# Multi-factor authentication for enterprise buyers: what AI models recommend, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Asked as "MFA solution" and as "multi-factor authentication tool", six framings each, to fourteen models with search on, on behalf of an enterprise B2B company. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/identity/multi-factor-authentication/2026-11/enterprise

**Standing:** Microsoft Entra ID leads with 54% of first choices; verdict clear leader. 63 first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts.

## First-choice share

| Rank | Product | Share | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [Microsoft Entra ID](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/microsoft-entra-id/index.md) | 54% | 2% | 64 |
| 2 | [Cisco Duo](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/cisco-duo/index.md) | 21% | 6% | 63 |
| 3 | [Okta Verify](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/okta-verify/index.md) | 17% | 15% | 62 |
| 4 | [Ping Identity](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/ping-identity/index.md) | 3% | 16% | 37 |
| 5 | [Auth0](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/auth0/index.md) | 2% | 10% | 10 |
| 8 | [YubiKey](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/yubikey/index.md) | 0% | 5% | 22 |
| 16 | [RSA SecurID](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/rsa-securid/index.md) | 0% | 29% | 17 |
| 64 | [Google Authenticator](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/google-authenticator/index.md) | 0% | 70% | 10 |

Rank is by share of first choices among all 64 products named; products with the same share are tied, and the order among them carries no meaning. The table lists those with at least 10 labels.

## Each model's first choice on the direct prompt

- Claude Haiku 4.5: no first choice
- GPT-5.4 mini: Cisco Duo, Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives Okta Verify, Ping Identity
- Gemini 3.5 Flash: Auth0, Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives Cisco Duo, Okta Verify, Ping Identity, WorkOS
- Perplexity Sonar: WorkOS AuthKit; alternatives Auth0, Clerk, Microsoft Entra ID
- Grok 4.20: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Verify, Ping Identity; alternatives Cisco Duo
- Mistral Small: Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives Cisco Duo, Okta Verify
- DeepSeek V4 Flash: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Verify; alternatives Cisco Duo, YubiKey
- Llama 4 Maverick: Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives Cisco Duo, Okta Verify
- Qwen 3.7 Flash: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Verify; alternatives Auth0, Cisco Duo, Clerk, Inteca Managed Keycloak
- Kimi K2: Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives Okta Verify, Ping Identity
- GLM 4.7 FlashX: Cisco Duo, Microsoft Entra ID, PingID; alternatives Okta Verify
- MiniMax M2.5: Okta Verify, Ping Identity; alternatives Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin MFA, Silverfort
- GPT-6 Luna: Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives Cisco Duo, Okta Verify
- Muse Glimmer 30B: Microsoft Entra ID; alternatives Cisco Duo, Okta Verify

## Sources the answers cite

72 of 84 answers came back with a source list, from 13 of 14 models. Sites named in the most answers:

- aimultiple.com: 28 answers, 30 citations
- duo.com: 27 answers, 50 citations
- techrepublic.com: 26 answers, 26 citations
- startwithidentity.com: 24 answers, 32 citations
- g2.com: 24 answers, 27 citations
- cisa.gov: 22 answers, 43 citations
- okta.com: 20 answers, 30 citations
- microsoft.com: 18 answers, 37 citations

Pages named in the most answers:

- https://techrepublic.com/article/best-multi-factor-authentication-solutions (26 answers)
- https://g2.com/categories/multi-factor-authentication-mfa/enterprise (24 answers)
- https://aimultiple.com/mfa-solutions (19 answers)
- https://startwithidentity.com/articles/top-10-mfa-solutions-enterprises (19 answers)
- https://inteca.com/business-insights/mfa-providers (16 answers)
- https://onelogin.com/learn/top-5-mfa-tools-for-iam-security (16 answers)
- https://expertinsights.com/identity-and-access-management/the-top-multi-factor-authentication-mfa-solutions-for-business (14 answers)
- https://protectimus.com/blog/best-mfa-solutions (14 answers)
- https://microsoft.com/en-us/security/business/identity-access/microsoft-entra-mfa-multi-factor-authentication (13 answers)
- https://mojoauth.com/blog/top-mfa-tools-secure-identity.md (13 answers)

## Warned against

- Okta Verify: 9 of 62 labels negative. "If your organization uses solutions like Duo, Okta, RSA, or Ping, this shift from proprietary external connections to standardized authentication flows requires immediate attention." (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt)
- Ping Identity: 6 of 37 labels negative. "If your organization uses solutions like Duo, Okta, RSA, or Ping, this shift from proprietary external connections to standardized authentication flows requires immediate attention." (Muse Glimmer 30B, negative prompt)
- Google Authenticator: 7 of 10 labels negative. "Too limited for enterprise (no centralized management, adaptive features, or support)." (Grok 4.20, budget prompt)
- RSA SecurID: 5 of 17 labels negative. "Legacy Hardware OTP Tokens (Seed-Based Dongles) ... (e.g., legacy RSA SecurID tokens) suffer from two major flaws" (Gemini 3.5 Flash, negative prompt)

## Movement since October 2026

Floor: 11 points of share, measured on the calibration repeat.
Same leader: Microsoft Entra ID at 54%.

- Okta Verify: 33% to 17%, −16. Cleared the floor by 5 points · rank 2 → 3 of 64.
- Microsoft Entra ID: 41% to 54%, +13. Cleared the floor by 2 points · rank 1 of 64, unchanged.
- Cisco Duo: 16% to 21%, +5. Inside the floor by 6 points · rank 3 → 2 of 64.
- Ping Identity: 0% to 3%, +3. Inside the floor by 8 points · rank 10 → 4 of 64.
- Auth0: 0% to 2%, +2. Inside the floor by 9 points · rank 59 → 5 of 64.
- YubiKey: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 9 → 8 of 64.
- RSA SecurID: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 54 → 16 of 64.
- Google Authenticator: 0% to 0%, ±0. Inside the floor by 11 points · rank 62 → 64 of 64.

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.