Comparison

RSA Authenticator (SecurID) vs FortiToken Mobile

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

RSA Authenticator (SecurID)

This app provides multi-factor authentication for enterprises, offering passwordless security through device-bound passkeys. It supports various authentication methods like OTP, biometrics, and push notifications to secure digital access.

Highlights
  • Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
  • Passwordless Security with Passkeys
  • One-Time Passcodes (OTP)
  • Push Notifications
  • Biometric Authentication
  • QR Code Authentication
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RSA Authenticator App Secure your digital life and streamline access with the RSA Authenticator App. Designed for enterprises and highly regulated industries, RSA offers a trusted way to secure authentication regardless of your environment. Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Made Easy Protect your accounts with RSA's diverse multi-factor authentication (MFA) options, including one-time passcodes (OTP), QR codes, code matching, push notifications, biometrics, and hardware authenticators for an extra layer of security. RSA provides device-bound passkeys that are seamless and phishing-resistant, ensuring a smooth experience across your apps and services. Passwordless Security, Simplified Forget passwords; use passkeys. Use your device-bound passkey for fast, secure, and frictionless authentication—perfect for organizations looking to reduce risks and boost workforce productivity. Note: Your company must be an RSA customer to use this app. Contact your help desk administrator if you did not receive the information required to register your device. The RSA Authenticator app is an update to the existing SecurID 4.X app and a replacement for SecurID Authenticate 3.9.x app. Please refer to the “What’s New” section on macOS and iOS App Store for further details.

About

FortiToken Mobile

This app generates one-time passwords (OTPs) for secure authentication. It supports event-based and time-based OTPs, acting as a client for back-end validation servers. The application prioritizes user privacy and control, requiring explicit permissions for any data access.

Highlights
  • Event-based OTP generation
  • Time-based OTP generation
  • OATH compliant
  • QR code scanning for activation
  • TouchID/FaceID for app security
  • Push notifications
Features
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FortiToken Mobile is an OATH compliant, event-based and time-based One Time Password (OTP) generator application for the mobile device. It is the client component of Fortinet’s highly secure, simple to use and administer, and extremely cost effective solution for meeting your strong authentication needs. You will need to use FortiOS or FortiAuthenticator as the back-end validation server. Requires iOS 12 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Privacy and Control: FortiToken Mobile cannot change settings on your phone, take pictures or video, record or transmit audio, nor can it read or send emails. Further, it cannot see your browser history, and it requires your permission to send you notifications or to change any settings. And, FortiToken Mobile cannot remotely wipe your phone. Any visibility FortiToken Mobile requires is to verify your OS version to determine app version compatibility. Sensitive information, such as Email Address or Token seeds may be entered during manual installation of FortiToken tokens, 3rd Party tokens, and Token Transfer. While FortiToken Mobile cannot change any settings without your permission, the following permissions are relevant to FortiToken Mobile operations: • Access to camera for scanning QR codes for easy token activation • TouchID/FaceID: used for app security, respectively. • Access to the Internet for communication to activate tokens and receive push notifications • "Send Feedback by Email", to automatically populate the "Sender" field • Internally share files between applications to prepare an attachment to be sent by email for "Send Feedback by Email" • FortiToken must keep the phone awake while it is upgrading the internal database to avoid data corruption. By downloading and Installing FortiToken Mobile, I agree with all terms stated above.

Screenshots

RSA Authenticator (SecurID)4 screens
FortiToken Mobile4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: RSA Authenticator (SecurID) at none against FortiToken Mobile's 2. FortiToken Mobile's advantage is chart position (#185 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FortiToken Mobile sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. RSA Authenticator (SecurID) asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FortiToken Mobile holds the better App Store score, 2.9 against 2.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 335 and 123 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 27% of RSA Authenticator (SecurID)'s written reviews are positive against 33% of FortiToken Mobile's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RSA Authenticator (SecurID) ships an update every 3 months, FortiToken Mobile every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
RSA Authenticator (SecurID) versus FortiToken Mobile: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRSA Authenticator (SecurID)FortiToken Mobile
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.7 (335 ratings)2.9 (123 ratings) — better
Positive reviews26.8% of reviews32.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings335 — better123
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#185 — better
DevicesiPhone, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB14 MB
Age rating4++4
DeveloperRSA SecurityFortinet

Customer experience

RSA Authenticator (SecurID)

All ratings331 ratings
Positive37.5%
Neutral10.0%
Negative52.6%
Written reviews568 reviews
Positive26.8%
Neutral12.5%
Negative60.7%

FortiToken Mobile

All ratings120 ratings
Positive40.8%
Neutral13.3%
Negative45.8%
Written reviews162 reviews
Positive32.7%
Neutral15.4%
Negative51.9%

User reviews

RSA Authenticator (SecurID)

From 335 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Works great
  • 🔒 Secure authentication
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Convenient alternative to hardware token

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Face ID bug
  • 🐛 Persistent token disappearing issue
  • 🐛 Buggy app
  • 🤔 Confusing UI changes
  • 🤔 Ugly app icon

FortiToken Mobile

From 123 App Store ratings

What we love

  • ✅ Core functionality works reliably when stable
  • 🔒 Provides effective two-factor authentication
  • 👍 Simple and easy to use interface
  • ⚡ Quick token generation
  • 🎯 Does exactly what it's designed to do

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Critical crash issue after May 2025 update
  • 🐛 Push notification approval buttons frequently unresponsive
  • 😤 Forced proprietary app instead of standard TOTP
  • 📱 No Apple Watch support
  • 🎨 Dated and unattractive UI design

Bugs and requests

RSA Authenticator (SecurID)

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes on launch
  • Token import/sync issues
  • Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
  • Incorrect token generation on wrong PIN entry

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add Apple Watch support
  • Implement Face ID/Touch ID authentication
  • Allow copying/pasting of token
  • Provide option to customize notification sounds
  • Add widget for quick token access

FortiToken Mobile

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • App crashes immediately on launch after May 2025 update
  • Push notification Approve/Deny buttons hang and don't respond
  • QR code scanner fails to capture or focus properly
  • Camera permission granted but no capture box appears
  • App crashes on first open then works on second attempt
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  • Tokens go out of sync requiring re-pairing
  • Push notifications fail to work entirely
  • iOS 26 push notification dialog doesn't appear
  • App freezes when push notifications arrive
  • macOS M2 compatibility issues
  • JSON error when activating tokens

Requested features

9 requests
  • Apple Watch app with push approval capability
  • Support for standard TOTP/HOTP authentication
  • Tap-to-copy token feature instead of long-press
  • Home screen widget for quick access
  • Larger hit box for eye icon
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  • Search functionality for multiple tokens
  • macOS app support
  • Improved QR code scanning with better focus
  • Simplified PIN/password authentication flow

In-app purchases

None

RSA Authenticator (SecurID)

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

FortiToken Mobile

One-time2
  • 5 tokens$499.00
  • 10 tokens$959.00

Questions

Is RSA Authenticator (SecurID) free?
RSA Authenticator (SecurID) is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is FortiToken Mobile free?
FortiToken Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RSA Authenticator (SecurID) or FortiToken Mobile?
FortiToken Mobile is rated higher. RSA Authenticator (SecurID) averages 2.7 out of 5 from 335 ratings, while FortiToken Mobile averages 2.9 from 123 ratings.
Do RSA Authenticator (SecurID) or FortiToken Mobile have ads?
Neither RSA Authenticator (SecurID) nor FortiToken Mobile shows ads.
Which is updated more often, RSA Authenticator (SecurID) or FortiToken Mobile?
RSA Authenticator (SecurID) ships an update every 3 months, and FortiToken Mobile every 2 months. Most recently, RSA Authenticator (SecurID) was updated on October 26, 2026 and FortiToken Mobile on October 24, 2026.

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