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ROI categoryrisk compliancerisk compliance
Time-to-Value2–4 weeks (~14d)About 6 months for a multi-country rollout (~180d)
Typical annual TCO$36,000/yr$0/yr
Starting price$36/yr$0/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiersUnder 100 users licences are bought in increments of 10; above 100 users in increments of 25.Not published; engagement scoped per country and employee count
Implementation friction2/54/5
Friction meter
Best forIT and security teams replacing legacy MFA with phishing-resistant, passwordless authentication; SMBs that need MFA, SSO and device trust without a heavy deployment project; Enterprises consolidating SSO, MFA, risk-based auth and device trust on one identity platform; Government and regulated teams that need identity controls plus audited data-centre compliance; Cisco-centric environments that want Duo to slot into an existing Cisco Security estateMultinational employers running payroll in many countries who want one provider and one governance model; Companies consolidating multiple in-country payroll providers into a single global model; HR and finance teams that need payroll wired into HRIS/HCM systems such as Workday, UKG, HiBob, Sage People or Cornerstone; Organisations with internationally mobile staff needing assignment payroll, expat tax and mobility coordination
Not forBuyers looking for a full identity governance and administration suite with access certifications and role mining; Teams that require an on-premises-only or fully self-hosted identity stack; Organisations wanting an all-in-one productivity suite rather than a standalone security layer; Very small teams that need advanced IAM features beyond the 10-user free editionSingle-country employers with simple domestic payroll needs; Buyers who want self-serve payroll software with no managed-service layer; Teams that require published, self-checkout pricing before evaluation; Very small headcounts where a global managed payroll model is disproportionate
Stack fit matrix
SalesforceIntegrationNot supported
AWSIntegrationNot supported
SnowflakeIntegrationNot supported
HubSpotIntegrationNot supported
Google WorkspaceIntegrationNot supported
Microsoft 365IntegrationNot supported
SAPIntegrationNot supported
SlackIntegrationNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)NativeNot supported
Compliance
SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
HIPAA
FedRAMP
ISO 42001
IAPP AIGPnamed staff
Company & support
Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.
Founded2010 (16 yrs)2001 (25 yrs)
HeadquartersAnn Arbor, USNot recorded
PhonePaid plansNot listed
EmailPaid plansNot listed
Live chatNot listedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsPaid plansNot listed
Community forumAll plansNot listed
Help centre / docsAll plansNot listed
Dedicated account managerNot listedPlan not stated
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hours24/7Not recorded
Response timeCritical 1 business hour; High 2 business hours; Medium 4 business hours; Low 1 business dayNot stated
AI & MCP readiness
Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.
MCP connectionreaches AI clientsOfficial serverNot supported
AI featuresCopilot / assistant; AI governance toolingNot yet recorded
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded
Quadrant view
Where the 2 selected solutions land on the same value plane. Toggle axes to compare on cost, speed, friction, or buyer score.
Quadrant view
Implementation friction × Value-Position score (estimate)
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