# nok-nok-labs

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Last updated: 2026-06-19
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## Overview

Nok Nok Labs is a FIDO pioneer and standards contributor, offering a passwordless authentication platform built around FIDO and [passkeys](https://startwithidentity.com/standards/webauthn-fido2/) for large-scale deployments. Founded in 2011 in San Jose, it helped author the original FIDO specifications, and that standards heritage shows in a platform aimed at carriers, banks, and other organizations rolling out passwordless to millions of users.

## What it is good at

Deep FIDO expertise and standards purity are the strengths, backed by proven scale with telecoms and financial institutions. The platform is [phishing-resistant](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/phishing-resistant-mfa/) by design and engineered for high-volume, high-availability deployments where a vendor-specific shortcut would not survive. For organizations that want to bet on open standards rather than a proprietary authenticator, the pedigree is hard to match.

## Where it falls short

As a focused platform vendor, it is less of a turnkey product for small teams and not a full IAM suite, so [SSO](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/), provisioning, and governance live elsewhere. The strength at scale comes with implementation effort, and smaller buyers may find it heavier than they need.

## Pricing

Enterprise subscription, quote-based. Model large-scale seat counts with the [TCO calculator](https://startwithidentity.com/tools/tco-calculator/).

## Best for, and who should look elsewhere

Choose it for large enterprises, telecoms, and banks deploying [FIDO](https://startwithidentity.com/standards/webauthn-fido2/) at scale who want a standards-pure platform. Small teams should look at an off-the-shelf [MFA](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/mfa/) app like [Microsoft Authenticator](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/microsoft-authenticator/) or [Duo](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/duo/); those wanting workforce-focused passwordless should compare [HYPR](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/hypr/). See the full [MFA directory](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/).

## Bottom line

A strong choice for large-scale, standards-pure FIDO and passkey deployments, and overkill for small teams.