Recommendations to others considering Twilio Verify:
If you are considering using Authy, my recommendation is to begin using it immediately. I have not found any 2FA solutions that come close to being as good as Authy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.
What problems is Twilio Verify solving and how is that benefiting you?
I find it very frustrating that nowadays, a mobile phone number is basically an online identification, and losing access to a phone number or getting a new one means losing access to accounts that were set up with that phone number. In some cases, I have multiple different accounts for a single website or service. I will provide virtual numbers when a phone number is required. However, virtual numbers are often lost if I don't use them often enough. This means losing access to the accounts I set up with that number.
Using Authy, I can set up 2FA independently of the phone number. And if I lose access to one of the virtual numbers, I don't lose access to the accounts associated with the number since my 2FA token is provided via Authy rather than SMS. Now I feel so much more confident when setting up a new account with a virtual number that I can still access that account in the future. I also now set up 2FA for many accounts which before Authy, I would have only used passwords and SMS for security. So not only does Authy help ensure I always have access to my 2 step verification info, it also causes me to use 2 step verification more often.
Overall, Authy has increased the security and access to my many different online accounts. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.