Okta Single Sign-On

Name: Okta Single Sign-On
Brand: Okta
Rating: 4.5 (3685 reviews)

Leader

Okta secures AI

Est 2009|Valuation $37B|Raised $417.7M

LinkedIn 679K|Website|Web traffic 153.9M|FTEs 6,366|HQ San Francisco, CA

MarketsIdentity Provider (IdP) & SSO Identity Provider (IdP) & Single Sign-On (SSO)

Platform CoversIdentity Governance & Administration (IGA)

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

- **Okta vs Entra ID:** - Entra ID is often preferable when an environment is deeply Microsoft-centric: Windows sign-in, device compliance via Intune, Conditional Access, and Microsoft 365 licensing alignment. - Okta may be preferable when an organization requires an independent IdP that supports multi-cloud and multi-SaaS scenarios and when avoiding vendor lock-in with a single suite is a priority. - Administrators commonly note that Entra ID can provide many similar capabilities for organizations with sufficient Azure/PowerShell skills and existing Microsoft licensing, which can reduce incremental costs. - **Okta vs JumpCloud:** - JumpCloud emphasizes a broader IT platform that includes directory and device management alongside identity. Okta focuses on identity access and has deeper integration coverage for many SaaS applications. - Vendor comparison materials should be reviewed critically, but they reflect real buyer considerations such as contract minimums and modular pricing. - **Okta vs Ping Identity:** - Ping Identity is frequently evaluated for large enterprises and regulated environments; it offers both workforce and customer identity solutions. Pricing transparency and packaging vary across vendors.

	Okta SSO	Microsoft Entra ID	JumpCloud (SSO package)
Starting Price (public list)	Published per-user starting pricing for basic and adaptive tiers; vendor-published per-user rates available	Published tiered per-user pricing for premium tiers (annual options); free tier available	Published per-user pricing for SSO package; packaging and per-user rates vary
Recommended For	SaaS-heavy organizations seeking a focused identity provider and broad application catalog	Microsoft 365/Azure-centric organizations; conditional access and Microsoft endpoint integration	Organizations seeking directory, device, and SSO consolidation across platforms
Key Strength	Breadth of application integrations (OIN); established identity management features	Bundled licensing with Microsoft products, conditional access, device integration	Directory + device + SSO consolidated approach
Key Weakness	Total cost may increase with additional modules; configuration complexity in certain identity engine scenarios	Complexity outside Microsoft ecosystem; licensing and feature alignment can be complex	Pricing can be higher for SSO-only use cases; depth of IAM features may be less than specialist IdPs

01Competitive Landscape

Narrative analysis

Okta vs Entra ID:
- Entra ID is often preferable when an environment is deeply Microsoft-centric: Windows sign-in, device compliance via Intune, Conditional Access, and Microsoft 365 licensing alignment.
- Okta may be preferable when an organization requires an independent IdP that supports multi-cloud and multi-SaaS scenarios and when avoiding vendor lock-in with a single suite is a priority.
- Administrators commonly note that Entra ID can provide many similar capabilities for organizations with sufficient Azure/PowerShell skills and existing Microsoft licensing, which can reduce incremental costs.
Okta vs JumpCloud:
- JumpCloud emphasizes a broader IT platform that includes directory and device management alongside identity. Okta focuses on identity access and has deeper integration coverage for many SaaS applications.
- Vendor comparison materials should be reviewed critically, but they reflect real buyer considerations such as contract minimums and modular pricing.
Okta vs Ping Identity:
- Ping Identity is frequently evaluated for large enterprises and regulated environments; it offers both workforce and customer identity solutions. Pricing transparency and packaging vary across vendors.

	Okta SSO	Microsoft Entra ID	JumpCloud (SSO package)
Starting Price (public list)	Published per-user starting pricing for basic and adaptive tiers; vendor-published per-user rates available	Published tiered per-user pricing for premium tiers (annual options); free tier available	Published per-user pricing for SSO package; packaging and per-user rates vary
Recommended For	SaaS-heavy organizations seeking a focused identity provider and broad application catalog	Microsoft 365/Azure-centric organizations; conditional access and Microsoft endpoint integration	Organizations seeking directory, device, and SSO consolidation across platforms
Key Strength	Breadth of application integrations (OIN); established identity management features	Bundled licensing with Microsoft products, conditional access, device integration	Directory + device + SSO consolidated approach
Key Weakness	Total cost may increase with additional modules; configuration complexity in certain identity engine scenarios	Complexity outside Microsoft ecosystem; licensing and feature alignment can be complex	Pricing can be higher for SSO-only use cases; depth of IAM features may be less than specialist IdPs