# Cisco Duo vs Thales SafeNet Trusted Access

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Cisco Duo

| Attribute | Cisco Duo | Thales SafeNet Trusted Access |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 85.2 (73% (medium)) | 51.9 (41% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Cisco Duo provides security-focused identity management with multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, passwordless access, device trust, and identity intelligence across on-premises and cloud environments. It includes directory services, admin controls, and AI-powered security insights for managing access to organizational resources. It is indexed under MFA 2FA.","source":"https://duo.com","question":"What is Cisco Duo?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cisco Duo offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $6 per user per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://duo.com/editions-and-pricing/duo-essentials","question":"Is Cisco Duo free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cisco Duo supports the web and Windows. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://duo.com","question":"What platforms does Cisco Duo support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Cisco Duo can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and on-premise, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://duo.com","question":"Can Cisco Duo be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 29 integrations for Cisco Duo, including Amazon Web Services, AWS Directory Services, AWS IAM Identity Center, Amazon Connect, Amazon Managed Grafana, Amazon Redshift, AWS Client VPN and AWS Verified Access, plus 21 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://duo.com","question":"What does Cisco Duo integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Cisco Duo. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Cisco Duo not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://duo.com/support/security-and-reliability","question":"What security certifications does Cisco Duo have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Cisco Duo is available worldwide. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://duo.com/editions-and-pricing/duo-essentials","question":"Where is Cisco Duo available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"A cloud-hosted identity and access management service that provides multiple authentication methods and centralized control over user access to applications, helping organizations reduce security risks and streamline identity management. It is indexed under MFA 2FA.","source":"https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/access-management/safeNet-trusted-access","question":"What is Thales SafeNet Trusted Access?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Thales SafeNet Trusted Access does not publish its prices. Pricing is quoted on request, so the figure depends on your seat count and requirements. We record this as a pricing-transparency signal rather than guessing a number. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/access-management/safeNet-trusted-access","question":"How much does Thales SafeNet Trusted Access cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Thales SafeNet Trusted Access. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/access-management/safeNet-trusted-access","question":"What platforms does Thales SafeNet Trusted Access support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Thales SafeNet Trusted Access can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid, on-premise and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/access-management/safeNet-trusted-access","question":"Can Thales SafeNet Trusted Access be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 5 integrations for Thales SafeNet Trusted Access, including Microsoft Entra ID, AWS, Azure, Google Cloud and Salesforce. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/access-management/safeNet-trusted-access","question":"What does Thales SafeNet Trusted Access integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Thales SafeNet Trusted Access. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Thales SafeNet Trusted Access not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/access-management/safeNet-trusted-access","question":"What security certifications does Thales SafeNet Trusted Access have?","confidence":0.48}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A cloud-based solution for managing user identities and access across applications, providing phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication, device trust verification, and single sign-on capabilities. | A cloud-hosted identity and access management service that provides multiple authentication methods and centralized control over user access to applications, helping organizations reduce security risks and streamline identity management. |
| features.capabilities | `{"pricing_model":"per_user_monthly","deployment_model":"hybrid","hardware_fido2_u2f_keys":true,"smart_push_notifications":true,"device_health_trust_checks":true,"vpn_radius_native_integration":true}` | `{"pricing_model":"quote","deployment_model":"cloud_managed_saas","sms_voice_fallback":true,"totp_authenticator_app":true,"hardware_fido2_u2f_keys":true,"smart_push_notifications":true}` |
| integrations.count | 60 | 4 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Amazon Web Services"},{"name":"AWS Directory Services"},{"name":"AWS IAM Identity Center"},{"name":"Amazon Connect"},{"name":"Amazon Managed Grafana"},{"name":"Amazon Redshift"},{"name":"AWS Client VPN"},{"name":"AWS Verified Access"},{"name":"Amazon Managed Prometheus"},{"name":"AWS Management Console"},{"name":"Amazon EKS"},{"name":"AWS WorkSpaces"},{"name":"AWS AppFabric"},{"name":"1Password"},{"name":"Active Directory"},{"name":"Slack","native":true,"category":"sso","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Atlassian Cloud","native":true,"category":"sso","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GitLab SaaS","native":true,"category":"sso","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"GitLab Self-Managed","native":true,"category":"sso","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Cloudflare","native":true,"category":"sso","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Microsoft Outlook Web App","native":true,"category":"sso","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Grafana Cloud","native":true,"category":"sso","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Adobe Learning Manager","native":true,"category":"sso","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Freshworks","native":true,"category":"sso","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Zapier","native":true,"category":"sso","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Cisco AppDynamics SaaS","native":true,"category":"sso","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Amazon AppStream 2.0","native":true,"category":"sso","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Meraki RADIUS VPN","native":true,"category":"network","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Jamf Cloud","native":true,"category":"sso","direction":"outbound"},{"name":"Atlassian Jira","native":true,"category":"project_management","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Atlassian Confluence","native":true,"category":"documentation","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"AWS","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitLab","native":true,"category":"devops","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Cisco AppDynamics","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"Cisco Secure Access","native":true,"category":"security","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"BeyondTrust","native":true,"category":"security","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Jamf","native":true,"category":"device_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"ManageEngine","native":true,"category":"it_management","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Grafana","native":true,"category":"monitoring","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"CrashPlan","native":true,"category":"backup","direction":"inbound"},{"name":"HashiCorp Cloud","native":true,"category":"cloud","direction":"bidirectional"}]` | `[{"name":"Microsoft Entra ID"},{"name":"AWS"},{"name":"Azure"},{"name":"Google Cloud"},{"name":"Salesforce"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true,"windows":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Duo Advantage","summary":"$6/user/month","features":["Multi-factor authentication with access policies","Device visibility","Adaptive Access Policies with machine learning","Cisco Identity Intelligence","Single sign-on","Passwordless authentication","Duo Directory","Device trust","AI Assistant","Phone support"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Adaptive identity access management with machine learning-based threat detection","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Duo Premier","summary":"$9/user/month","features":["All Duo Advantage features","Complete zero trust access","Advanced device trust verification","Endpoint security software verification","VPN-less remote access","Agentic IAM"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"seat","amount":9,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Complete zero trust access with advanced device trust and AI agent controls","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $6/user/month with 30-day free trial","currency":"USD","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://duo.com/editions-and-pricing/duo-essentials","retrievedAt":"2026-09-28T13:13:00.005Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"unit":"seat","amount":6,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"quote","summary":"Free 30-day trial; pricing not disclosed","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/access-management/safeNet-trusted-access","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T12:15:46.170Z","freeTrialDays":30}` |
| pricing.free_tier | no | no |
| pricing.model | commercial | quote |
| pricing.price_level | low | unknown |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":6,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | no |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | yes |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |
| security.trust_center | https://duo.com/solutions/security-first-iam | https://cpl.thalesgroup.com/blog/encryption/security-data-cloud-your-responsibility-unveiling-2019-thales-cloud-security-study |

## Capabilities (MFA 2FA)

| Capability | Cisco Duo | Thales SafeNet Trusted Access |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Deployment model | Hybrid | Cloud managed saas |
| Smart push notifications | ✓ | ✓ |
| Totp authenticator app | - | ✓ |
| SMS voice fallback | - | ✓ |
| Hardware fido2 u2f keys | ✓ | ✓ |
| Number matching fatigue prevention | - | - |
| Offline fallback passcodes | - | - |
| VPN radius native integration | ✓ | - |
| Device health trust checks | ✓ | - |
| Fips 140 2 certification | - | - |
| SOC2 type ii | - | - |
| ISO 27001 | - | - |
| Pricing model | Per user monthly | Quote |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:15:36.604Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*