Alternatives to Ente Auth

Open-source two-factor authenticator with end-to-end encrypted backups. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Ente Auth.

  • 2FAS

    Open-source authenticator app with browser-extension push approvals.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidiOSBrowser extension

    2FAS is open source and backs up encrypted to your own iCloud or Google Drive with no extra account, but it has no standalone desktop app.

  • Proton Authenticator

    A free two-factor authentication app from Proton with end-to-end encrypted sync between your devices and no advertising.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsLinuxAndroid

    Proton Authenticator is open source under the GPL with end-to-end encrypted sync to desktop, but needs a Proton account instead of an Ente account and has no web client.

  • Aegis Authenticator

    An encrypted two-factor authentication app for Android with real backups and imports from every other authenticator.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Aegis keeps an encrypted vault with automatic backups you control and no account, but it runs only on Android with no cloud sync.

  • Authy

    Mobile two-factor authenticator with encrypted cloud backup.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Authy offers encrypted backup and sync without an Ente account, but it is closed source, mobile only and recovery is tied to a phone number.

  • Google Authenticator

    Google's mobile app that generates one-time verification codes for two-step verification.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Google Authenticator is closed source and mobile only, and its optional sync ties your codes to a Google Account.

  • Microsoft Authenticator

    Microsoft's mobile authenticator app for multi-factor and passwordless sign-in to personal and work accounts.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Microsoft Authenticator is closed source and mobile only, adding passwordless sign-in for Microsoft personal and work accounts.

  • FreeOTP

    An open-source two-factor authentication app for Android and iOS that generates one-time codes.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroidiOS

    FreeOTP is open source and available on F-Droid, but it is mobile only with no desktop or web client.

  • Bitwarden Authenticator

    A standalone mobile app from Bitwarden that generates and stores two-step verification codes.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Bitwarden Authenticator is a free mobile-only app from a password manager vendor, not open source, with few published details about backup.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Ente Auth as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • Authenticator

    A GNOME desktop app that generates two-factor authentication codes using the TOTP and HOTP standards.

    FreeOpen sourceLinux

    Ente Auth runs on Linux, Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and the web, and adds free end-to-end encrypted cloud backup that requires an Ente account.

  • Duo Mobile

    Enterprise multi-factor authentication app with push approvals.

    FreeProprietaryAndroidiOS

    Ente Auth is open source and adds desktop and web clients with free end-to-end encrypted cloud backup, though backup relies on an Ente account.

  • OTPClient

    A GTK4 desktop app for managing TOTP and HOTP two-factor codes in encrypted databases.

    FreeOpen sourceLinuxCommand line

    Ente Auth adds clients for Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and the web, with free end-to-end encrypted cloud backup tied to an Ente account.

  • Step Two

    A two-step verification code app for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac with iCloud backup.

    PaidProprietarymacOSiOSBrowser extension

    Ente Auth is free and open source on Apple platforms plus Windows, Linux, Android and the web, with end-to-end encrypted backup through an Ente account instead of iCloud.

  • Stratum

    A free and open-source two-factor authentication app for Android with encrypted backups and Wear OS support.

    FreeOpen sourceAndroid

    Ente Auth adds iOS, desktop and web clients with free end-to-end encrypted cloud backup, which relies on an Ente account instead of local files.

  • Yubico Authenticator

    An app that shows two-factor codes from OATH credentials stored on a YubiKey.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSLinuxAndroidiOS

    Ente Auth keeps codes in software on desktop, mobile and web with free end-to-end encrypted cloud backup, and is open source, removing the need for a YubiKey.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.