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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 204 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where YubiKey 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/yubikey/alternatives/

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

- Cisco Duo: 75
- Microsoft Entra ID: 68
- Okta Verify: 33
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: 5
- Microsoft Authenticator: 5
- Auth0: 1

## Multi-factor authentication

**Small business**: 69 of 84 answers did not name YubiKey (YubiKey is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Cisco Duo: first choice in 35 of those 69
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 24 of those 69
- Okta Verify: first choice in 5 of those 69
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 4 of those 69
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 3 of those 69
- Auth0: first choice in 1 of those 69
- Duo Mobile: first choice in 1 of those 69
- FIDO/WebAuthn-based authentication: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name YubiKey (YubiKey is #6 of 11 at 0%).

- Cisco Duo: first choice in 29 of those 67
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 19 of those 67
- Okta Verify: first choice in 9 of those 67
- FIDO2 hardware security keys: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Microsoft 365, Azure AD: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 1 of those 67
- Microsoft Azure AD MFA: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 68 of 84 answers did not name YubiKey (YubiKey is #4 of 6 at 0%).

- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 25 of those 68
- Okta Verify: first choice in 19 of those 68
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 11 of those 68
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Entra: first choice in 1 of those 68
- FIDO2 security keys: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) with MFA: first choice in 1 of those 68

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