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Ente Auth vs Yubico Authenticator: catalog facts
Ente Auth	Yubico Authenticator
Free Free and open source, funded by the company's photo storage product.	Free The app is free; it requires a YubiKey, which is bought separately.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, Web	Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS
End-to-end encrypted cloud backup at no cost Clients on mobile, desktop and the web, all open source	Secrets stay on the hardware key rather than the device Same codes available on any machine where the key is plugged in
Backup relies on an Ente account, even though the data is encrypted	Requires a YubiKey Losing the key loses access to the stored codes unless you have a backup
Downloadable app, Web application	Downloadable app
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026

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