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Transmit Security

Transmit Security

Founded 2014·US·Private
4.4

Combined score

G2
4.547
Gartner
4.436

▪ Editorial verdict

Transmit Security occupies a genuinely different position than most workforce-focused MFA vendors, built specifically for high-volume customer-facing authentication where fraud prevention and user experience must be balanced at scale. The identity orchestration capability, combining device signals, behavioural biometrics, and fraud intelligence, reflects the founding team's earlier background in fraud prevention for major financial institutions.

The honest positioning to understand before evaluating is that this is customer identity infrastructure, not internal workforce MFA.

The verdict: right for enterprises building customer-facing digital identity experiences with fraud prevention requirements. Organisations needing internal workforce MFA should evaluate Cisco Duo or Microsoft Entra MFA instead.

Last reviewed: September 2026

G2

4.547 reviews

Gartner

4.436 reviews
Gartner MQ: Not in MQ

MFA / Passwordless Authentication assessment

PROTECTIONStrong
Phishing-resistant factors
4 / 5
Factor breadth & fallback
4 / 5
OPERATIONSStrong
Adaptive & risk-based policies
5 / 5
Device posture integration
3 / 5
ANALYTICSStrong
Authentication telemetry
5 / 5
TRUST & ECOSYSTEMAdequate
Admin & privileged protections
3 / 5

Strongest: Adaptive & risk-based policies

Watch out for: Admin & privileged protections

Strengths & limitations

Strengths

●The strongest identity orchestration capability in this comparison, purpose built for high-volume customer-facing authentication and fraud prevention
●Sophisticated risk-based authentication combining device signals, behavioural biometrics, and fraud intelligence
●Strong enterprise heritage from a founding team with earlier fraud prevention work for major financial institutions

Watch out for

●Primary positioning is customer identity and access management rather than internal workforce MFA
●No Gartner Magic Quadrant presence
●Deployment and configuration complexity reflects sophisticated orchestration capability requiring meaningful implementation investment

Best for

Enterprises building customer-facing digital identity and authentication experiences at scale with fraud prevention requirements.

Not suitable for: Organisations whose primary need is internal workforce MFA rather than customer-facing identity orchestration.

Compliance coverage

●SOC 2
●PCI-DSS
●GDPR
●ISO 27001
○Essential Eight
○AU Privacy Act
○HIPAA
○NIST CSF
○CMMC
○NIS2
○DORA
○CIS Benchmarks

Switching intelligence

Switching from

Common migration paths based on review data

  • Basic customer login without fraud intelligence

Also considering

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Quick facts

Pricing modelPer user or per authentication, annual
Pricing rangeQuote-based, enterprise
Free trialNo
Min seatsNo minimum
Deployment time2-4 weeks
Complexity4 / 5
Pricing transparency1 / 5
AU presenceNo
IRAP assessedNo
Open sourceProprietary

Deployment

ModelsSaaS
OS supportWindows, macOS, iOS, Android
CloudAWS, Azure, GCP
SupportPhone, Email, Dedicated CSM, Professional Services
Data residencyUS, EU

Company

Transmit Security

Founded 2014 · 500-1000 employees · Private

HQ: US

Not publicly disclosed

Certifications

SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001

Integrations

OktaAuth0SalesforceCustom API