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

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