# Auth0 alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 383 of the 504 answers in the 2 categories where Auth0 holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/auth0/alternatives/

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

- Cisco Duo: 78
- Microsoft Entra ID: 78
- Okta Verify: 35
- Clerk: 20
- Frontegg: 17
- YubiKey: 10

## Customer identity and access management

**Small business**: 55 of 84 answers did not name Auth0 (Auth0 is #3 of 14 at 13%).

- Clerk: first choice in 16 of those 55
- Frontegg: first choice in 11 of those 55
- Amazon Cognito: first choice in 4 of those 55
- Kinde: first choice in 4 of those 55
- FusionAuth: first choice in 3 of those 55
- WorkOS: first choice in 3 of those 55
- Supabase Auth: first choice in 2 of those 55
- Descope: first choice in 1 of those 55

**Mid-market**: 53 of 84 answers did not name Auth0 (Auth0 is #2 of 14 at 18%).

- Frontegg: first choice in 6 of those 53
- LoginRadius: first choice in 5 of those 53
- Clerk: first choice in 4 of those 53
- Descope: first choice in 2 of those 53
- FusionAuth: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Supabase Auth: first choice in 2 of those 53
- Auth0/Okta Customer Identity Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 53
- Firebase Authentication: first choice in 1 of those 53

**Enterprise**: 37 of 84 answers did not name Auth0 (Auth0 is #1 of 12 at 47%).

- FusionAuth: first choice in 2 of those 37
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 2 of those 37
- Ping Identity: first choice in 2 of those 37
- Auth0 CIAM with Organizations: first choice in 1 of those 37
- Hideez: first choice in 1 of those 37
- LoginRadius: first choice in 1 of those 37
- MojoAuth: first choice in 1 of those 37
- Ping Identity / ForgeRock: first choice in 1 of those 37

## Multi-factor authentication

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Auth0 (Auth0 is #7 of 10 at 1%).

- Cisco Duo: first choice in 36 of those 78
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 29 of those 78
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Okta Verify: first choice in 6 of those 78
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 3 of those 78
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Authy: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Duo Mobile: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Auth0 (Auth0 is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Cisco Duo: first choice in 29 of those 78
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 20 of those 78
- Okta Verify: first choice in 9 of those 78
- YubiKey: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Entra: first choice in 1 of those 78
- FIDO2 hardware security keys: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Google Titan Key: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Auth0.

- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 29 of those 82
- Okta Verify: first choice in 20 of those 82
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 13 of those 82
- YubiKey: first choice in 5 of those 82
- Google Titan: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 1 of those 82
- Entra: first choice in 1 of those 82

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