Cisco Duo vs Okta Verify
Eleven of fourteen models named Cisco Duo first on the direct prompt; two named Okta Verify. Both were named by all fourteen models and Cisco Duo carries 66 labels and Okta Verify 53, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in two 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 modelsOkta Verify
Across every category in the November 2026 Edition, Cisco Duo and Okta Verify were named in the same answer 144 times, of the 237 answers naming Cisco Duo and the 150 naming Okta Verify. In those answers Okta Verify took the first choice eighteen times and Cisco Duo fifty-five.
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 Okta Verify first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Cisco Duo on the left and Okta Verify on the right.The direct prompt
Cisco Duo first, Okta Verify an alternative
11 of 14 modelsOkta Verify was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Okta Verify first, Cisco Duo an alternative
2 of 14 modelsCisco Duo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.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 10Okta Verify1%#7 of 10Cisco Duo43%#1 of 11Okta Verify8%#3 of 11Cisco Duo21%#2 of 8Okta Verify17%#3 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 Okta Verify
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“Avoid premium-heavy tools like Okta (can get expensive)” Grok 4.20 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Okta Verify without advanced features... These can still fall to AiTM phishing, session token theft, or prompt bombing.” Grok 4.20 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Push-based MFA (e.g., Microsoft Authenticator without number matching, Duo Push, Okta Verify) is vulnerable to” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“For enterprises with broad app portfolios: Okta Adaptive MFA, OneLogin, and Microsoft Entra ID offer the most comprehensive IAM + MFA capabilities.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“the best overall approach is Microsoft Entra ID or Okta, configured to use passkeys/FIDO2 security keys as the default MFA method” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“The Best All-Rounder: Okta Identity Cloud ... Okta is generally the industry leader.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct 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.