Duo Security
Secure identity and access management platform for organizations of any size
- Vendor
- Cisco
- Also known as
- duo-security
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Duo Security?
Identity and access management platform combining phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, device health management, and identity intelligence for zero-trust access across devices and applications.
Duo Security pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
$6–$9 per user/month. Free 30-day trial available.
Duo Advantage
Designed for threat detection, identity security, and device health monitoring
Duo Premier
Provides zero trust access control and device trust enforcement
What Duo Security does
The capabilities that matter for iam sso, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- SSO (SAML + OIDC)
- ✓
- MFA / passwordless / FIDO2
- ✓
- Adaptive / risk-based auth
- ✓
- SCIM lifecycle provisioning
- ✓
- Directory service / AD bridge
- ✓
- Identity governance (access reviews)
- -
- Privileged access management
- -
- Integration catalog size
- Application Catalog
- Standards breadth
- SAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, OAuth 2.1
- Deployment
- Cloud
- Uptime SLA
- -
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- macOS
- Web
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (17)
Independently observed- Slack⇄•
- AWS IAM Identity Center⇄•
- AWS Verified Access⇄•
- Atlassian Cloud (Jira, Confluence)⇄•
- Atlassian Jira•
- Atlassian Confluence•
- Auth0⇄•
- Oracle Access Manager⇄•
- ManageEngine ADSelf Service Plus⇄•
- Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)⇄•
- Active Directory Federation Services•
- Cisco Secure Access⇄•
- Barracuda CloudGen Access⇄•
- CyberArk Privileged Access⇄•
- Zapier⇄•
- Adobe Learning Manager•
- 1Password
Duo Security FAQ
Common questions about Duo Security, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Duo Security?
Identity and access management platform combining phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, device health management, and identity intelligence for zero-trust access across devices and applications. It is indexed under IAM SSO.
Source: https://duo.com
Is Duo Security free?
Duo Security offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Duo Free, Duo Essentials and Duo Advantage. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
What platforms does Duo Security support?
Duo Security supports the web, Windows, macOS and Linux. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Can Duo Security be self-hosted?
Yes. Duo Security can be deployed cloud / SaaS and on-premise, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.
Source: https://duo.com
What does Duo Security integrate with?
We have confirmed 13 integrations for Duo Security, including 1Password, Slack, AWS IAM Identity Center, AWS Verified Access, Atlassian Cloud (Jira, Confluence), Auth0, Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS) and Oracle Access Manager, plus 5 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://duo.com
What security certifications does Duo Security have?
We have independently confirmed ISO 27001 for Duo Security. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Duo Security not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://duo.com/security
Where is Duo Security available?
Duo Security is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.
Duo Security alternatives
Other iam sso we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Okta Workforce IdentityIdentity verification and access management platform for enterpriseslow · 16%
- IBM Security Verifylow · 43%
- JumpCloudCentralized platform for managing identities and access control across human and non-human entitiesmedium · 68%
- OneLoginmedium · 61%
- Saviyntlow · 16%
- Ping IdentityEnterprise identity and access management solutionmedium · 62%
Compare Duo Security
Side by side against other iam sso, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Duo Security, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 100 | 0.09 | 9.4 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 45 | 0.21 | 9.4 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.05 | 5.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 75 | 0.05 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 46 | 0.05 | 2.3 | ✓ |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 64% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Mfa: Yes · Sso: Yes · Deployment: cloud · Adaptive auth: Yes · Directory service: Yes · Scim provisioning: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-22 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 38 | mediumsource · 2026-09-22 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-22 · 50% |
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