Zero to 2FA -- Quickly and easily.
Updated January 30, 2024

Zero to 2FA -- Quickly and easily.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Duo

Duo Security is a simple low friction way to solve the problem of compromised accounts. At our organization, we had dozens and dozens of these. Users would fall for a phish and surrender their passwords. The hackers would then have access to their accounts to use them for their own purposes. Duo solved that problem. Even if the users gave away their passwords, the 2fa solution prevented hackers from accessing their accounts. It is amazing how painless it has been to implement it. So much so that we're moving toward rolling it out for students as well.

Pros

  • Low Friction.
  • Easy to use.
  • Constantly adding value at the same subscription tier.

Cons

  • The Directory Sync functionality doesn't have the flexibility we'd like.
  • Secure accounts mean we can be trusted. Our email gets delivered, etc.
  • Productivity is not lost due to incident response from hacking.
Duo is easier than many token-based or code-based methodologies. It allows self-enrollment in ways that Google 2fa does not. Okta costs too much. LastPass is great for passwords, but we didn't want to keep our auth egg in that same basket. Many imitators have shown up since we selected Duo, but none of them provide the wide spectrum of applications and ease of setup as Duo, nor is the end-user experience as polished.

Do you think Cisco Duo delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Duo's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Duo live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Duo go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Duo again?

Yes

Anyone dealing with the security of user accounts can benefit from Duo. They have a massive library of existing applications (RDP/SSH/LDAP/VPN/etc) that can integrate, and an easy way to include it in custom web applications. It supports a wide variety of second-factor options. It is so easy compared to every other alternative that people are definitely starting to copy it.

Cisco Security

Cisco Duo Support

They go above and beyond to help with issues. They are quick to respond and provide great feedback based on the scattershot information I sometimes provide. I have yet to stump them with a question, even about the more nuanced configuration options of specific application integrations with their products. I enjoy working with them.
ProsCons
Quick Resolution
Good followup
Knowledgeable team
Problems get solved
Kept well informed
Immediate help available
Support understands my problem
Support cares about my success
Quick Initial Response
None
We needed to ensure we our systems were in compliance with new TLS requirements and they were able to quickly and painlessly provide a list of any recently seen devices that might need to be addressed by us so that we could look at them and see if upgrades were needed.
We did not purchase premium support. We've been highly satisfied with the support that available automatically at our subscription tier. I'm not even certain that their is a premium support tier that we don't have. It has never entered into our minds to want or be aware of it. They've always been able to quickly address or needs. We get a highly competent technical response from the get-go.

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