# Cisco Duo alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 86 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Cisco Duo 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/cisco-duo/alternatives

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

- YubiKey: 13
- Google Titan: 6
- Microsoft Entra ID: 5
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: 4
- Okta Verify: 4
- Microsoft 365: 3

## Multi-factor authentication

**Small business**: 26 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Duo (Cisco Duo is #1 of 10 at 37%).

- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 3 of those 26
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 3 of those 26
- Google Authenticator: first choice in 2 of those 26
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 2 of those 26
- YubiKey: first choice in 2 of those 26
- Built-in MFA from Microsoft or Google: first choice in 1 of those 26
- Google Titan: first choice in 1 of those 26
- JumpCloud Protect: first choice in 1 of those 26

**Mid-market**: 28 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Duo (Cisco Duo is #1 of 11 at 43%).

- YubiKey: first choice in 8 of those 28
- Google Titan: first choice in 3 of those 28
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 2 of those 28
- Google Titan Security Key: first choice in 1 of those 28
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 1 of those 28
- Okta Verify: first choice in 1 of those 28
- Titan Key: first choice in 1 of those 28
- Titan Keys: first choice in 1 of those 28

**Enterprise**: 32 of 84 answers did not name Cisco Duo (Cisco Duo is #2 of 8 at 21%).

- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 3 of those 32
- Okta Verify: first choice in 3 of those 32
- YubiKey: first choice in 3 of those 32
- Google Titan: first choice in 2 of those 32
- FIDO2 security keys: first choice in 1 of those 32
- FIDO2/WebAuthn: first choice in 1 of those 32
- Ping Identity: first choice in 1 of those 32
- WorkOS AuthKit: first choice in 1 of those 32

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