Cisco Duo vs. Delinea Server PAM

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Duo
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Cisco Duo is a two-factor authentication system (2FA), acquired by Cisco in October 2018. It provides single sign-on (SSO) and endpoint visibility, as well as access controls and policy controlled adaptive authentication.
$3
per month per user
Delinea Server PAM
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Delinea Server PAM solution (Cloud Suite and Server Suite) secures privileged access for servers on both on-premise and cloud/multi-cloud environments. It allows humans and machines to seamlessly authenticate, enforcing least privilege with just-in-time privilege elevation, increasing accountability, and reducing administrative access risk. Cloud Suite and Server Suite empower organizations to globally govern privileged access through centrally managed policies consistently enforced…N/A
Pricing
Cisco DuoDelinea Server PAM
Editions & Modules
Duo Essentials
$3
per month per user
Duo Advantage
$6
per month per user
Duo Premier
$9
per month per user
Server Suite
Custom Quote
Cloud Suite
Custom Quote
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco DuoDelinea Server PAM
Free Trial
YesYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup fee$22 per month / per resource
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Cisco DuoDelinea Server PAM
Considered Both Products
Cisco Duo
Chose Cisco Duo
Each vendor we spoke with had different strengths and weaknesses, some very subtle, and for our use cases, they'd probably all have worked; however, we primarily needed a MFA solution for RADIUS and web that was inexpensive, simple to set up, easy to manage, and backed by a …
Delinea Server PAM

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Top Pros
Top Cons

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User Ratings
Cisco DuoDelinea Server PAM
Likelihood to Recommend
9.4
(150 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.8
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.6
(76 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Availability
9.9
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
9.2
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.8
(90 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Online Training
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.9
(10 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
10.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
9.9
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
9.5
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
9.6
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.6
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco DuoDelinea Server PAM
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
Cisco Duois is well suited in all kinds of scenarios where you need to ensure proper security measurements, I think. We can't just rely on our passwords only, as they can be easily stolen through phishing or data breaches thus keeping multi factor authentication is quite essential. I always prefer MFA or at least 2FA for any critical system.
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
If you have some servers that you need to protect with random passwords, which need to be always changing, then you can use Delinea. It provides a strong and robust way for automating connections with new instances. Also, integration with other tools is pretty easy and straightforward with a lot of documentation.
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Pros
Cisco
  • So outside the obvious of multifactor and it being important, one thing I really like about DUO is the integrations and the options it has for integrations are pretty great. And I'd say versatile. I use Cisco ICE as well and I find I'm more most impressed with Cisco Duo specifically with the weird applications we could come up with for it in using it. So I had say the versatility of authentication and other AAA factors with the Cisco duo are why we like it so much.
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
  • Privilege Authentication Control
  • Server's hearthbeathing
  • Access control
  • Credential creating and automation
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Cons
Cisco
  • Documentation is oftentimes missing key information for proper implementation. This is circumvented by reading third-party guides or contacting support for additional details.
  • They do not push Fail-Closed as much as I think they should. Fail-Open is fairly trivial to bypass and it should be made known to the customer during setup how much this will affect overall security.
  • More vendor integration is something that is always craved by administrators. There are so many third-parties to integrate with.
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
  • Provide SSO with more tools
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Likelihood to Renew
Cisco
There are a lot of competing solutions on the market; however, Duo "just works", and there is little to no learning curve for the new members to be acclimated to it. As long as that continues I see it as the preferred option moving forward
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
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Usability
Cisco
La interfaz es intuitiva y fácil de navegar, lo que permite a los usuarios administrar sus dispositivos y acceder a las políticas sin problemas. La integración con las aplicaciones SSO y SaaS facilita aún más el proceso de acceso, mejorando la experiencia del usuario.
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
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Reliability and Availability
Cisco
In the last 5+ years we've been using Duo, there may have been 1 outage that impacted us. We do receive periodic notifications of issues but, for the most part, they impact carriers or functionality that we either don't use, or do not care about.
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
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Performance
Cisco
We do not see any degradation of performance of the protected applications. There are occasional lags in receiving the push but no show stooppers.
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
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Support Rating
Cisco
I have not needed direct support for Cisco Secure Access by Duo as I have not had a problem with it, but I have full confidence that the support is outstanding. It is now a core component of the corporate technology stack - a problem would mean a serious degradation in the ability of the company to function.
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
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In-Person Training
Cisco
There was no in person training but checking the box was the only way I could complete all of the questions.
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
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Online Training
Cisco
This was not organized training but the videos that Duo provides to teach you how to install a particular integration are top notch.
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
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Implementation Rating
Cisco
Implementation was straight forward and you can isolate different scenarios in order to test new application setup or add to an existing setup. Gui interface is pretty easy to understand and follow. I had no experience with Duo and still manage to easily set up new policies and rules.
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
It's easier to deploy. When comparing the quality of technical support, Duo Security is the preferred option. Duo has better integration options for out-to-the-box on-premise and cloud applications. The dashboard brings you more reports, and the access event logging is very complete. The quality of end-user training and documentation is superior. I think the relation price vs. value Cisco Secure Access by Duo has the best rating: service & support, integration & deployment, licensing, and capability.
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
I think Delinea has now more features and more grown capacity. Other products tend to stay with the same way of doing things. Delinea has also many features that help decide for it. Support and documentation have never been an issue.
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Scalability
Cisco
So far, the only limits we've encountered were tied to our imagination. Duo's strong list of supported integrations is amazing.
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • Very positive ROI given it is inexpensive for a small group and helps us secure our most valuable IT assets.
  • Lack of extreme policy granularity results in higher administrative overhead, as there is no middle ground (i.e. MFA every time or not at all).
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Delinea (Centrify + Thycotic)
  • Secure password bring less hacks
  • Correct authentication mechanisms
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ScreenShots

Delinea Server PAM Screenshots

Screenshot of Privileged Access Management Dashboard