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.
Cisco Duo had an integrated method for handling MFA on Endpoints and Servers. This was a huge bonus. Administration and implementation seemed more efficient as well.
We did not evaluate any other tools, the partner program they were offering was nearly completely unique at the time in our space. While others have began to cater to Managed Service Providers in recent years, Duo was among the first. While other platforms have developed around …
We use Microsoft O365, and it looks like I can leverage my existing license to save money by moving away from Cisco Secure Access by Duo. I am still in the research phase, so we might or might not stay with Cisco Secure Access by Duo.
General user support, setting up new devices, migrating users (who have a new phone) is painless. It also provides options, so if push notifications don't work, or just because a users has a preference, you can receive phone call authentication - great feature which means you …
Duo is easier than many token-based or code-based methodologies. It allows self-enrollment in ways that Google 2fa does not. Okta costs too much. LastPass is great for passwords, but we didn't want to keep our auth egg in that same basket. Many imitators have shown up since we …
The duo was more manageable to implement and quite user-friendly. The support with Duo was phenomenal and they offer a trial period that can help determine if it is right for you. More than likely you will be pleased and decide to implement.
Duo / Cisco Secure Access, by Duo is not a free application and requires a user license, unlike other solutions such as Google Authenticator and Microsoft Authenticator. However, you do get what you pay for. Duo / Cisco Secure Access, by Duo provides great backups of stored …
As I recall, we looked at Ping Identity. We did not go far into the evaluation of this product as our partner highly recommended Cisco Duo. From the initial demo of Cisco Duo and understanding all the features and pricing, it had all the features we needed to meet our …
When we were researching Multi-Factor Authentication platforms we also looked at Okta. Okta is also a decent product overall, but we just were not as impressed. It’s definitely not as slick as Duo. It didn’t let us in the server
the first time, but that could have been a timing …
Cisco Duo is superior to Google or Microsoft Authenticator. At their most basic levels all three do a fine job of providing MFA access codes and all three can work off the same QR code to set up new MFA configurations. Cisco provides a centralized management with policies …
Technology Coordinator / Network Administrator / Systems Administrator
Chose Cisco Duo
Pricing and simplicity put them ahead of the other products that I evaluated other than Microsoft. Did not go with Microsoft because I couldn’t see a way to integrate it with my VPN server.
Although there are many platforms for two-factor authentication, we found it so easy to add Duo to our suite as we were already happy Cisco customers. The fewer companies we need to work with to build out our systems, the easier and more secure they are.
I've also used Microsoft Authenticator and significantly prefer Duo, because it presents the relevant information in a cleaner, more straightforward, and more reliable way.
This was the only such product we looked at for external second form-factor authentication.
Verified User
Manager
Chose Cisco Duo
We selected Cisco Secure Access by Duo due to its ability to interoperate with almost any on premise, cloud, or hybrid application or system. Duo also integrates nicely with our other security systems, including XDR. As well, Duo is a market leader and always pushing the sector …