# veridium

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

Veridium provides biometric and passwordless authentication for the workforce, using phone-based biometrics and [FIDO](https://startwithidentity.com/standards/webauthn-fido2/) to replace passwords and hardware tokens. Founded in 2015 in Quincy, Massachusetts, it focuses on letting users authenticate with the biometrics already on their phone, removing the cost and friction of distributing dedicated tokens.

## What it is good at

Biometric authentication and behavioral signals are the focus, with flexible SaaS and self-hosted deployment. Turning the phone into a [phishing-resistant](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/phishing-resistant-mfa/) authenticator lets enterprises retire hardware tokens while keeping strong assurance, and the biometric-plus-behavior approach gives security teams additional signal beyond a simple pass/fail [MFA](https://startwithidentity.com/glossary/mfa/) prompt. Because the biometric template stays on the device rather than in a central store, the privacy posture is also easier to defend to regulators and works data councils than server-side biometric matching.

## Where it falls short

As a smaller specialist, its ecosystem and breadth trail the leaders, and the value is concentrated in workforce authentication rather than a full identity suite. It is not a simple low-cost MFA app, and [SSO](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/), provisioning, and governance still come from your existing platform. Scale references are fewer than the category giants.

## Pricing

Subscription, quote-based. Model seat counts and deployment mode with the [TCO calculator](https://startwithidentity.com/tools/tco-calculator/).

## Best for, and who should look elsewhere

Choose it for enterprises wanting biometric, passwordless workforce authentication and looking to replace hardware tokens with phone biometrics. Teams wanting a simple app should look at [Microsoft Authenticator](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/microsoft-authenticator/) or [Duo](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/duo/); those wanting device-bound credentials should compare [Beyond Identity](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/beyond-identity/). See the full [MFA directory](https://startwithidentity.com/vendors/mfa/).

## Bottom line

A biometric-focused passwordless option for enterprises replacing tokens, narrower than a full identity platform.