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MFA vendors

We list 49 companies active in MFA and passwordless authentication, and 11 of them have it as their main focus. 5 are public, 12 are owned by another company and 32 are private. Most are based in the United States (32). The oldest, Thales Cyber Solutions, was founded in 1893. By revenue from annual reports, the largest company here is Microsoft ($331.8bn in FY2026).

By countryUnited States 32

Companies focused on MFA and passwordless authentication

11 companies
CompanyBased inFoundedSizeOwnershipRevenue
OneSpan

OneSpan provides authentication, fraud prevention, and eSignature solutions for digital agreements and transactions.

Boston, United StatesPublic, OSPN$243.2m (FY2025)
CAI Technology

CAI Technology is a Romanian company that builds specialised AI tools for regulated sectors.

Bucharest, Romania2024Private
Duo Security

Duo Security provides multi-factor authentication and identity security tools for businesses.

Ann Arbor, United States2010Owned by Cisco
HB Technologies

HB Technologies provides smart card and digital security solutions for government, banking, telecom and transport sectors.

Rouiba, Algeria2004Private
HYPR

HYPR provides passwordless authentication and identity verification for enterprises.

Holmdel, United States2014Private
Paravision

Paravision builds identity AI software.

United StatesPrivate
Trust Onion

Trust Onion makes an app that helps trusted groups verify each other's identity using rotating codewords and signed selfies.

Sheridan, United StatesPrivate
ValidSoft

ValidSoft provides voice authentication and deepfake detection.

United Kingdom2003Private
Beyond Identity

Beyond Identity provides identity security software that eliminates passwords and verifies users and devices.

New York, United StatesPrivate
HID Global

Authentication products including FIDO security keys, smart cards and passkey management, alongside physical access control, credential issuance and identity technology.

Austin, United StatesPrivate
Yubico

Yubico makes hardware security keys for authentication and access control.

Stockholm, Sweden2007Owned by ACQ Bure AB

Also active in MFA and passwordless authentication

38 companies
CompanyBased inFoundedSizeOwnershipRevenue
Microsoft

Microsoft sells software, cloud services, hardware, and gaming products.

Redmond, United States1975228,000 staffPublic, MSFT$331.8bn (FY2026)
Okta

Okta provides cloud-based identity and access management solutions for workforce and customer identities.

San Francisco, United States2009Public, OKTA$2.9bn (FY2026)
BIO-key International

BIO-key provides identity and access management solutions with biometric authentication for enterprises and organisations.

Holmdel, United StatesPublic, BKYI$5.9m (FY2025)
Thales Cyber Solutions

Cybersecurity division of the Thales Group, with ANSSI, CREST, FedRAMP 3PAO, and NATO-cleared personnel. Defence, government, and critical infrastructure penetration testing worldwide.

Paris, France189383,020 staffOwned by Thales
Buypass

Buypass AS is a Norwegian company that provides secure digital identity, electronic signature and payment services.

Oslo, Norway200190 staffOwned by Total Specific Solutions
1Password

Provides a password manager and platform for securing credentials and access.

Toronto, Canada2005Private
Auth0

Auth0 provides authentication and authorization services for applications and AI agents.

Bellevue, United States2013Part of Okta
Authentik Security

Authentik Security provides a self-hosted open source identity provider for authentication and access management.

Philadelphia, United States2020Private
Bitwarden

Bitwarden provides open source password management and secrets management for individuals and organisations.

Santa Barbara, United States2016Private
Clavister

Clavister is a Swedish cybersecurity company that develops, tests and supports all its technology in Sweden.

Örnsköldsvik, Sweden1997Public, CLAV
Dashlane

Dashlane provides credential security and password management for businesses.

Paris, France2009Private
Descope

Descope provides a customer and agentic identity platform for authentication and authorization.

Los Altos, United States2022Private
Enpass

Enpass is a password manager that stores encrypted data on the user's own cloud storage.

Wilmington, United StatesPrivate
FaceTec

FaceTec provides 3D liveness detection and face matching software for secure identity verification.

Summerlin, United StatesPrivate
Imprivata

Imprivata provides access management and digital identity solutions for organisations in mission-critical and life-critical sectors.

Lexington, United States2002Owned by Thoma Bravo
Ironvest

IronVest provides intent verification for banks and fintechs to prevent fraud.

United States2022Private
IronWiFi

IronWiFi sells a cloud-based network identity platform for WiFi authentication and access control.

Orlando, United States2014Private
Iru

Iru is a software company that sells a unified platform for managing devices, identity and compliance.

Coral Gables, United States2018Private
JumpCloud

JumpCloud provides a cloud-based directory platform for managing identities, devices, and access.

Louisville, United States2013Private
LastPass

LastPass provides password management and access control software for individuals and businesses.

United States2008Owned by Francisco Partners and Elliott Investment Management
LoginRadius

LoginRadius provides a customer identity and access management platform for enterprises to authenticate and manage users.

Vancouver, Canada2012Private
OneLogin

OneLogin sells identity and access management software.

San Francisco, United States2009Part of One Identity
Pindrop

Pindrop provides deepfake detection and identity verification for voice and video interactions.

Atlanta, United States2011Private
Ping Identity

Ping Identity provides identity and access management software for enterprises.

Denver, United States2002Owned by Thoma Bravo
PONA Technology

PONA Teknoloji manufactures firewalls, VPNs and endpoint security products for corporate networks.

TurkeyPrivate
Proton

Proton provides encrypted email, VPN, cloud storage, and other privacy services.

Geneva, Switzerland2014Private
RoboForm

RoboForm is a password manager that stores and generates passwords and fills online forms.

Fairfax, United StatesPrivate
Shufti

Shufti provides identity verification, KYC, AML screening and fraud prevention software for businesses worldwide.

London, United Kingdom2017Private
Silverfort

Silverfort provides runtime identity security for enterprises, protecting human and machine identities across cloud and on-premises environments.

Plano, United States2016Private
Symmatrics

Symmatrics provides one-time pad encryption products for data in transit and at rest.

Tysons Corner, United StatesPrivate
Transmit Security

Transmit Security provides customer identity and access management and fraud prevention software for enterprises.

Boston, United States2014Private
WALLIX

WALLIX provides identity and access management and privileged access security software for IT and industrial environments.

Paris, France2003Private
WatchGuard

WatchGuard provides unified cybersecurity solutions for networks, endpoints, identities, and cloud environments.

Seattle, United States1996Owned by Vector Capital
Zoho Vault

Password and passkey manager for individuals, teams and businesses, with encrypted storage, credential sharing controls, single sign-on and audit trails.

Chennai, IndiaPrivate
eMudhra

Provides digital signature, public key infrastructure and identity authentication services to enterprises and governments.

Bengaluru, India2008Private
RSA

RSA provides identity and access management solutions for government, financial, and high-assurance organisations.

Burlington, United States1986Owned by Clearlake Capital
Safenet

Thales provides cybersecurity products and services to protect data, applications, and identities.

Riverside, United States1983Owned by Thales
SAP

Customer identity and access management for B2C and B2B, with passwordless login, consent management and customer profiles, alongside SAP's enterprise business software.

Walldorf, GermanyPrivate

Recent deals in MFA and passwordless authentication

All MFA and passwordless authentication deals
DateDealAmountSource
July 2026Okta acquired Permiso SecuritySource for Okta buying Permiso Security, opens in a new tab$200mSource for Okta buying Permiso Security, opens in a new tab
June 20261Password acquired AponoSource for 1Password buying Apono, opens in a new tabUndisclosedSource for 1Password buying Apono, opens in a new tab
May 2026WatchGuard acquired Perimeters.ioSource for WatchGuard buying Perimeters.io, opens in a new tabUndisclosedSource for WatchGuard buying Perimeters.io, opens in a new tab
April 2026Silverfort acquired Fabrix SecuritySource for Silverfort buying Fabrix Security, opens in a new tabUndisclosedSource for Silverfort buying Fabrix Security, opens in a new tab
January 2026JumpCloud acquired MacSolutionSource for JumpCloud buying MacSolution, opens in a new tabUndisclosedSource for JumpCloud buying MacSolution, opens in a new tab
January 2026OneSpan acquired Build38Source for OneSpan buying Build38, opens in a new tabUndisclosedSource for OneSpan buying Build38, opens in a new tab
November 2025WALLIX acquired MalizenSource for WALLIX buying Malizen, opens in a new tabUndisclosedSource for WALLIX buying Malizen, opens in a new tab
October 2025Imprivata acquired VerosintSource for Imprivata buying Verosint, opens in a new tabUndisclosedSource for Imprivata buying Verosint, opens in a new tab
October 2025JumpCloud acquired BreezSource for JumpCloud buying Breez, opens in a new tabUndisclosedSource for JumpCloud buying Breez, opens in a new tab
October 2025Ping Identity acquired KeylessSource for Ping Identity buying Keyless, opens in a new tabUndisclosedSource for Ping Identity buying Keyless, opens in a new tab

Acquisitions come from SecurityWeek's monthly M&A round-ups from 2021 onwards, from Cybersecurity Ventures' quarterly M&A reports for 2020, and a few from Wikipedia lists. These are dated to the month. A few deals added from the news are dated to the day. Smaller deals may be missing. Amounts are in US dollars.

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