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Okta
IT & Security · www.okta.com
Overview
Okta is a cloud-based identity and access management platform providing single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, lifecycle management, and privileged access controls for businesses. Founded in 2009, it connects employees, contractors, and customers to thousands of pre-integrated cloud and on-premises applications through its Okta Integration Network.
The problem Okta solves
Growing companies end up with employees juggling separate logins across dozens of SaaS and on-prem tools, while IT manually provisions and deprovisions access for each one. Okta solves that by centralizing authentication, MFA, and lifecycle management in one identity layer, so employees get single sign-on to every app and IT can automate access grants and revocations from one console instead of touching each system by hand.
Decision context
Use these points to test whether the product fits your operation, not just whether it has a long feature list.
- Published starting price: $6 per user/month. Confirm user, usage, and feature limits for the plan you would actually buy.
- Deployment: cloud. Check security, data-residency, and access requirements for every team that will use it.
- Verified integrations include Salesforce, Slack, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Zoom, Workday. Validate sync direction and plan limits for the connections that matter.
- This record was last checked on 7/31/2026; pricing and features can change.
How to evaluate Okta
A listing helps create a shortlist; a trial with the team’s real workflow decides whether the tool fits. Use this reading with the structured facts and confirm changes with the vendor.
Workflow fit
The record describes it as a fit for Mid-market and enterprise IT teams standardizing access across many SaaS and on-prem apps, Organizations needing strong compliance posture (SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP) for regulated industries, Security teams wanting centralized lifecycle management, adaptive MFA, and privileged access controls. Check that this context matches the volume, roles, and processes your team needs it to support.
Pilot questions
- Can Okta complete the critical workflow without manual work outside the product?
- Do the recorded connections (Salesforce, Slack, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace) support the sync direction, permissions, and volume we need?
- What user, usage, storage, support, or security limits appear after the headline starting price?
Evidence and freshness
This record was checked on 7/31/2026. That date tells you when the record was reviewed, not that the vendor has left its terms unchanged since then.
Best for
- Mid-market and enterprise IT teams standardizing access across many SaaS and on-prem apps
- Organizations needing strong compliance posture (SOC 2, ISO 27001, FedRAMP) for regulated industries
- Security teams wanting centralized lifecycle management, adaptive MFA, and privileged access controls
Not a fit if
- Very small teams or startups sensitive to per-user pricing and the annual contract minimum
- Teams wanting a simple, low-config password manager rather than a full identity platform
Why it’s listed
- Category-defining identity provider trusted by two-thirds of the Fortune 100
- Largest third-party integration catalog of any IAM vendor (8,000+ pre-built connectors)
- Consistently top-rated across G2, Capterra, and TrustRadius for core SSO/MFA reliability
Pricing
Starter
$6 per user/monthEntry-level SSO and MFA for smaller teams.
- Single Sign-On
- Multi-Factor Authentication
- Universal Directory
- 5 Workflows
Essentials
$17 per user/monthMost popular tier adding automation and adaptive security.
- Everything in Starter
- Adaptive MFA
- Privileged Access
- Lifecycle Management
- Access Governance
- 50 Workflows
Professional
Custom pricingAdds device access and identity threat protection for larger orgs.
- Everything in Essentials
- Device Access
- Identity Security Posture Management
- Identity Threat Protection
- Sandbox environment
Enterprise
Custom pricingFull platform for large, complex enterprise environments.
- Everything in Professional
- API Access Management
- Access Gateway
- Machine-to-Machine Tokens
Features
Integrations
Security & compliance
Pros & cons
Pros
- Deep, broad integration network reduces custom SSO engineering work
- Strong, well-documented MFA and adaptive authentication options
- Mature lifecycle management automates onboarding/offboarding at scale
- Extensive compliance certifications suit regulated and government customers
Cons
- Initial setup and app integration can require significant IT expertise and planning
- Pricing scales quickly and is billed annually with a contract minimum, less friendly to small teams
- Advanced features (governance, PAM, device access) are gated behind higher-cost tiers
- Session timeout and access-policy misconfigurations can block user work until IT intervenes
What we found
Users on G2, Capterra, and TrustRadius consistently praise Okta's SSO and MFA reliability and breadth of app integrations, while citing setup complexity, cost for smaller teams, and occasional login disruptions.
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