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Compare Cisco Duo and ESET PROTECT 
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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.6% of reviews)
Small-Business (45.4% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
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Cisco Duo
Star Rating
(465)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Free Trial is available
Browse all 4 pricing plansESET PROTECT
Star Rating
(918)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (45.4% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
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Browse all 5 pricing plansCisco Duo vs ESET PROTECT
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Cisco Duo easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Cisco Duo overall.
- Cisco Duo and ESET PROTECT both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, Cisco Duo and ESET PROTECT provide similar levels of assistance.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of ESET PROTECT over Cisco Duo.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Cisco Duo
Duo Free
Free
Protect access to federated cloud and on-premises applications with Duo's easy-to-use two-factor authentication.
- Add up to 10 users
- Strong MFA
- Seamless integrations
ESET PROTECT
ESET PROTECT Advanced
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Best-in-class endpoint protection against ransomware & zero-day threats.
Cross-platform solution with easy-to-use cloud or on-prem management, server security, advanced threat defense, and full disk encryption.
- Console
- Server Security
- Modern Endpoint Protection
Free Trial
Cisco Duo
Free Trial is available
ESET PROTECT
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
367
9.3
787
Ease of Use
9.3
372
8.9
789
Ease of Setup
9.0
131
8.7
527
Ease of Admin
9.2
85
8.5
414
Quality of Support
8.9
279
8.9
727
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
83
8.9
404
Product Direction (% positive)
8.4
355
8.7
780
Features by Category
Authentication Options
9.2
97
Not enough data
9.3
93
Not enough data
9.6
94
Not enough data
9.3
87
Not enough data
9.1
66
Not enough data
9.4
65
Not enough data
Access Control Types
9.6
81
Not enough data
9.3
84
Not enough data
9.5
89
Not enough data
9.1
69
Not enough data
9.2
72
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
77
Not enough data
9.3
76
Not enough data
9.2
73
Not enough data
9.3
77
Not enough data
9.0
76
Not enough data
Platform
9.4
83
Not enough data
9.5
78
Not enough data
9.4
79
Not enough data
9.1
68
Not enough data
9.0
68
Not enough data
9.0
65
Not enough data
9.1
70
Not enough data
Authentication type
8.4
142
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
126
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.0
119
Not enough data
8.2
121
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
133
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
152
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
120
|
Verified
Not enough data
Functionality
8.8
130
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
118
Not enough data
Implementation
9.0
150
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
116
Not enough data
8.2
113
Not enough data
Network Management
8.6
22
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.7
24
Not enough data
8.8
29
Not enough data
Security
9.0
23
Not enough data
9.2
28
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
9.1
25
Not enough data
Identity Management
8.8
24
Not enough data
8.5
24
Not enough data
8.7
25
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.9
12
Not enough data
7.1
12
Not enough data
Data Protection
8.9
29
Not enough data
9.1
34
Not enough data
9.0
32
Not enough data
8.7
30
Not enough data
9.4
33
Not enough data
Analysis
8.5
31
Not enough data
8.8
31
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
Administration
8.8
29
Not enough data
8.4
28
Not enough data
8.9
30
Not enough data
Integration
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
9.0
7
Not enough data
8.8
7
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
7
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
Administration
9.4
18
Not enough data
9.1
21
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
9.2
193
Not enough data
9.1
201
Not enough data
9.0
202
Not enough data
8.8
194
Not enough data
9.0
198
Functionality
Not enough data
9.0
202
Not enough data
9.1
204
Not enough data
9.2
205
Not enough data
9.3
205
Analysis
Not enough data
9.0
198
Not enough data
9.1
197
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Security
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
Administration
9.6
15
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.3
14
Not enough data
Access Control
9.7
15
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
9.2
14
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
34
Not enough data
8.8
34
Not enough data
9.2
41
Not enough data
8.0
38
Not enough data
Functionality
9.6
8
Not enough data
8.3
10
Not enough data
8.9
11
Not enough data
8.7
10
Not enough data
9.7
12
Not enough data
10.0
14
Not enough data
Type
8.5
9
Not enough data
8.2
10
Not enough data
Reporting
9.1
9
Not enough data
8.7
9
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Detection
Not enough data
9.5
76
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
74
Analysis
Not enough data
9.5
76
Not enough data
9.0
74
Not enough data
9.4
74
Not enough data
9.4
75
Response
Not enough data
9.2
75
Not enough data
9.5
76
Not enough data
9.4
75
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Detection & Response
Not enough data
9.6
14
Not enough data
9.8
14
Not enough data
9.8
14
Not enough data
9.9
14
Management
Not enough data
9.5
13
Not enough data
9.8
14
Not enough data
9.2
13
Analytics
Not enough data
9.4
15
Not enough data
9.0
14
Not enough data
9.3
14
Agentic AI - Extended Detection and Response (XDR) Platforms
Not enough data
9.4
9
Not enough data
9.8
8
Not enough data
9.7
10
Services - Extended Detection and Response (XDR)
Not enough data
9.7
6
Platform Features
Not enough data
8.3
14
Not enough data
9.4
13
Not enough data
9.2
13
Not enough data
9.4
14
Not enough data
9.1
13
Not enough data
9.5
14
Not enough data
8.5
8
Automation Capabilities
Not enough data
9.6
13
Not enough data
9.0
13
Not enough data
6.7
8
Generative AI
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Identity and Access Management - Zero Trust Platforms
9.7
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security - Zero Trust Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Security - Zero Trust Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Visibility - Zero Trust Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting and Policies - Zero Trust Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Zero Trust Platforms
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Services - Endpoint Detection & Response (EDR)
Not enough data
9.7
10
Cloud Visibility
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
System Control
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Vulnerability Prevention
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Cisco Duo and ESET PROTECT share no categories
Unique Categories
Cisco Duo is categorized as Passwordless Authentication, Cloud File Security, Cloud Data Security, Zero Trust Networking, Risk-Based Authentication (RBA), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Single Sign-On (SSO), Identity and Access Management (IAM), Biometric Authentication, and Zero Trust Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Cisco Duo
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
ESET PROTECT
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
16.6%
Higher Education
12.6%
Computer Software
5.7%
Hospital & Health Care
5.3%
Financial Services
4.6%
Other
55.2%
Information Technology and Services
12.4%
Computer Software
5.3%
Computer & Network Security
3.9%
Construction
3.8%
Internet
3.3%
Other
71.2%
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Discussions
Is Duo Security free?
3 Comments
VP
No it is not free you will need subscription.Read more
What is duo security software?
2 Comments
PK
It is mostly used for Two factor authentication service for various social media platform and for sso login to the same.Read more
What is a key feature of duo?
2 Comments
MG
Mobile authentication it is. No need for security key!Read more
How can I backup the encryption key?
2 Comments
GC
It's critical to have backups of encryption keys. If the lone copy of a key is lost, data encrypted with that key cannot be accessed. When you initially turn...Read more
How to make my team faster at startup?
1 Comment
ME
Tools → Scheduled Tasks → Uncheck the Startup File Verification box.Read more
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