Cisco Duo vs Microsoft Entra ID
Eleven of fourteen models named Cisco Duo first on the direct prompt; five named Microsoft Entra ID. Both were named by all fourteen models and Cisco Duo carries 66 labels and Microsoft Entra ID 56, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in twelve categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the multi-factor authentication page.
By framing
Cisco DuoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsMicrosoft Entra ID
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Cisco Duo and Microsoft Entra ID were named in the same answer 192 times, of the 237 answers naming Cisco Duo and the 600 naming Microsoft Entra ID. In those answers Microsoft Entra ID took the first choice sixty-nine times and Cisco Duo fifty-two.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.20 | | | | | | |
| Mistral Small | | | | |||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | | |||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | | | |
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | | |
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | | ||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | |
Cisco Duo Microsoft Entra ID first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cisco Duo on the left and Microsoft Entra ID on the right.The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
2 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Cisco Duo first, Microsoft Entra ID an alternative
9 of 14 modelsMicrosoft Entra ID was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Microsoft Entra ID first, Cisco Duo an alternative
3 of 14 modelsCisco Duo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Cisco Duo37%#1 of 10Microsoft Entra ID28%#2 of 10Cisco Duo43%#1 of 11Microsoft Entra ID29%#2 of 11Microsoft Entra ID54%#1 of 8Cisco Duo21%#2 of 8What the models said about Cisco Duo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Legacy or basic versions of popular solutions (e.g., older Duo...): These can still fall to AiTM phishing, session token theft, or prompt bombing.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Need fast rollout, minimal training, hybrid on-prem/cloud | Cisco Duo (broad protocol support, device trust, low admin overhead)” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · first choice
“Cisco Duo and Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure AD) are both highly recommended multi-factor authentication (MFA) tools” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“The best MFA solution for a company with a limited budget is Duo Free or Google Authenticator for under 10 users.” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · first choice
What the models said about Microsoft Entra ID
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. One of one in this category shown.
“Best if your organization is heavily invested in Microsoft 365. Rich conditional access policies and low additional cost if already licensed.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.