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Alternatives to Okta
3 software tools sit alongside Okta in this directory. Below is what separates each from Okta on the figures we hold, price, model, tier count and rating, and a direct comparison for every one.
- Alternatives listed
- 3
- With a free tier
- 2
- Cheaper to start
- 2
- Okta starts at
- Free, then $6/user/month (annual minimum $1,500)
Why people look past Okta
Only what the record supports. Each point below is a figure on the Okta entry measured against the tools listed beside it.
Cost climbs steeply across the tiers
Okta publishes 5 tiers, from $6/user/month up to On request. Teams that outgrow the entry plan can find the next rung a large step, the Okta pricing page breaks each one down.
What each alternative does differently
Ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry. Differences are drawn from price, pricing model, tier count and rating, the fields the category listing carries. For a feature-level difference, follow the head-to-head link on each card: those pages read both full records.
Secure access for everyone
- Starts $29 a month dearer, at $35/month.
- 3 tiers to Okta's 5.
The world's most-loved password manager
- No free tier, where Okta has one.
- Starts $3.01 a month cheaper, at $2.99/month.
Simplify online life with LastPass password manager
- Starts $6 a month cheaper, at Free.
Every Okta alternative at a glance
A dash means the catalogue entry carries no figure, not that the answer is nothing.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Tiers | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okta (this page) | Free, then $6/user/month (annual minimum $1,500) | - | 5 | |
| Auth0Okta's own customer identity platform, better for B2C applications; focuses on developer experience and ease of use | Free, then $35/month | - | 3 | vs Okta |
| 1PasswordConsumer-focused identity and password management, simpler for small teams but lacks enterprise IAM features | $2.99/month | - | - | vs Okta |
| LastPassPassword manager with SSO capabilities, primarily for individual and small team use rather than enterprise workforce identity | Free | Freemium | - | vs Okta |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry; Softwr hosts no reviews of these products. How each figure is used is set out on the Okta badges page.
Cheaper ways to solve the same problem
What you would be giving up
Okta is most often brought in for employee sso, customer identity, b2b integration, zero trust security, compliance. Anything replacing it has to cover the ones you actually depend on, and a cheaper tool that misses one of them is not cheaper.
Two things this page cannot settle. It compares on price, model, tier count and rating, because those are the fields the category listing carries, feature-level differences need both full records, which is what the head-to-head pages load. And the ratings are third-party aggregates imported with each entry rather than reviews written here, so a 0.2 difference between two tools is noise rather than a finding.
If Okta is broadly right and the question is cost, the Okta pricing breakdown covers every tier and what each one adds. If you want the whole field rather than a shortlist, the full directory lists everything.
Okta runs on web, saas. Platform coverage is not carried on the category listing for the alternatives, so it is one more thing to check on each head-to-head page rather than here.
Questions about Okta alternatives
- What are the main alternatives to Okta?
- 3 other software tools are listed in this directory, led by Auth0, 1Password, LastPass. They are ordered by the aggregated rating on each catalogue entry, not by any Softwr ranking.
- What is the best free alternative to Okta?
- 2 of the alternatives listed here can be used without paying: Auth0, LastPass.
- Is there a cheaper alternative to Okta?
- Yes. 2 of the alternatives below start under Okta's $6/user/month (annual minimum $1,500): 1Password at $2.99/month, LastPass at Free.
- Why do people look for an alternative to Okta?
- On the figures on record, one thing stands out: cost climbs steeply across the tiers. Each is set out with the numbers behind it above.
- What would I give up by switching from Okta?
- Okta is most often brought in for employee sso, customer identity, b2b integration, zero trust security, compliance. Anything you replace it with has to cover the ones you actually rely on, the side-by-side comparisons linked from each alternative below put the two feature records against each other.
- Is there an open-source alternative to Okta?
- None of the software tools listed here are recorded as open source. That is what the licence field on each entry says, and the field is not always filled in, so it is worth checking directly for any tool you are serious about.
- How were these Okta alternatives chosen?
- They are the tools filed in the same category, Software, ordered by the aggregated rating on each entry. There is no editorial shortlist, and nothing on this page is paid: no sponsored slot runs on alternatives pages and the order cannot be bought. Softwr has not used these products.
- Where can I compare Okta against one of these directly?
- Every alternative below has a side-by-side page against Okta covering price, platforms, features and what each one is used for. Those pages read the full record for both products rather than the summary shown here.
- Does this list cover every software tool?
- No. It covers what this directory holds in the Software category, 3 tools beside Okta. The category page lists the rest of the catalogue as it grows.