Cisco Duo vs ZeroTier Central

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

Cisco Duo

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USD · US · source: duo.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Duo Free — Free	Free $0 per user/month	Seat · per user/month	Standalone · Free
Duo Essentials — Essentials	USD 3 monthly · USD 3 / month with annual commitment $3 per user/month	Seat · per user/month	Standalone · Fixed
Duo Advantage — Advantage Highlighted	USD 6 monthly · USD 6 / month with annual commitment $6 per user/month	Seat · per user/month	Standalone · Fixed
Duo Premier — Premier	USD 9 monthly · USD 9 / month with annual commitment $9 per user/month	Seat · per user/month	Standalone · Fixed

ZeroTier Central

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USD · US · source: www.zerotier.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Personal	Free Free Forever	Flat	Standalone · Free
Essential	USD 18 monthly $18 Monthly	Flat	Standalone · Fixed
Scale	USD 179 monthly $179 Monthly	Flat	Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise	Contact sales Custom Commercial billing available	Flat	Standalone · Contact sales
Quantum	Contact sales Custom Commercial billing available	Flat	Standalone · Contact sales

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

Cisco Duo

Duo Free — Free

Highlights User limit: Up to 10 users

Included
Highlights MFA: Included
Highlights Authenticator app: Included

Duo Essentials — Essentials

Highlights Includes all Free features: Included
Highlights Duo Directory: Included
Highlights Phishing-resistant MFA: Included
Highlights Complete passwordless authentication: Included
Highlights Single sign-on: Included
Highlights Trusted Endpoints: Included
Highlights Unlimited applications: Included

Duo Advantage — Advantage

Highlights Includes all Essentials features: Included
Highlights Cisco Identity Intelligence (Cross-identity visibility, ISPM, and ITDR): Included
Highlights Duo Passport: Included
Highlights Session theft protection: Included
Highlights Active Directory Defense: Included
Highlights Risk-Based Authentication: Included

Duo Premier — Premier

Highlights Includes all Advantage features: Included
Highlights Complete Zero Trust access: Included
Highlights VPN-less remote access to private resources: Included
Highlights Complete device trust with endpoint protection check: Included

ZeroTier Central

Personal

Plan Details Included Devices: 10

Included
Plan Details Additional Devices: Excluded
Plan Details Networks: 1

Included
Plan Details Network Admins: 1

Included
Plan Details SSO: OIDC

Included
Plan Details Audit Logs: Excluded
Support Support: Community

Included

Essential

Plan Details Included Devices: 10

Included
Plan Details Additional Devices: $2.00 / Device / Mo.

Limited
Plan Details Networks: 10

Included
Plan Details Network Admins: 5

Included
Plan Details Premium Relays: Coming Soon!

Unknown
Plan Details SSO: OIDC

Included
Plan Details Access Control: Basic

Included
Plan Details ReBAC: Basic

Included
Plan Details Audit Logs: 30-Day

Limited
Support Support: Ticketed

Included

Scale

Plan Details Included Devices: 100

Included
Plan Details Additional Devices: $1.80 / Device / Mo.

Limited
Plan Details Networks: Unlimited

Included
Plan Details Network Admins: 10

Included
Plan Details Premium Relays: Coming Soon!

Unknown
Plan Details SSO: OIDC

Included
Plan Details Access Control: Basic

Included
Plan Details ReBAC: Basic

Included
Plan Details Audit Logs: 30-Day

Limited
Support Support: Ticketed

Included

Enterprise

Plan Details Included Devices: Custom

Included
Plan Details Additional Devices: Custom

Included
Plan Details Networks: Unlimited

Included
Plan Details Network Admins: Unlimited

Included
Plan Details Premium Relays: Coming Soon!

Unknown
Plan Details SSO: OIDC

Included
Plan Details Access Control: Included

Included
Plan Details ReBAC: Enhanced

Included
Plan Details Audit Logs: 90-Day

Limited
Support Support: Priority

Included
Support SLA: Available

Included

Quantum

Plan Details Included Devices: Custom

Included
Plan Details Additional Devices: Custom

Included
Plan Details Networks: Unlimited

Included
Plan Details Network Admins: Unlimited

Included
Plan Details Premium Relays: Coming Soon!

Unknown
Plan Details ReBAC: Enhanced

Included
Plan Details Audit Logs: Custom

Included
Security Key Exchange Algorithm: ML-KEM-1024 / ECC-384

Included
Networking Telemetry: OTel Support

Included
Support Support: Priority

Included
Support SLA: Custom

Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

Cisco Duo

August 27, 2026 Source
- Duo Free — Free: Free
- Duo Essentials — Essentials: USD 3 monthly · USD 3 / month with annual commitment
- Duo Advantage — Advantage: USD 6 monthly · USD 6 / month with annual commitment
- Duo Premier — Premier: USD 9 monthly · USD 9 / month with annual commitment

ZeroTier Central

August 27, 2026 Source
- Personal: Free
- Essential: USD 18 monthly
- Scale: USD 179 monthly
- Enterprise: Contact sales
- Quantum: Contact sales
August 27, 2026 Source
- Personal: Free
- Essential: USD 18 monthly
- Scale: USD 179 monthly
- Enterprise: Contact sales