# keytos

Source: https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/keytos/
Last updated: 2026-06-19
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## Overview

Keytos provides passwordless authentication and certificate management with a strong focus on Microsoft Azure and Entra environments. Founded in 2020 in Seattle, it appeals to Microsoft-centric teams that want to combine [phishing-resistant](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/phishing-resistant-mfa/) sign-in with automated PKI, consolidating certificate lifecycle and authentication that would otherwise need several tools.

## What it is good at

Tight Azure and Entra integration is the strength. Keytos automates certificate issuance and rotation, supports [FIDO2 and passkey](https://startwithidentity.com/standards/webauthn-fido2/) authentication, and slots into Microsoft-native workflows so that PKI and phishing-resistant auth become one managed motion. For teams already standardized on Entra ID, that removes a lot of the manual certificate toil that usually surrounds passwordless rollouts. It also reaches adjacent credential types such as SSH and code-signing certificates, so the same automation that protects user sign-in extends to the machine and developer credentials that frequently go unmanaged and become an audit problem later.

## Where it falls short

Its value drops sharply outside the Microsoft ecosystem, and breadth is narrower than general-purpose [MFA](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/mfa/) vendors. It is not a multi-cloud identity suite, and it expects Entra as the backbone. Multi-cloud or non-Microsoft shops will find the fit awkward.

## Pricing

Subscription with published pricing. Model certificate and seat volume with the [TCO calculator](https://startwithidentity.com/tools/tco-calculator/).

## Best for, and who should look elsewhere

Choose it for Azure and Entra shops that want passwordless plus certificate automation in one place. Teams outside Microsoft should look at [Yubico](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/yubico/) for hardware keys or [Duo](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/duo/) for managed MFA; those wanting broad credential orchestration should compare [Axiad](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/axiad/). See the full [MFA directory](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/).

## Bottom line

A practical passwordless-and-PKI choice for Microsoft-centric organizations, and a poor fit for everyone else.