Cisco Duo pricing 2026: plans and costs
How AI answers describe Cisco Duo pricing
Other IAM platforms with free trials include Duo, JumpCloud, Okta, Ping Identity, and CyberArk.
Compared to: Microsoft Entra ID · Okta · JumpCloud
Quick pricing summary
- Duo Free: $0 user/month
- Duo Essentials: $3 user/month
- Duo Advantage: $6 user/month
- Duo Premier: $9 user/month
- Worth noting: Free edition limited to 10 users. Self-service licenses purchased in increments of 10 under 100 users, and increments of 25 over 100 users.
Plans
Duo Free
$0 user/month
- Up to 10 users
- Strong MFA
- Seamless integrations
- Free authenticator app
Duo Essentials
$3 user/month
- Everything in Free
- Duo Directory
- Phishing-resistant MFA
- Complete passwordless authentication
- Single sign-on
- Trusted Endpoints
- Unlimited applications
Duo Advantage
$6 user/month
- Everything in Essentials
- Cisco Identity Intelligence (Cross-identity visibility, ISPM, and ITDR)
- Duo Passport
- Session theft protection
- Active Directory Defense
- Risk-Based Authentication
Duo Premier
$9 user/month
- Everything in Advantage
- Complete Zero Trust access package
- VPN-less remote access to private resources
- Complete device trust with endpoint protection check
Cisco Duo pricing vs alternatives
| Brand | Entry price | Free plan | Model | Best for | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cisco Duo | Free; paid from $3 per seat / mo | Yes | Per seat | — | |
| Microsoft Entra ID | — | — | — | — | Compare → |
| Okta | $6 per seat / mo | No · 30-day trial | Per seat | Organizations that need to secure workforce, customer, partner and AI agent identities from one cloud identity platform. | Compare → |
| JumpCloud | $9 per seat / mo | No · 30-day trial | Per seat | IT teams, from startups to enterprises and MSPs, that manage mixed-OS device fleets and want identity and device management in one platform. | Compare → |
| Ping Identity | — | — | — | Large enterprises and government bodies managing customer, workforce, partner and AI agent identities at scale | Compare → |
List prices as published on duo.com/editions-and-pricing. Totals are worked examples, not quotes.