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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.9% of reviews)
Mid-Market (53.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
$6.00 1 User per month
Cisco Duo
Star Rating
(425)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.9% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansOkta
Star Rating
(1,025)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User per month
Browse all 2 pricing plansSummary
AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that both Okta and Cisco Duo excel in Multi-Factor Authentication, with Cisco Duo receiving a perfect score of 10.0, while Okta follows closely with a score of 9.4. Reviewers mention that Cisco Duo's seamless integration with various authentication methods enhances security without compromising user experience.
- Reviewers mention that Okta shines in API/Integrations with a score of 9.5, which is significantly higher than Cisco Duo's 8.8. Users on G2 appreciate Okta's extensive library of pre-built integrations, making it easier to connect with other applications and services.
- Users say that both products provide a solid user experience for Authentication, with Cisco Duo scoring 9.6 and Okta at 9.5. Reviewers highlight Cisco Duo's intuitive interface and quick authentication processes as key strengths that enhance user satisfaction.
- Reviewers mention that Okta's Network Segmentation feature stands out with a score of 9.4, compared to Cisco Duo's 8.8. Users appreciate Okta's ability to create granular access controls, which helps in managing user permissions effectively.
- Users report that both solutions offer robust support for Federation/SAML, scoring equally at 9.1. However, reviewers mention that Okta's documentation and community support are particularly helpful for users implementing SAML configurations.
- G2 users highlight that Okta's Single Sign-On feature is superior, scoring 9.6 compared to Cisco Duo's 8.7. Reviewers appreciate how Okta simplifies the login process across multiple applications, significantly improving productivity for end-users.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cisco Duo
Duo Free
Free
Protect access to federated cloud and on-premises applications with Duo's easy-to-use two-factor authentication.
- Add up to 10 users
- Strong MFA
- Seamless integrations
Okta
Starter
$6.00
1 User per month
Starting your Identity journey? Put a strong foundation in place.
- Universal Directory
- Workflows - 5 flows
- Single Sign-On
Free Trial
Cisco Duo
Free Trial is available
Okta
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.4
337
9.3
757
Ease of Use
9.3
342
9.3
778
Ease of Setup
9.0
102
8.9
293
Ease of Admin
9.2
81
9.0
179
Quality of Support
8.9
255
8.9
564
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
80
8.9
174
Product Direction (% positive)
8.3
325
8.7
733
Features by Category
Authentication Options
9.2
95
9.3
414
9.2
91
Feature Not Available
9.6
88
9.3
400
9.3
86
Feature Not Available
9.1
65
9.1
285
9.3
64
9.2
275
Access Control Types
9.6
80
9.2
308
9.2
83
9.2
336
9.5
86
9.1
343
9.1
68
9.0
248
9.2
71
9.0
261
Administration
9.1
75
9.1
270
9.3
75
9.2
312
9.3
72
9.1
263
9.3
75
9.1
323
9.0
75
9.2
311
Platform
9.4
82
9.2
315
9.5
77
9.2
279
9.4
78
9.2
312
9.1
67
9.0
253
9.1
67
8.9
246
9.0
64
8.9
242
9.1
69
9.0
260
User on/off Boarding
Not enough data
9.1
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
82
|
Verified
User Maintenance
Not enough data
9.3
103
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
84
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
76
|
Verified
Governance
Not enough data
8.9
79
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
79
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
81
|
Verified
Authentication type
8.3
131
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
115
Not enough data
8.1
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
119
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
114
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
137
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
115
|
Verified
Not enough data
Functionality
8.7
123
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
115
Not enough data
Implementation
9.0
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
114
Not enough data
8.2
111
Not enough data
Network Management
8.8
22
9.1
32
8.6
23
8.8
32
8.8
23
9.0
34
8.8
23
9.1
33
Security
9.1
23
9.3
35
9.2
23
9.2
37
8.8
23
9.1
32
9.3
23
9.2
36
Identity Management
9.0
24
9.2
32
8.5
24
9.1
31
8.6
24
9.2
36
Generative AI
7.1
11
6.3
14
7.3
11
6.7
14
Data Protection
8.9
29
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
9.4
32
Not enough data
Analysis
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
29
Not enough data
8.4
28
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
Access Control
Not enough data
9.3
58
Not enough data
9.3
61
Not enough data
9.4
60
Not enough data
9.3
53
Administration
Not enough data
9.5
58
Not enough data
9.4
57
Not enough data
9.4
52
Not enough data
9.4
65
Functionality
Not enough data
9.5
71
Not enough data
9.6
72
Not enough data
9.4
64
Integration
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
Administration
9.2
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Administration
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.1
21
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
103
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
95
|
Verified
AI Authentication Risk Management - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Biometric & Behavioral Analysis - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Context-Aware Security Controls - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
Administration
9.6
15
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
Access Control
9.7
15
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
34
Not enough data
8.8
35
Not enough data
9.1
39
Not enough data
8.0
38
Not enough data
Functionality
9.6
8
9.3
156
8.3
9
9.1
158
8.7
9
9.5
168
8.7
9
9.4
155
9.6
8
9.5
169
10.0
9
9.4
162
Type
8.5
9
9.0
126
8.1
9
9.2
151
Reporting
9.1
9
9.0
141
8.7
9
9.1
140
Not enough data
8.8
28
Not enough data
8.9
28
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
8.8
28
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
8.9
28
Not enough data
9.0
27
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
8.3
28
Not enough data
8.6
28
Not enough data
8.9
28
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Remediation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity and Access Management - Zero Trust Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Zero Trust Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Security - Zero Trust Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Visibility - Zero Trust Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting and Policies - Zero Trust Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Zero Trust Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cisco Duo and Okta are categorized as Zero Trust Networking, Single Sign-On (SSO), and Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Unique Categories
Cisco Duo is categorized as Passwordless Authentication, Cloud File Security, Cloud Data Security, Risk-Based Authentication (RBA), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Biometric Authentication, and Zero Trust Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cisco Duo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Okta
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
16.5%
Higher Education
12.3%
Computer Software
5.9%
Hospital & Health Care
5.2%
Financial Services
4.9%
Other
55.1%
Computer Software
18.1%
Information Technology and Services
15.5%
Financial Services
6.2%
Internet
5.1%
Marketing and Advertising
3.9%
Other
51.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Cisco Duo
Most Helpful Favorable Review
lakshita m.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It has multi factor authentication ensuring security. Secondly, User friendly interface and lastly broad integration with VPN's
Most Helpful Critical Review
Sarah H.
Verified User in Computer Software
Setup was incredibly challenging without IT support
Okta
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Benjamin D.
Verified User in Computer Networking
Okta makes it easy to work from any device to access cloud applications using corporate single sign-on. With Okta forgotten and lost passwords and URL's are dramatically reduced.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Jeff M.
Verified User in Education Management
Not easy to add apps not already supported.
lakshita m.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
It has multi factor authentication ensuring security. Secondly, User friendly interface and lastly broad integration with VPN's
Benjamin D.
Verified User in Computer Networking
Okta makes it easy to work from any device to access cloud applications using corporate single sign-on. With Okta forgotten and lost passwords and URL's are dramatically reduced.
Sarah H.
Verified User in Computer Software
Setup was incredibly challenging without IT support
Jeff M.
Verified User in Education Management
Not easy to add apps not already supported.
Alternatives
Discussions
Is Duo Security free?
3 Comments
VP
No it is not free you will need subscription.Read more
What is duo security software?
2 Comments
PK
It is mostly used for Two factor authentication service for various social media platform and for sso login to the same.Read more
What is a key feature of duo?
2 Comments
MG
Mobile authentication it is. No need for security key!Read more
Is there a way to access your applications on a mobile device?
5 Comments
EC
There is an Okta Mobile app from which you can access your work applications, but it requires a little extra setup and not all organization use it....Read more
How many applications?
2 Comments
GP
Doesn’t it always, though? ;-)
Key factors to consider aside from number of applications you’d want to streamline access to via SSO for would be:
-How...Read more
Does Okta have a plugin for integration with Spring Boot and Spring Security?
2 Comments
US
Spring security plugin is available to do user management, take a look at it https://bintray.com/grails/plugins/spring-security-core/viewRead more
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