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Okta

The identity platform for builders

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Overview

What Okta does

Okta is the leading identity platform that enables organizations to securely connect the right people to the right technologies at the right time. With deep integrations to over 7,000 applications, Okta helps companies manage and secure user authentication.

What people use it for

  • Employee SSO
  • Customer identity
  • B2B integration
  • Zero Trust security
  • Compliance

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The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Okta.

  • Requires $1,500 annual minimum contract
  • Admin-only MFA can be vulnerable to push notification fatigue attacks
  • Implementation requires significant services and integration fees in year one

Cross-shopped

What people choose instead of Okta

Each pairing was judged by two reviewers asking whether a buyer would genuinely weigh the two against each other. The ones that failed were deleted rather than published.

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    Auth0

    Auth0: Okta's own customer identity platform, better for B2C applications; focuses on developer experience and ease of use

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    1Password

    1Password: Consumer-focused identity and password management, simpler for small teams but lacks enterprise IAM features

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    Okta    vs
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    LastPass

    LastPass: Password manager with SSO capabilities, primarily for individual and small team use rather than enterprise workforce identity

Pricing

What Okta costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Starter Suite

$6 /user/month

  • SSO
  • MFA
  • Universal Directory
  • 5 workflows
  • Security basics

Core Essentials Suite

$14 /user/month

  • Adaptive MFA
  • Privileged Access
  • Lifecycle Management
  • 50 workflows

Essentials Suite

$17 /user/month

  • Same as Core Essentials
  • Most popular

Professional Suite

On request

  • Device Access
  • Identity Security Posture
  • Threat Protection
  • Unlimited workflows

Enterprise

On request

  • API Access Management
  • Access Gateway
  • Machine-to-Machine tokens

Capabilities

Features

  • Single sign-on (SSO)

    Single sign-on (SSO) capability

  • Multi-factor authentication

    Multi-factor authentication capability

  • Lifecycle management

    Lifecycle management capability

  • Universal directory

    Universal directory capability

  • API access management

    API access management capability

  • B2B integration

    B2B integration capability

  • Passwordless authentication

    Passwordless authentication capability

  • Adaptive MFA

    Adaptive MFA capability

  • Microsoft 365

    Integration with Microsoft 365

  • Google Workspace

    Integration with Google Workspace

  • Salesforce

    Integration with Salesforce

  • Box

    Integration with Box

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

Each answer names the page it came from, so you can check it rather than take our word for it.

What is the minimum contract for Okta Workforce Identity?

Okta requires a $1,500 annual minimum contract for Workforce Identity plans. Pricing starts at $6 per user per month (Starter) and ranges to $17 per user per month (Essentials), billed annually.

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Does Okta offer a free trial?

Yes, Okta provides a 30-day free trial so customers can explore all product capabilities before committing to a paid plan.

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How many pre-built integrations does Okta support?

Okta offers over 7,000 pre-built integrations with popular enterprise applications including Salesforce, Slack, Workday, Box, Confluence, and Zendesk.

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What security features does Okta provide for admins?

Okta provides multi-factor authentication, adaptive MFA, single logout, and identity threat detection and response. However, only 94% of Okta customers have MFA enabled for administrators.

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Can Okta integrate with on-premises directories?

Yes, Okta's Universal Directory and lifecycle management support cloud and on-premises identity sources, including Active Directory and LDAP.

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Behind it

Who makes Okta

Company
Okta Inc
Based in
San Francisco, CA
Founders
Todd McKinnon, Frederic Kerrest

Timeline

Okta over time

  1. Acquisition2025-06-01

    Okta acquires Axiom Security to strengthen privileged access management capabilities

    Source
  2. Acquisition2021-05-01

    Okta acquires Auth0 for approximately $6.5 billion in all-stock transaction

    Source
  3. Milestone2017-04-06

    Okta goes public on NASDAQ, shares close up 38% on first day of trading

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  4. Launch2010-01-01

    Company rebrands to Okta and launches cloud-based SSO platform

    Source
  5. Founded2009-01-01

    Okta founded by Todd McKinnon and Frederic Kerrest in San Francisco as SaaSure Inc

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