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title: "Compare Duo editions and pricing"
description: "Explore Duo’s editions and pricing. Try Duo free for 30 days and choose the plan that fits your identity security needs."
source: "https://duo.com/editions-and-pricing"
date_modified: "2026-02-11T20:19:01+00:00"
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# Compare Duo editions and pricing

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 ## Duo Free

Best for small businesses with 10 or fewer users.

**$0** per user/month

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- Add up to 10 users
- Strong MFA
- Seamless integrations
- Free authenticator app

## Duo Essentials

Best for simple security management and seamless authentication.

**$3** per user/month

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**Everything in Free, plus:**

- Duo Directory
- Phishing-resistant MFA
- Complete passwordless authentication
- Single sign-on
- Trusted Endpoints
- Unlimited applications

MOST POPULAR

## Duo Advantage

Best for dynamic threat detection, oversight, and authentication.

**$6** per user/month

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**Everything in Essentials, plus:**

- Cisco Identity Intelligence (Cross-identity visibility, ISPM, and ITDR)
- Duo Passport
- Session theft protection
- Active Directory Defense
- Risk-Based Authentication

## Duo Premier

Best for comprehensive identity security with complete device trust.

**$9** per user/month

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**Everything in Advantage, plus:**

- A comprehensive package for complete Zero Trust access
- VPN-less remote access to private resources
- Complete device trust with endpoint protection check

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 ## See how Duo editions stack up

Want to do more research?  
[Read our edition sheet](https://resources.duo.com/explore/assets/duo-editions-datasheet) for a closer look at each edition.

  |  | ### FreeFor 1-10 users  $0/mo | ### Essentials  $3/mo | ### AdvantageMost popular  $6/mo | ### Premier  $9/mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price per user/month | — | $3 | $6 | $9 |
| MFA  Protect against stolen credentials and account takeover with Duo MFA |  |  |  |  |
| Duo Directory  Utilize Duo as the primary source of truth for user directory, authorization, and attribute management |  |  |  |  |
| Phishing-resistant MFA  Achieve phishing resistance by verifying the access and authentication devices are in close proximity at login |  |  |  |  |
| Complete Passwordless  Authenticate securely and eliminate passwords entirely using Duo Mobile and FIDO2 |  |  |  |  |
| AI Assistant  Investigate and remediate user access issues and find configuration and administration guidance |  |  |  |  |
| Single Sign-On  Log in only once to access multiple applications with Duo SSO |  |  |  |  |
| Unlimited Applications  Secure access to any number of applications, whether cloud-based, on-premises, or custom |  |  |  |  |
| Trusted Endpoints  Check if device is registered or managed before allowing access |  |  |  |  |
| Duo Passport  Improve productivity without compromising security by making the first login the only login |  |  |  |  |
| Session Theft Protection  Mitigate the risk of session hijacking and token theft by significantly reducing or eliminating the use of stealable cookies |  |  |  |  |
| Device Health  Check device security posture before granting access. Provide visibility into security health of devices trying to gain access |  |  |  |  |
| Risk-Based Authentication  Dynamically adjusts authentication requirements in real time based on risk signals |  |  |  |  |
| Cross-identity Visibility and Analytics  Gain unified visibility and AI-driven analytics across diverse identity sources |  |  |  |  |
| Agentic Visibility & Analytics  Discover all AI agents and analyze their risk and posture within your organization. |  |  |  |  |
| Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)  Detect, analyze, and respond to identity-based threats, both proactively and reactively |  |  |  |  |
| Identity Security and Posture Management (ISPM)  Identify gaps, vulnerabilities, and inconsistencies in identity posture and receive impact and remediation recommendations |  |  |  |  |
| Active Directory Defense  Clean-up & protect on-premises identity with deep AD visibility, intelligent posture management, and MFA for legacy authentication protocols |  |  |  |  |
| Remote Access  Securely access private resources without a VPN using Duo Network Gateway |  |  |  |  |
| Security Agent Verification  Limit device access to applications based on presence of an endpoint protection product |  |  |  |  |
| Agentic Governance  Govern agents, map them to humans, and implement tightly-scoped access policy for them. |  |  |  |  |

#### Explore editions

 Duo offers self-service subscriptions for the convenience of self-managing editions and user limits. For under 100 users, Duo licenses are purchased in increments of 10. For over 100 users, Duo licenses are purchased in increments of 25. [Learn more about managing your Duo self-service subscription](https://help.duo.com/s/article/5946?language=en_US "https://help.duo.com/s/article/5946?language=en_US").