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Cisco Secure Access by Duo
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Attribute Ratings
- Cisco Secure Access by Duo is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Implementation Rating
- HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Renew, Usability, Support Rating
Likelihood to Recommend

8.9
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
89%
110 Ratings
7.8
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
78%
68 Ratings
Likelihood to Renew

9.1
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
91%
1 Rating
9.9
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
99%
5 Ratings
Usability

8.9
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
89%
72 Ratings
9.0
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
90%
5 Ratings
Support Rating

8.8
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
88%
106 Ratings
9.0
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
90%
11 Ratings
Implementation Rating

9.1
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
91%
1 Rating
9.0
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
90%
8 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
Cisco Secure Access by Duo is recommended if you need to enable multifactor authentication with no major effort to implement it, understanding you have to pay a license per user. It's important to mention that what you are paying gives you a lot of possibilities to enable SSO on your applications, even legacy systems., there is no need to pay extra for it. If you are looking for free or cheap software, Cisco Secure Access by Duo is not an option.

Verified User
Supervisor in Information Technology
Retail Company, 1001-5000 employeesHID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
It is great for Windows authentication and works with many other applications. In fact, the FDIC was here this past week and they were impressed in our utilization of the DigitalPersona software. It does add an extra level of security here at the bank and that is very important considering all of the financial data that we have here.
IT Specialist
First Advantage Bank (FABK)Banking, 51-200 employees
Pros
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
- It integrates very well with multiple products such as M365 and VMware
- It allows for multiple security options including hardware tokens and a phone app
- If users are locked out for whatever reason, it's easy to get them up and running again with the Duo admin dashboard
Distributed Systems Specialist
Lock Haven UniversityHigher Education, 501-1000 employees
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
- Super fast to recognize fingerprint and authenticate .
- Accurate with a wide area of fingerprint. Most windows laptops with built in fingerprint scanners only recognize a small area of print.
- Units are inexpensive.
- Quick and easy to install server software and client hardware.
- When workstations were upgraded from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 the software continued working flawlessly.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Insurance Company, 201-500 employeesCons
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
- An extra step to configure when setting up with things like O365 products whereas the native client would have been easier.
- At the time of implementation it did not integrate with the rest of the cisco security suite.
- Documentation was light or lacking for any lesser known products.
- Had to configure ManageEngine as a "generic app" when doing SSO. Really need to build out the prebuilt app's base quicker for us lazy IT people.
Enterprise Infrastructure Supervisor
KLJCivil Engineering, 501-1000 employees
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
- Multiple domains - DigitalPersona struggles with multiple domains. Since the solution is licensed per domain, migrating users between domains can be troublesome to keep licensed. Additionally, migrating to a new domain removes the AD leaf objects that store all digital persona information, essentially wiping out and credentials or other stored information.
- Password change - DigitalPersona can be confusing to update when a stored password for a website is updated. The password is entered, and then the user is redirected to the websites password change page. Users must then authenticate with a Digital persona credential again before being prompted by Digital Persona to update the password. If the user is allowed to change the password manually through the websites page, this will lead to what is stored in Digital Persona being out of sync with the new password, and eventually account lockouts.
- Terminal Server - DigitalPersona has performance issues when utilized on a high-traffic terminal server. Often it causes big CPU spikes as well as hanging sessions upon disconnect.

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 1001-5000 employeesPricing Details
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$3 Per User Per Month
Cisco Secure Access by Duo Editions & Modules
Edition
MFA | $3.001 |
---|---|
Access | $6.001 |
Beyond | $9.001 |
- Per User Per Month
Additional Pricing Details
—HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
General
Free Trial
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
Yes
Entry-level set up fee?
Required
Starting Price
$375 per user per month
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) Editions & Modules
Edition
HID DigitalPersona | 3.751 |
---|
- per user per month
Additional Pricing Details
—Likelihood to Renew
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
Cisco Secure Access by Duo 9.1
Based on 1 answer
It’s best in class

Verified User
Manager in Corporate
Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employeesHID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) 9.9
Based on 5 answers
Two things.1- because of the hardware investment we already made in all the fingerprint readers.2 - I have yet to see a competitor with a similar concept.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Banking Company, 201-500 employeesUsability
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
Cisco Secure Access by Duo 8.9
Based on 72 answers
Like all Cisco products, it can be a little difficult to configure and use properly. Once set up, it works like a charm, and we rarely have to reconfigure it or update it. We do wish it integrated better with our SonicWALL firewalls.
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Kittelson IT Solutions, Inc.Information Technology & Services, 1-10 employees
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) 9.0
Based on 5 answers
I think there are still fundamental enhancements needed to be added to the management consoles and I think there ought to be a Centralized, Windows Based "Thick" Management Application instead of individual utilities which vary from MMCs, Scripts, Wizards, etc.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Technology and Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesSupport Rating
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
Cisco Secure Access by Duo 8.8
Based on 106 answers
Most of my support has come from the pre-sales side, as I haven't done much with post-sales support. The engineer was helpful, though it would have been even better if he had more production experience. Hopefully the backing by Cisco will give Duo support the deep bench that one would expect out of Cisco.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Financial Services Company, 201-500 employeesHID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) 9.0
Based on 11 answers
Extremely poor; I've never encountered such. Professional Services completely dropped us for months. Crossmatch tech support seems like it has 3 techs tops! No response to emails, calls, the absolute worst! I will never recommend DP to anyone.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 1001-5000 employeesImplementation Rating
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
Cisco Secure Access by Duo 9.1
Based on 1 answer
Rich documentation was provided by Duo team.

Verified User
Manager in Corporate
Telecommunications Company, 10,001+ employeesHID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) 9.0
Based on 8 answers
Could use tools to audit license usage at a more granular level as to allow an administrator to free up licenses from users whom seldom use their biometrics to login.

Verified User
Engineer in Engineering
Information Technology and Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesAlternatives Considered
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
I think that Duo is better than SecureAuth because the interface is better. I like the usability better and I like the design and functionality better. I wasn't involved in the selection process and initially didn't want to make the switch because I had heard some complaints about Duo but now that I have used it for a couple of years I would definitely say it is better than what I was using.
Manager, Training & Learning Development
DHI Computing Service, Inc.Computer Software, 201-500 employees
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
We have used One Identity for software tokens. The Defender software tokens were originally included with our bundle and work pretty well for integration into the AnyConnect VPN client with Cisco. All that said, we use the two products for different applications and DP does what it does very well.
IT Manager
CITY OF GOLDENGovernment Administration, 201-500 employees
Return on Investment
Cisco Secure Access by Duo
- Duo Security has been a positive ROI in that it has prevented unwarranted access to confidential information.
- Duo Security has been a positive ROI in that it keeps me informed of what's going on with my devices.
- Duo Security has been a negative ROI in that it costs money that I'm not sure is well spent all of the time.
CEO (Chief Executive Officer)
Econometric StudiosFinancial Services, 11-50 employees
HID DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch)
- All other 2-factor authentication software we looked at were a subscription based platforms.
- The DigitalPersona staff was very efficient in the implantation process which allowed our staff to move on to other issues.
- The technical staff spends less time on account lockouts now since the end-user is now capable of resolving lockouts themselves.
Network Administrator
Boone County PSCCPublic Safety, 51-200 employees