We performed a comparison between Cisco Duo and Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two ZTNA as a Service solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The single pane of glass management works very well. That feature is very important because we have a lot of admins who have to manage Duo, and it's much easier when it's a single pane of glass. That single pane is also great because it's easy to enroll new devices."
"The product is reliable and easy to use."
"The multi-factor authentication process and the geo-locking features are great."
"The ease of deploying Cisco Duo Security and onboarding has greatly benefited our customers."
"Another feature is the single pane of glass management. That's important for analytics and also for troubleshooting. It means there's one place that you go to at least start the troubleshooting process."
"The solution is easy to use."
"We like the different ways that it allows you to push notifications to people. It can do text, a phone call, and email. We liked the versatility for all of our different end-users, regardless of their level of understanding of the technology."
"It's easy to use for the security part, and it helps to improve our security posture."
"Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy provides more control of our assets because normally when you're using Google Cloud, you have to use your Google email. IAP can control the assets that only come from the dedicated company or IP address."
"It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution is easy to install and use."
"The most valuable features of Google Cloud Platform are the Kubernetes engine, CI/CD, and BigQuery."
"The product is simple to use."
"I can access the information whenever I want. It's integration is easy. The tool's GUI is easy to use with an IT background. The value benefits of using it include the ability to avoid storing data on local machines, reducing the risk of data loss"
"There is a lot of flexibility and a lot of control if you use this efficiently."
"If you have a good understanding of infrastructure, this solution is perfect."
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"The only thing I can think of to improve for tech support is to have a dedicated engineer but then I would get an engineer that has priorities in one area or another and maybe not the scope I need."
"Technical support could be improved. I don't think all support should have to go through an agreement."
"I'm not a big fan of relicensing products every year or two years, but that's the model at the moment. I prefer to go back to licensing perpetually or permanent licensing."
"We first deployed Duo Security for our company with the VPN, and afterward, about a year later, we implemented it for a customer of ours where we offered infrastructure as a service. When I tried to establish a VPN connection through Duo Security, it did not function well on that version, which was the latest one at the time. So, I had to make a copy of the machine and then implement Duo Security with the VPN because it did not function well with the newer version."
"The only time I really had some negative feedback for them was about the UI of their mobile app, but they improved it in the last version. It is good on the functionality side, but their pricing model is a little bit weird. Currently, there is no price advantage in signing up for yearly contracts. If you are on a monthly term or a yearly contract, you basically pay the same price, and that is very unusual. Normally, there is a discount when someone signs up for the 12-month system."
"When you come to the push in Duo Security, there are some integrations where you have to use the code instead of the push functionality."
"From an administrative standpoint, I'd love to see it be a little better at remembering a device and location so that I don't have to continually authenticate. That's pretty much it."
"Duo Security could be improved with the addition of more applications."
"The solution is a bit complex and could be made easier to use."
"People who don't have experience in IT may find the tool challenging. It needs to improve its pricing."
"The hard part is creating the pack because our applications are in Azure Data Proxy, Data Fabric, and Data Factory. Our team used these tools in Azure, but in the future, they will transition to GCP."
"Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy has certain limitations as a document or file management system, especially for non-workspace accounts. Manual management is required for most actions, and group management can be challenging. The process of managing permissions individually is time-consuming and not very efficient. For education purposes, the collaboration tools for working on files, assignments, and groups need improvement. The existing tools are inadequate and can be difficult to work with. Additionally, the grading books for teachers are not very useful and require improvement."
"The UI of the solution is an area with certain shortcomings where improvements are required."
"We encounter issues while setting up emails for the solution."
"the documentation could be a bit better in terms of what is presented on the screen versus what actually happens."
"There are certain shortcomings with the product's stability where improvements are required."
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Cisco Duo is ranked 3rd in ZTNA as a Service with 55 reviews while Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is ranked 5th in ZTNA with 44 reviews. Cisco Duo is rated 8.8, while Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco Duo writes "Helps reduce the risk of a breach and is easy to deploy and onboard". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy writes "User-friendly, easy to navigate, and intuitive interface". Cisco Duo is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Fortinet FortiToken, Yubico YubiKey and UserLock, whereas Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy is most compared with Cloudflare Access, Okta Workforce Identity, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cato SASE Cloud Platform and FortiGate Next Generation Firewall (NGFW). See our Cisco Duo vs. Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy report.
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