiers between Free and $9/month, with the jump itemised above. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Cisco Duo runs on not recorded. The full record is on the Cisco Duo review, and the rest of the category is under best cybersecurity tools.
Cisco Duo pricing questions
- How much does Cisco Duo cost?
- Cisco Duo publishes 4 tiers, from Free for Free up to $9/month for Premier. The entry tier costs nothing.
- Does Cisco Duo have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers multi-factor authentication (mfa), seamless integrations, authenticator app. Paying starts at $3/month for Essentials.
- What is the difference between Free and Essentials on Cisco Duo?
- Essentials costs $3/month against Free, and adds all free features, duo directory, phishing-resistant mfa, passwordless authentication.
- Is the Premier plan on Cisco Duo worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is all advantage features, complete device trust, vpn-less remote access, endpoint protection verification. It costs $9/month against $3/month for Essentials. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which cybersecurity tools can I use without paying?
- 1 of the 8 cybersecurity tools listed alongside Cisco Duo have a free tier: Google Authenticator.
- What am I actually paying for with Cisco Duo?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The Cisco Duo review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does Cisco Duo charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 4 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Cisco Duo prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Cisco Duo against before paying?
- The closest cybersecurity tools in this directory are Hanwha Vision, BeyondTrust, Feedzai, IDnow. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Cisco Duo covering price, platforms and features.