SurePassID Push Authenticator vs Optimal Authenticator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SurePassID Push Authenticator
This app provides a cost-effective solution for multi-factor authentication using soft and push tokens. It offers a convenient backup to hardware tokens, allowing users to authenticate solely with their mobile devices.
- Multi-factor authentication
- Soft and push tokens
- Backup for hardware tokens
- One-click token installation
- Unlimited token capacity
- Instant electronic distribution
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SurePassID Push Authenticator offers a lowest-cost option for multi-factor authentication soft and push tokens. Even enterprises issuing hardware OTP tokens can deploy SurePassID Push Authenticator as an excellent secondary or backup authentication method in case users forget or lose their hardware token. The SurePassID Push Authenticator soft/push tokens offer the following advantages over traditional hardware tokens: - Soft tokens hold a virtually unlimited number of SurePassID OTP soft tokens - In addition to QR codes for token activations, both applications support one-click installation of soft tokens increasing user satisfaction and eliminating security flaws inherent with QR codes. - No need for users to carry additional hardware tokens – just their phone. - Soft tokens are created instantaneously and electronically distributed to your users. Conversely, traditional hardware tokens must be sent to individual users. - They are digital and thus are inherently less costly than traditional hardware tokens. Perfect for budget-constrained companies. - Soft tokens are delivered to users in a matter of minutes. Hardware tokens can often require a set of operational procedures for the distribution of physical corporate assets.
Optimal Authenticator
This app provides a secure way to verify your identity for accessing other applications. It uses two-factor authentication via push notifications or verification codes, and allows organizations to register trusted devices for sign-in requests.
- Two-factor authentication
- Push notification verification
- On-app verification codes
- Trusted device registration
- Secure identity verification
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With the Optimal Authenticator, quickly and securely verify your identity for access to all of your applications. Authentication features include: Two-factor authentication: Two-factor authentication provides an extra layer of security to your account. When signing in, after entering your password, you'll be asked to provide additional verification via the app. A push notification is sent to your mobile device to alert you of a pending two-factor verification request. Simply tap on the notification to launch the app and tap Approve to complete the verification. Alternatively, you may be prompted to enter the verification code displayed in the app. Device registration: By registering your device through the app, organizations can verify that the sign-in request is coming from a trusted device.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Optimal Authenticator at 3.0 against SurePassID Push Authenticator's 2.0. SurePassID Push Authenticator's advantage is review sentiment (40% vs 0%) and ratings volume (21 vs 4). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Optimal Authenticator holds the better App Store score, 3.0 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SurePassID Push Authenticator has 21 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 40% of SurePassID Push Authenticator's written reviews are positive against 0% of Optimal Authenticator's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
SurePassID Push Authenticator ships an update every 4 months, Optimal Authenticator every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 11, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SurePassID Push Authenticator | Optimal Authenticator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.0 (21 ratings) | 3.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 21 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 6 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SurePassID Corporation | Optimal IdM |
Customer experience
SurePassID Push Authenticator
Optimal Authenticator
In-app purchases
SurePassID Push Authenticator
No in-app purchases
Optimal Authenticator
No in-app purchases
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