Ente Auth review
Updated September 28, 2026 · ShieldCue Editorial Team · Facts checked September 26, 2026
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Our verdict
Ente Auth is a free authenticator app for people who want their verification codes backed up without a subscription, and its price sits under the €5.95 monthly median for the category. It offers End-to-end encrypted backups of 2FA codes, and it lists Externally audited cryptography for anyone who asks about outside review.
Key facts
- Best for
- A free authenticator with encrypted code backups on every major platform.
- Free plan
- Yes (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, MacOS, Windows, Linux, Web (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Security audit
- Externally audited cryptography (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Encryption
- End-to-end encrypted backups of 2FA codes (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Features
- TOTP (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Legal entity
- Ente Technologies, Inc. (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Headquarters
- United States (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Founded
- 2020 (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Support channels
- Email, Help-centre, Community (Source, checked September 26, 2026)
- Pricing model
- Free
- Official website
- ente.com
Apps and profiles
- Get the app
- App StoreGoogle Play
- Elsewhere
- Xfosstodon.org
Pros and cons
Pros
- The pricing model is free, so there is no paid tier to weigh at renewal.
- End-to-end encrypted backups of 2FA codes means a lost handset does not mean lost accounts.
- iOS, Android and macOS covers iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux and Web.
- Externally audited cryptography gives outside scrutiny of the code encryption.
Cons
- Support runs on email, help centre and community only, with no phone or chat route listed.
- Feature coverage is totp, so the app stops at code generation and backup rather than widening into passwords, files or a VPN.
Who it suits
- Readers who want their verification codes recoverable, given End-to-end encrypted backups of 2FA codes.
- People on mixed device systems, since iOS, Android and macOS covers phone and desktop alike.
- Anyone unwilling to pay for an authenticator, because the plan is free.
Who should look elsewhere
- NordPass, for people who want its browser extensions and web vault handling codes and passwords under the same vendor (Windows, macOS and Linux).
- Bitwarden, for anyone who needs its command line interface and F-Droid build rather than a code app (Web app (vault.bitwarden.com), Browser extensions (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi, DuckDuckGo, Tor) and Windows desktop app).
- Sinew Software Systems, if reading codes from a watch matters, since its platform list adds wearables (Windows, macOS and Linux).
Who runs it
Ente Auth comes from Ente Technologies, Inc., a company based in the US and running since 2020. Readers weighing it against the password managers on this page should note that it is a US entity selling a dedicated authenticator app, not a vault. Support runs on email, help centre and community.
How Ente Auth compares
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Frequently asked questions
Is there a paid plan to compare?+
No. The pricing model is free and a free plan is available, so there is no entry price at sign-up and nothing to renew later. The category monthly median is €5.95, which Ente Auth does not ask for.
What happens if I lose my phone?+
Codes sit in End-to-end encrypted backups of 2FA codes, so a lost handset does not mean lost accounts. That backup is the reason to keep the app rather than reading codes from text messages, and it is also why setting up a second device is worth the effort.
Is the cryptography reviewed by anyone outside the company?+
Ente Auth points to Externally audited cryptography, which is the outside check privacy-minded buyers look for. It speaks to the encryption wrapping your codes rather than to an entire security setup, so treat it as one input alongside your own read of the risk.
Which devices can I run it on?+
iOS, Android and macOS lists iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Linux and Web, so the same account can cover a phone and a desktop. Readers who hold codes on a handset alone can move to a laptop later without changing tools.
How do I get help when something goes wrong?+
Support runs on email, help centre and community, so a help centre and a community forum sit alongside email. That list carries no phone line, which matters for readers who would rather talk a lockout through with a person.
Who is behind Ente Auth?+
Ente Technologies, Inc. is the company behind it, based in the US and founded in 2020. US registration is worth noting for readers who prefer a vendor in their own jurisdiction, and for anyone working out where recovery data is held.
Does it do more than hold codes?+
Feature coverage is totp, so the app stays close to generating and storing verification codes. Anyone who also wants a password vault, file sync or a VPN should plan on a second tool for those jobs.
Should it be paired with a password manager?+
It does not sit inside a vault, so pairing the two is normal. Bitwarden's platform list covers browser extensions and desktop apps (Web app (vault.bitwarden.com), Browser extensions (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari, Opera, Brave, Vivaldi, DuckDuckGo, Tor) and Windows desktop app), while iOS, Android and macOS covers the code side on its own.
Sources
- ente.com checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Support channels
“Help, ... Join Discord ... support@ente.com”
- ente.com/about checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Founded
“we started building an open source company in 2020”
- ente.com/auth checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Platforms
“Download Auth Available everywhere: App Store, Play Store, F-Droid, Web, MacOS, Linux, Windows”
- ente.com/help/auth checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Free plan, Pricing model
“Ente Auth is a free, cross-platform, end-to-end encrypted authenticator app.”
- ente.com/help/auth/faq checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Encryption, Features, Security audit
“All codes you backup via Ente is stored with end-to-end encryption.”
- ente.com/terms checked September 26, 2026
Backs: Headquarters, Legal entity
“Ente, Attn: DMCA Notice, 1111B S Governors Ave #6032, Dover, DE 19904”
Compiled from 6 source pages, checked September 26, 2026. We did not open an account.
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Ente Auth
A free authenticator with encrypted code backups on every major platform.