Cisco Duo vs Okta

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

The short answer

Okta is the stronger AI pick in Identity & Access Management: it has a visibility score of 56.9 versus 16.5 for Cisco Duo, and ranks ahead in 83% of the answers that name both.

Choose Cisco Duo if…

You want a free plan to start
AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 39% positive)
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

Choose Okta if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (56.9 vs 16.5)
You need more native integrations (8000+ vs 500+)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or ISO/IEC 27018 or SOC 2 Type II or FedRAMP High or FedRAMP Moderate or FIPS 140-2 or DoD Impact Level 4 coverage
Market-leading IAM platform

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Cisco Duo	Okta
Visibility score	16.5%	56.9%
Change vs last week	down−0.6%	down−0.9%
Rank in Identity & Access Management	#6	#2
Share of voice	4.2%	12.2%
Mentions this run	14	38
Positive in AI answers	50%	39%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Cisco Duo +0.10000000000000142pp · Okta −3.3000000000000043pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Okta leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

6.4%

68.4%

AI Mode

60%

Perplexity

30.9%

53.9%

Cisco DuoOkta

Head to head in AI answers

12 engine answers name both brands

2Cisco Duo ranked higher

10Okta ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Cisco Duo	Okta
What should a identity and access management platform integrate with?	ChatGPT	#4	#5
What should a identity and access management platform integrate with?	Perplexity	#6	#2
What are the best Identity & Access Management tools in 2026?	AI Mode	#7	#2
Best identity and access management platform for startups	ChatGPT	#8	#3
Which identity and access management platform has the best reviews?	ChatGPT	#6	#1
Which identity and access management platform has the best reviews?	Perplexity	#5	#1
Compare the leading Identity & Access Management platforms	ChatGPT	#8	#1
Alternatives to the most popular identity and access management platform	AI Mode	#9	#1
Alternatives to the most popular identity and access management platform	Perplexity	#5	#1
Most affordable identity and access management platform that is still reliable	Perplexity	#4	#3
Which identity and access management platform offers a free trial?	Perplexity	#2	#4
Which Identity & Access Management tools offer annual discounts?	Perplexity	#5	#2

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Cisco Duo	Okta
Pricing model	Per seat	Per seat
Entry price	Free; paid from $3 per seat / mo	$6 per seat / mo
Free plan	Yes	No · 30-day trial
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud (SaaS)
Integrations	500+	8000+
Compliance	FedRAMP High (Duo Federal), FedRAMP Moderate (Duo Federal), GovRAMP, TX-RAMP, FIPS 140-3	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP High, FedRAMP Moderate, FIPS 140-2, DoD Impact Level 4
Support	Technical documentation, Knowledge base, Community	Online support (24x5), Knowledge base, Community forum, Premier Success Plans
Founded	2010	2009
Headquarters	Ann Arbor, MI, United States	San Francisco, California, United States
Employees	—	5,000+
Funding	Venture Round	IPO
Best for	Organizations from small businesses to enterprises and government that want phishing-resistant MFA and simple IAM.	Organizations that need to secure workforce, customer, partner and AI agent identities from one cloud identity platform.