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Google Authenticator pricing
Google Authenticator publishes a single tier. Below is what it costs, what it covers, and how that compares with the cybersecurity tools listed alongside it.
As of 1 September 2026, Google Authenticator pricing is free. 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
- Free, no in-app purchases
- Tiers
- 1
- Free tier
- Yes
Google Authenticator 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 | 3 | Entry tier |
Where Google Authenticator stops being free
Free, Free
- Unlimited accounts and codes
- Optional Google account cloud sync
- No ads
No paid tier on record
Google Authenticator lists a free tier and no priced tier above it in the record we hold.
What the product covers
The full Google Authenticator feature record, grouped as the catalogue groups it. This is the product as a whole; the record does not map every feature onto a specific tier.
Other
- TOTP code generation
- QR code setup
- Optional Google account sync
- Offline generation
- Manual entry
People bring Google Authenticator in for someone setting up two-factor authentication on a website that asks for a totp app, a user who wants codes to survive a lost or replaced phone via account sync, someone who prefers a simple, free, single-purpose authenticator over a password manager's built-in one, a person migrating between phones who wants existing 2fa codes to transfer automatically. If that is not the job you are buying for, the alternatives to Google Authenticator are worth a look before you commit to a tier.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Google Authenticator (this page) | Free | Free, no in-app purchases | - | |
| Hanwha Vision | On request | One-time purchase | - | vs Google Authenticator |
| BeyondTrust | On request | quote | - | vs Google Authenticator |
| Feedzai | On request | quote | - | vs Google Authenticator |
| IDnow | On request | quote | - | vs Google Authenticator |
| Eagle Eye Networks | On request | Per camera per month | - | vs Google Authenticator |
| iDenfy | On request | Per verification | - | vs Google Authenticator |
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 Google Authenticator badges page.
Before you pay for Google Authenticator
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: a single tier at Free. Because there is a free tier, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to use it before paying anything.
Google Authenticator runs on ios, android, and is published by Google LLC of Mountain View, California, United States. The full record is on the Google Authenticator review, and the rest of the category is under best cybersecurity tools.
Google Authenticator pricing questions
- How much does Google Authenticator cost?
- Google Authenticator publishes a single tier, Free, at Free.
- Does Google Authenticator have a free plan?
- Yes. The Free tier costs nothing and covers unlimited accounts and codes, optional google account cloud sync, no ads.
- What am I actually paying for with Google Authenticator?
- The record lists 5 features across 1 area: other. In practice it is brought in for someone setting up two-factor authentication on a website that asks for a totp app, a user who wants codes to survive a lost or replaced phone via account sync, someone who prefers a simple, free, single-purpose authenticator over a password manager's built-in one.
- Does Google Authenticator charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 1 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 Google Authenticator 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 Google Authenticator against before paying?
- The closest cybersecurity tools in this directory are Hanwha Vision, BeyondTrust, Feedzai, IDnow. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Google Authenticator covering price, platforms and features.