Multi-factor authentication · October 2026 Edition
Cisco Duo vs Okta Verify
Nine 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 63 labels and Okta Verify 57, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in six categories this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
First-choice share47%13%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate6%14%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#1#3A position in a field of 11; printed, not drawn.
Labels6357A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Cisco Duo reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Entra ID was named alongside these two in twelve of the fourteen direct answers. Cisco Duo vs Microsoft Entra ID · Cisco Duo vs Microsoft Authenticator · Cisco Duo vs OneLogin MFA
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
How many of the fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Cisco DuoFirst choices, of fourteen modelsOkta Verify
Direct922 against Okta Verify
Paraphrase941 against Okta Verify
Comparative73
Budget-constrained801 against Cisco Duo · 2 against Okta Verify
Scale-constrained22
Negative003 against Cisco Duo · 3 against Okta Verify
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Cisco Duo and Okta Verify were named in the same answer 143 times, of the 230 answers naming Cisco Duo and the 163 naming Okta Verify. In those answers Okta Verify took the first choice twenty times and Cisco Duo fifty-two.
Every model, every framing
The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Cisco Duo and Okta Verify stood in it.
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | | | | ||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | | | |
| 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
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Cisco Duo and Okta Verify stood in it.
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Mistral SmallCisco Duo, Okta Verify alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID
Cisco Duo first, Okta Verify an alternative
8 of 14 modelsOkta Verify was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Gemini 3.5 FlashCisco Duo alternatives: JumpCloud Protect, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Verify
Perplexity SonarCisco Duo alternatives: Okta Verify, OneLogin MFA, WorkOS
Grok 4.1 FastCisco Duo alternatives: JumpCloud Protect, Microsoft Entra ID
DeepSeek V4 FlashCisco Duo, Microsoft Entra ID alternatives: JumpCloud MFA
Kimi K2Cisco Duo alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Verify
GLM 4.7 FlashXCisco Duo alternatives: JumpCloud MFA, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Verify, OneLogin MFA
MiniMax M2.5Cisco Duo alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Verify
Muse Glimmer 30BCisco Duo alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Verify, PingOne MFA, SafeNet Trusted Access, SecureAuth Arculix
Okta Verify first, Cisco Duo not the choice
1 of 14 modelsCisco Duo was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Verify
Neither was the first choice, one was named
3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Entra ID alternatives: Cisco Duo, Okta Verify
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Entra ID alternatives: Cisco Duo, Okta Verify, YubiKey
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Entra ID alternatives: Cisco Duo, Okta Verify
Neither was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Llama 4 Maverickno first choice
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
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Cisco Duo leads by thirty-three points.
Cisco Duo40%#1 of 10Okta Verify7%#4 of 10Mid-marketThe figures above
Cisco Duo leads by thirty-three points.
Cisco Duo47%#1 of 11Okta Verify13%#3 of 11Enterprise
The order flips: Okta Verify leads at enterprise.
Okta Verify33%#2 of 6Cisco Duo16%#3 of 6What the models said about Cisco Duo
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Duo and Okta are established options, though their pricing is typically quote-based rather than simple low-cost self-serve pricing” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Push notifications (e.g., "Approve login?" on apps like Duo, Microsoft Authenticator push): Susceptible to MFA fatigue/bombing” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · soft negative
“Only use push notification systems (like Microsoft Authenticator or Duo) if they are configured to require Number Matching” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best overall for mid-market B2B: Cisco Duo – MFA-first product with strong phishing-resistant auth (FIDO2/WebAuthn), device trust, and easy deployment.” MiniMax M2.5 · direct prompt · first choice
“Duo Security (Cisco) — it offers the best balance of security, ease of deployment, user experience, and pricing for mid-sized B2B companies.” MiniMax M2.5 · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Choose Cisco Duo if you want best-in-class ease of deployment and user experience for core MFA with minimal IAM overhead.” Muse Glimmer 30B · direct 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.
“While many popular commercial MFA apps (Okta, Microsoft Auth, Duo) offer push notifications where you click "Approve," this method has evolved into a vulnerability known as MFA Fatigue” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Duo and Okta are established options, though their pricing is typically quote-based rather than simple low-cost self-serve pricing” GPT-5.4 mini · budget prompt · soft negative
“Caution advised due to: - Multiple security breaches (2022 via third-party vendor, 2023 support system compromise)” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Okta Adaptive MFA - Starts at $2 per user per month... Suitable for medium-sized enterprises and large corporations” Llama 4 Maverick · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Enterprise SSO + MFA | Okta | Unified identity platform with SSO, lifecycle, governance, and MFA.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“For most mid-market B2B companies, Okta or Microsoft Entra ID MFA are solid starting points” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
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.