# Authy alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 239 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Authy holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/authy/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Entra ID: 93
- Cisco Duo: 79
- Okta Verify: 24
- YubiKey: 11
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: 10
- Google Authenticator: 8

## Multi-factor authentication

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Authy (Authy is #10 of 10 at 0%).

- Cisco Duo: first choice in 32 of those 76
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 24 of those 76
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Google Authenticator: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 3 of those 76
- WorkOS: first choice in 2 of those 76
- YubiKey: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 80 of 84 answers did not name Authy (Authy is #6 of 11 at 2%).

- Cisco Duo: first choice in 29 of those 80
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 26 of those 80
- Okta Verify: first choice in 8 of those 80
- YubiKey: first choice in 6 of those 80
- Google Authenticator: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Google Titan: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 3 of those 80
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 2 of those 80

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Authy.

- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 43 of those 83
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 18 of those 83
- Okta Verify: first choice in 16 of those 83
- YubiKey: first choice in 3 of those 83
- FIDO2/WebAuthn: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Google Titan: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Ping Identity: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Auth0: first choice in 1 of those 83

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