Duo Security
Secure identity and access management with phishing-resistant authentication
- Vendor
- Cisco Systems
- Also known as
- duo-security
Available worldwide · Popular in: US, GB, DE, FR, NL, BE, DK, ES, NO
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.
Free plan for up to 10 users. Essentials and Advantage tiers available; specific pricing not disclosed.
Duo Free
Free- users
- 10
- applications
- unlimited
Duo Essentials
Duo Advantage
Continuous identity security with AI-driven threat detection, risk-based authentication, and device posture management
- Cisco Identity Intelligence
- Risk-based authentication
- Device health checks
- Adaptive access
- Duo Passport
- Threat detection
- Session theft protection
- Duo Directory
- Passwordless authentication
- Trusted Endpoints
- Active Directory Defense
- Phone support
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
- Linux
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
- On-premise
Integrations (13)
Independently observed- Slack⇄•
- AWS IAM Identity Center⇄•
- AWS Verified Access⇄•
- Atlassian Cloud (Jira, Confluence)⇄•
- Auth0⇄•
- Oracle Access Manager⇄•
- ManageEngine ADSelf Service Plus⇄•
- Active Directory Federation Services (AD FS)⇄•
- Cisco Secure Access⇄•
- Barracuda CloudGen Access⇄•
- CyberArk Privileged Access⇄•
- Zapier⇄•
- 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.
- OneLoginAccess without friction. Security without compromise.medium · 72%
- Okta Workforce IdentityIdentity verification and access management platform for enterpriseslow · 16%
- IBM Security Verifylow · 43%
- JumpCloudUnified Platform for Identity, Access, & Devicesmedium · 72%
- 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 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 75 | 0.05 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 44 | 0.05 | 2.3 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Price level | 0 | 0.04 | 0.0 | - |
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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 · 2026-09-03 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 34 | mediumsource · 2026-09-03 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | HqCountry: US · PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-13 · 75% |
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