We performed a comparison between Cisco Duo and Gemalto Protiva based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Microsoft, Cisco, Fortinet and others in Authentication Systems."The multi-factor authentication process and the geo-locking features are great."
"The integration with Azure Active Directory and the AWS cloud is amazing, as most products nowadays require the creation of a customized integration. With Duo Security, it was more like native integration, and it took me five minutes to register."
"We get fewer threats to remediate due to the two-factor authentication, which does not allow as many threats through."
"Duo offers dual-factor authentication for our logins. I put in my credentials and hit go. Then I get an alert on my Apple watch, and I approve it. That part is just phenomenal."
"Duo Security gives us an additional layer of security that would give us added confidence that our network will be less likely to get hacked, compromised, or otherwise."
"The two-factor authentication is valuable because that is the use case for which we are using it."
"It's easy to use for the security part, and it helps to improve our security posture."
"The flexibility is the most valuable feature. We use it for the app on the phone. When we're at different locations, the phone is usually there, so we can use that. It has just been a very flexible option."
"The most valuable feature for us is the ability to use Active Directory groups as virtual containers instead of domains because it means that we can control our access groups better."
"Certain customers can not use this product because it is cloud-based."
"The product could be more intuitive on the app."
"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."
"It could be a little bit more intuitive when it comes to the sign-up process. I know they send out an email, but sometimes our users get a little confused. It could be an end-user problem, but Cisco could work on that a little."
"For the back-end, there could be a few more security features applied."
"While two-factor authentication with mobile devices provides a high level of security, it's still not foolproof, as someone could potentially steal your phone. It would be beneficial to have information about the authentication location."
"More automation and device insights would be helpful in achieving a seamless single pane of glass. Having the additional capability to streamline processes would also make things better."
"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."
"The user interface needs improvement."
Earn 20 points
Cisco Duo is ranked 2nd in Authentication Systems with 55 reviews while Gemalto Protiva doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Authentication Systems. Cisco Duo is rated 8.8, while Gemalto Protiva is rated 7.6. 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 Gemalto Protiva writes "Strong authentication permits our organization to improve security". Cisco Duo is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Fortinet FortiToken, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Yubico YubiKey and UserLock, whereas Gemalto Protiva is most compared with .
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