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Cisco Duo vs Entrust Identity Essentials comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Duo
Ranking in Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
2nd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.9
Number of Reviews
74
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (4th), Authentication Systems (2nd), ZTNA as a Service (7th), Cisco Security Portfolio (4th)
Entrust Identity Essentials
Ranking in Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
11th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) category, the mindshare of Cisco Duo is 18.0%, down from 20.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Entrust Identity Essentials is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
 

Featured Reviews

Thomas Botts - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing security policies effectively with seamless authentication
The feature of Cisco Duo that I prefer the most is the policies, being able to control what we need to within the policies. You can get pretty granular. There isn't a lot of training that goes on in school districts. Email is an easy way where many people give out their credentials, so the level of protection is something that we definitely need in a school district. Cisco Duo's strong security authentication system has been easy when logging in, although the teachers don't appreciate it as much. We have it configured so users essentially just hit accept. If it sees any sort of built-in risk, then it steps up authentication. It's pretty easy. I appreciate it. I've encountered advantages with Cisco Duo in that it has stopped significant pushback from teachers. It has prevented credential sharing and unauthorized access. We've seen a huge decrease since we've rolled it out across the entire district.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
20%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
6%
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Questions from the Community

How does Duo Security compare with Microsoft Authenticator?
We switched to Duo Security for identity verification. We’d been using a competitor but got the chance to evaluate Duo for 30 days, and we could not be happier. Duo Security is easy to configure a...
What do you like most about Duo Security?
They are users who, as mentioned before, utilize RDPAP and MDPAP. It includes functionalities related to finance, specifically in single sign-on.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Duo Security?
My experience with the pricing, setup cost, and licensing of Cisco Duo is honestly above my pay grade. I don't know any of that.
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Sample Customers

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Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik, AVEA, AZ Klina, Bashneft, BSR, Coop, Day Group, DEME, Digitale Gardemoen iks, Herbert Smith Freehills, Holstebro Kommune, Horten, Ikano, Intersport, JB Hifi, King Faisal special hospital and research center, Leaseplan, McDonald's, NSB, NZ Telecom, Orkla, Postnord, Rom Telecom, Slater and Gordon, Supercell, Transgrid, UPM, Widex
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