Cisco Duo vs JumpCloud

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

The short answer

JumpCloud is the stronger AI pick in Identity & Access Management: it has a visibility score of 25.8 versus 16.5 for Cisco Duo, and ranks ahead in 80% of the answers that name both.

Choose Cisco Duo if…

You want a free plan to start
You need FedRAMP High (Duo Federal) or FedRAMP Moderate (Duo Federal) or GovRAMP or TX-RAMP or FIPS 140-3 coverage
Low-friction, reliable MFA
Zero Trust device trust and endpoint visibility

Choose JumpCloud if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (25.8 vs 16.5)
AI answers describe it more positively (58% vs 50% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or ISO 27001 coverage
unified identity, access, and device management

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Cisco Duo	JumpCloud
Visibility score	16.5%	25.8%
Change vs last week	down−0.6%	down−0.7%
Rank in Identity & Access Management	#6	#3
Share of voice	4.2%	6.7%
Mentions this run	14	21
Positive in AI answers	50%	58%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Cisco Duo +0.10000000000000142pp · JumpCloud −2.5pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

JumpCloud leads on 2 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

6.4%

37.3%

AI Mode

25.4%

Perplexity

30.9%

26.3%

Cisco DuoJumpCloud

Head to head in AI answers

10 engine answers name both brands

2Cisco Duo ranked higher

8JumpCloud ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Cisco Duo	JumpCloud
What are the best Identity & Access Management tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#7	#4
Best identity and access management platform for startups	ChatGPT	#8	#1
Which identity and access management platform has the best reviews?	ChatGPT	#6	#2
Compare the leading Identity & Access Management platforms	ChatGPT	#8	#7
Alternatives to the most popular identity and access management platform	AI Mode	#9	#5
Alternatives to the most popular identity and access management platform	Perplexity	#5	#4
Which identity and access management platform offers a free trial?	Perplexity	#2	#3
Is there a free identity and access management platform for small teams?	Perplexity	#3	#1
Which Identity & Access Management tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#5	#3
Where can I sign up for a identity and access management platform?	Perplexity	#3	#7

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Cisco Duo	JumpCloud
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $3 per seat / mo	$9 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	No · 30-day trial
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud (SaaS)
Integrations	500+	—
Compliance	FedRAMP High (Duo Federal), FedRAMP Moderate (Duo Federal), GovRAMP, TX-RAMP, FIPS 140-3	SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001
Support	Technical documentation, Knowledge base, Community	Standard support, Premium 24×7 support, Help Center, JumpCloud University
Founded	2010	2012
Headquarters	Ann Arbor, MI, United States	Louisville, Colorado, United States
Employees	—	501–1,000
Funding	Venture Round	Series F · $400M raised
Best for	Organizations from small businesses to enterprises and government that want phishing-resistant MFA and simple IAM.	IT teams, from startups to enterprises and MSPs, that manage mixed-OS device fleets and want identity and device management in one platform.