OT Advanced Authentication vs GroupWise Messenger
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
OT Advanced Authentication
Enhance security beyond traditional passwords with multifactor authentication. Protect sensitive data from fraud and unauthorized access with advanced verification methods.
- Multifactor authentication
- Secure sensitive information
- Step-up protection
- Fraud prevention
- Unauthorized access prevention
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OpenText Advanced Authentication lets you move beyond username and password to a more secure way to protect your sensitive information. Using multifactor authentication, you can now step up protection at a time when fraud or unauthorized access are overriding concerns. Additional information on the features and benefits of Advanced Authentication is available at https://www.opentext.com/products/advanced-authentication.
GroupWise Messenger
This cross-platform instant messaging system enhances team communication and collaboration for businesses. It offers secure, encrypted messaging, file transfer, and integration with existing systems, ensuring safe IM use in the workplace.
- Cross-platform instant messaging
- Secure and encrypted messages
- File transfer capabilities
- Integration with GroupWise
- Simultaneous connections
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Micro Focus GroupWise Messenger helps your teams communicate and work better together, gives you a cross-platform, business-class instant messaging system that provides security ,and takes the risk out of using IM in the workplace. By connecting this mobile app to your existing Messenger 18 system, Messenger uses your existing mobile data or wifi connection to instantly and securely communicate with co-workers -- no matter where they are! Simultaneous connections, encrypted messages, file transfer, and integration with GroupWise are all supported. To use this app, your organization must have a GroupWise Messenger system deployed. Please visit https://www.microfocus.com/products/enterprise-messaging/ for more information.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GroupWise Messenger at 3.4 against OT Advanced Authentication's 1.7. GroupWise Messenger also leads on monetization model (free vs paid) and iOS requirement (11.3 vs 15). OT Advanced Authentication's advantage is ratings volume (149 vs 5) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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.
GroupWise Messenger holds the better App Store score, 3.4 against 1.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: OT Advanced Authentication has 149 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 8% of OT Advanced Authentication's written reviews are positive against 0% of GroupWise Messenger's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
OT Advanced Authentication ships an update every 3 months, GroupWise Messenger every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | OT Advanced Authentication | GroupWise Messenger |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.7 (149 ratings) | 3.4 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 8.3% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 149 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 8 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15 | 11.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NetIQ Corporation | OpenText |
Customer experience
OT Advanced Authentication
GroupWise Messenger
Bugs and requests
OT Advanced Authentication
Reported bugs
13 issues- Push notifications disappear immediately after appearing
- Authentication requests timeout within seconds of approval
- App crashes on iOS 14+ and iPhone 12/15 models
- Face ID gets stuck in loop requiring phone restart
- QR code scanner fails to work
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- Blank white screen appears instead of PIN entry
- App fails to launch or shows brief flash then disappears
- Notifications not appearing on Apple Watch despite settings enabled
- Login credentials not persisting between sessions
- App freezes during enrollment of new organizations
- PIN reset fails and deletes user data
- App becomes unresponsive after failed authentication attempts
- Incompatibility with device upgrades causing permanent lockout
Requested features
9 requests- Apple Watch support for direct approval without phone
- Biometric/Face ID authentication without PIN requirement
- Lock screen notification approval capability
- Persistent notification badges
- Ability to bulk delete request history
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- Better error messages and troubleshooting guidance
- Improved UI/design modernization
- Seamless device transfer without account lockout
- Offline TOTP functionality
GroupWise Messenger
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
OT Advanced Authentication
No in-app purchases
GroupWise Messenger
No in-app purchases
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