Comparison of OTP applications

The following is a general comparison of OTP applications that are used to generate one-time passwords for two-factor authentication (2FA) systems using the time-based one-time password (TOTP) or the HMAC-based one-time password (HOTP) algorithms.nillnara6464 email.com

Authenticated implementations

Implementation	Description	Online sync.	Operating system / Platform							Non-default					Import methods		Export methods
			Windows	Mac	Linux	iOS	Android	J2ME	Other	Value length, d	Hash, H	Interval, TX	Epoch, T0	Steam	QR	JSON	QR	JSON
Aegis Authenticator	Free and open source app for Android to manage your 2-step verification tokens. [1]	Automatic backup to a location of your choosing	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Apple Keychain	Native password manager on Apple devices. Not on tvOS. [2]	Yes [3]	Yes [4]	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Apple Vision Pro	Yes	Yes	Yes	Un­known	Un­known
"Authenticator"	GNOME circle application. Free and Open Source, community-provided, but not shipped as part of GNOME's Core apps.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	Any desktop or mobile platform where GNOME can run	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Un­known
Bitwarden	Open Source Cross platform password manager. 2FA is a premium feature. [5]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Un­known	Yes [6]	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Bitwarden Authenticator	Free and open source app for Android and iOS to manage your 2-step verification tokens. [7]	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Ente Auth	Free, open source, cross-platform authenticatior with encrypted cloud sync. [8]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Web	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Yes [9]
SAASPASS Authenticator [10]	Cross-platform 2FA Authenticator with TOTP & HOTP generator with sharing capabilities and password manager integration. Multiple device support, Mobile app and web access with multiple backup capabilities.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Google Authenticator		Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Yandex Key [11]	Simple app for phones from Russian company	Yes, manually, for 1 year	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
IBM Security Verify		Un­known	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Un­known	Un­known	Yes	Un­known	Un­known
Microsoft Authenticator		Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
1Password	Cross-platform password manager [12]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Authy	By Twilio, from 2015, originally Authy. [13] Previously available for Chrome. [14]	Yes	Discontinued March 19, 2024 [15]			Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No
Enpass [16]	Password manager by Sinew Software Systems. Syncs over multiple back-ends.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Un­known	No
FreeOTP [17]	Maintained by RedHat, and based on Google Authenticator.	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
oathtool [18]	Command-line tool for generating OTP tokens.	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	FreeBSD, [19] NetBSD, [20] OpenBSD [21]	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Un­known
privacyIDEA Authenticator [22]	For use with privacyIDEA Authentication Server, with a secure enrollment process.	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Un­known
andOTP [23] (unmaintained) [24]	Open-source app for Android 4.4+. Compatible with Google Authenticator.	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No
Invantive Authenticator [25]	Focuses on integration with Invantive Keychain.	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
LastPass Authenticator [26]	Cross-platform OTP for mobile devices with support for online backup.	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Symantec VIP		Un­known	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
TOTP.APP [27]	Web-based authenticator not requiring registration.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Yubico Authenticator for Desktop [28]	By Yubico, for use with Yubikeys.	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	—	—	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Yubico Authenticator for Mobile			—	—	—	Yes	Yes
KeePassXC [29]	Password manager	Through user setup with Syncthing, [30] or only within the KeeWeb [31] online web App [32]	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	KeePassDX [33]	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2FAS [34]	Popular, feature rich open-source two-factor authenticator. No account required.	Online backup/sync via iCloud or Google Drive	Through browser extension connected to mobile app			Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
2fast [35]	Open-source two-factor authenticator. No account required. Available in Windows App Store.	No	Yes	No	No	No	No	No	No	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
2FAuth [36]	An open-source PHP web based self-hosted OTP generator, designed for both mobile and desktop.	Yes, web based						No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
totp-cli [37]	Popular, feature rich open-source two-factor authenticator. No account required.	Manually	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Open Authenticator [38]	Free, open-source and multiplatform app to manage your TOTPs.	Yes, requires a subscription for more than 6 TOTPs	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
TOTP ME [39]	Free, open-source J2ME MIDlet app to manage your TOTPs.	Manually	Using MicroEmulator app [40]			Un­known	Using J2ME Loader app [41]	Yes	Any with J2ME support or emulator	Yes	Yes	Yes	Time correction in seconds	No
Hotpants [42]	Free, open-source J2ME MIDlet app to manage your TOTPs and HOTPs.	Import via scanning QR code on screen	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	No
Tessera [43]	Free, open-source Qt for Symbian and desktop app to manage your TOTPs.	Un­known	Initial support for desktop			No	Could be ported	No	Symbian S60 5th Edition	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
GAuth Authenticator [44]	A simple application for multi-factor authentication, written in HTML using jQuery Mobile (and PhoneGap), jsSHA and LocalStorage.	Un­known	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known	Un­known
Authenticator App by 2Stable [45]	Secure two-factor authentication app for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch and Mac.	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Un­known	No

See also

• Password manager
• List of password managers

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