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Authy vs Sqreen: What are the differences?

What is Authy? The easiest way to add Two-Factor Authentication to any website or app. We make the best rated Two-Factor Authentication smartphone app for consumers, a Rest API for developers and a strong authentication platform for the enterprise.

What is Sqreen? Automated security for developers. Sqreen is a security platform that helps engineering team protect their web applications, API and micro-services in real-time. The solution installs with a simple application library and doesn't require engineering resources to operate. Security anomalies triggered are reported with technical context to help engineers fix the code. Ops team can assess the impact of attacks and monitor suspicious user accounts involved.

Authy and Sqreen can be categorized as "Security" tools.

Some of the features offered by Authy are:

  • Very secure- We take security seriously. We use industry standard secure algorithms (HMAC RFC 4426) and 256 bits keys which are always encrypted at rest.
  • Fully redundant- The Authy API is deployed accross different PCI level 1 data-centers and it's fully redundant. We also use a DNS provider with anycast support. We've had 100% availability since 2011.
  • Great user experience- You connect to Authy using a transparent REST API which allows you to customize the experience you want for your users.

On the other hand, Sqreen provides the following key features:

  • Protection against vulnerabilities
  • Monitoring of security anomalies
  • Monitoring of suspicious users

According to the StackShare community, Authy has a broader approval, being mentioned in 20 company stacks & 5 developers stacks; compared to Sqreen, which is listed in 11 company stacks and 3 developer stacks.

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Pros of Authy
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    Google Authenticator-compatible
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    Block attacks in real-time
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    Security monitoring
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    Integrates in minutes
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    Easily enforce security headers
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    Prevent data breaches
  • 5
    Get full visibility into app security
  • 5
    Monitor suspicious users
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    Unified security solution for web apps

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Cons of Authy
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    Terrible UI on mobile
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    What is Authy?

    We make the best rated Two-Factor Authentication smartphone app for consumers, a Rest API for developers and a strong authentication platform for the enterprise.

    What is Sqreen?

    Sqreen is a security platform that helps engineering team protect their web applications, API and micro-services in real-time. The solution installs with a simple application library and doesn't require engineering resources to operate. Security anomalies triggered are reported with technical context to help engineers fix the code. Ops team can assess the impact of attacks and monitor suspicious user accounts involved.

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