Auth0 vs Cisco Duo

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Auth0 is the stronger AI pick in Identity & Access Management: it has a visibility score of 17.2 versus 16.5 for Cisco Duo, and ranks ahead in 43% of the answers that name both.

Choose Auth0 if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (17.2 vs 16.5)
You need SOC 2 or ISO 27001 or ISO 27018 coverage
Usage-based pricing suits your budget better than per seat
Developer-friendly customer identity and authentication

Choose Cisco Duo if…

You want a lower entry price ($3 vs $35)
AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 47% positive)
You need FedRAMP High (Duo Federal) or FedRAMP Moderate (Duo Federal) or GovRAMP or TX-RAMP or FIPS 140-3 coverage
Per seat pricing suits your budget better than usage-based

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Auth0	Cisco Duo
Visibility score	17.2%	16.5%
Change vs last week	up+2.6%	down−0.6%
Rank in Identity & Access Management	#5	#6
Share of voice	5.4%	4.2%
Mentions this run	17	14
Positive in AI answers	47%	50%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Auth0 +3.3999999999999986pp · Cisco Duo +0.10000000000000142pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Auth0 leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

11.4%

6.4%

AI Mode

18.9%

Perplexity

15.6%

30.9%

Auth0Cisco Duo

Head to head in AI answers

7 engine answers name both brands

3Auth0 ranked higher

4Cisco Duo ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Auth0	Cisco Duo
What are the best Identity & Access Management tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#3	#7
Best identity and access management platform for startups	ChatGPT	#6	#8
Compare the leading Identity & Access Management platforms	ChatGPT	#9	#8
Alternatives to the most popular identity and access management platform	AI Mode	#2	#9
Alternatives to the most popular identity and access management platform	Perplexity	#7	#5
Is there a free identity and access management platform for small teams?	Perplexity	#6	#3
Which Identity & Access Management tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#9	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Auth0	Cisco Duo
Pricing model	Usage-based	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $35 / mo	Free; paid from $3 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Deployment	Cloud (multi-tenant public cloud) or private cloud	Cloud
Integrations	—	500+
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27018	FedRAMP High (Duo Federal), FedRAMP Moderate (Duo Federal), GovRAMP, TX-RAMP, FIPS 140-3
Support	Community forum, Standard support, Premier support, 24/7 support	Technical documentation, Knowledge base, Community
Founded	2013	2010
Headquarters	Bellevue, WA, United States	Ann Arbor, MI, United States
Funding	Series D · $332M raised	Venture Round
Best for	Development teams adding login, SSO and authorization to B2C apps, B2B SaaS and AI agents	Organizations from small businesses to enterprises and government that want phishing-resistant MFA and simple IAM.