ForgeRock vs Duo Security

Duo Security and ForgeRock are both mfa & zero trust access solutions. Duo Security cisco's MFA and zero trust access platform known for ease of deployment, while ForgeRock enterprise identity platform with AI-driven orchestration for complex deployments. The best choice depends on your organization's size, technical requirements, and budget.

Choose Duo Security if exceptionally easy to deploy — fastest MFA rollout in the industry is your priority and organizations prioritizing easy-to-deploy MFA across VPNs, cloud apps, and legacy systems, especially those in Cisco networking environments. Choose ForgeRock if visual identity orchestration engine handles the most complex authentication journeys matters most and large enterprises and service providers needing the most flexible identity orchestration, massive CIAM scale, or complex regulatory compliance requirements.

Duo Security starts at Free (up to 10 users) / Essentials $3/user/month / Advantage $6/user/month / Premier $9/user/month (per-user monthly subscription with free tier). ForgeRock starts at Custom enterprise pricing based on deployment model and scale (per-user subscription or custom enterprise licensing). As always, the sticker price only tells part of the story. Factor in add-ons, implementation costs, and what's actually included at each tier.

It depends on how deeply ForgeRock is embedded in your stack. Most teams run both in parallel for a few weeks before cutting over. Check whether Duo Security supports importing your existing configs or policies. That's usually the biggest time sink.