About
Cisco Duo is an identity and access management service that provides multi-factor authentication, single sign-on, passwordless options, device trust, and identity intelligence. It integrates with cloud and on-premises applications and uses push-based approvals and other authentication methods to verify user identity at login.
The free offering is Duo Free, which includes cloud-based two-factor authentication for teams of 10 or less. The pricing page also describes a 30-day free trial for Duo editions, while the free plan itself is positioned as a perpetual entry tier for small teams.
- Cloud-based two-factor authentication
- Teams of 10 or less
- Push-based mobile approvals
- Cloud and on-premises app coverage
- Multi-factor authentication at login
- 30-day free trial available
Free Tier Value
This free tier is a capped, perpetual starter offer for up to 10 users, and the page does not say a credit card is needed. Compared with the cheapest paid plan at $3/user/month, it covers the core MFA experience but leaves out the broader paid controls, so it feels worth about $2/month per account for a small team.
What's included in the free tier
- Free multi-factor authentication (MFA) for protecting credentials and applications.
- Cloud-based two-factor authentication (2FA) for teams of up to 10 users.
- Push-based mobile authentication approvals through the Duo Mobile app.
- Support for securing cloud and on-premises applications.
- Two or more verification methods at login to help block phishing, malware, and ransomware.
See Cisco Duo pricing for current limits.
Paid plans
Duo Essentials
- user
- 1 seat
- billing
- per user/month
- Essential authentication for broader organizational security
- Broader organizational security controls
- Paid upgrade from Duo Free
Duo Advantage
- user
- 1 seat
- billing
- per user/month
- Comprehensive control over user and device security
- Dynamic threat detection
- Identity security
- Device health checks
Duo Premier
- user
- 1 seat
- billing
- per user/month
- Most security coverage for any size organization
- Complete zero trust access
- Device trust
Pricing extracted from Cisco Duo's pricing page. Always verify current pricing before committing.
