Multi-factor authentication · RankedAuthy
Authy is a two-factor authentication (2FA) app that generates app-based codes for sites and services that support TOTP · authy.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Cisco Duo is first at 37%.
Cisco Duo is first at 43%.
Microsoft Entra ID is first at 54%.
Why models recommend it
“The most cost-effective option is authenticator apps like: Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator, Authy”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Budget-constrained question · first choice
“TOTP Apps: Authy, Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator. Better than SMS, but lacks the phishing resistance of hardware keys.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Negative question · alternative
“Very good: Authenticator apps (e.g., Microsoft Authenticator, Authy, or Google Authenticator) with number matching”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · alternative
“Totally free software. Works with almost everything.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Budget-constrained question · alternative
What gives them pause
“TOTP authenticator apps – e.g., Google Authenticator, Authy. They are stronger than SMS/email, but the 6-digit codes can be phished in real time”Muse Glimmer 30B · Negative question · warning
“Examples: Google Authenticator, Authy, 1Password, Microsoft Authenticator ... Key Risk: Phishing via Adversary-in-the-Middle (AitM)”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Apps like Google Authenticator, Microsoft Authenticator (in TOTP mode), or Authy generate 6-digit codes ... not phishing-resistant”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Authy / TOTP app-based MFA – cheapest, but usually less ideal for centralized business management”GPT-5.4 mini · Budget-constrained question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Authy, over the 28 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 3 | Compare → | |
| 22 | 4 | Compare → | |
| 19 | 6 | Compare → | |
| 18 | 6 | View → | |
| 16 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 13 | 7 | Compare → | |
| 5 | 1 | View → | |
| 4 | 0 | View → | |
| 4 | 0 | View → | |
| 3 | 1 | View → |
What the models named instead of Authy →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
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How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
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Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 16 of the 28 answers that named Authy and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
Fifty-seven of the fifty-seven domain citations in answers naming Authy came from a third party's page.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-10 to 2026-09 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glossary or explainer | 1 | 0 | 2017-03-27 |
Most recent
- 2017-03-27What is 2fa glossary or explainer
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page authy.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. Read September 29, 2026.