About Okta
Okta is The World’s Identity Company™. We free everyone to safely use any technology — anywhere, on any device or app. Our Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure yet flexible access, authentication, and automation that transforms how people move through the digital world and puts Identity at the heart of business security and growth.
Key benefits of Okta
Okta enables application and IT administrators to secure and manage cloud and web based applications across their enterprise. As a 100% on-demand application itself, Okta takes only minutes to setup, no professional services required.
Here are just a few of the key business challenges that the Okta service can help you solve today.
Single Sign-On
As multiple applications are deployed, end – users quickly become overwhelmed managing multiple URLs, usernames, and passwords.
Extend Active Directory
Integrate once with Active Directory and federate your corporate identities to all of your SaaS applications.
Centralize
De-Provisioning
Businesses need to ensure regulatory compliance and meet security standards by eliminating rogue access to critical company cloud and web applications.
Okta for Google Apps
Google Apps is becoming increasingly important but it presents identity and access management challenges for both end – users and administrators.
Automate User Management
Okta’s robust user management capability spans user import, provisioning, de-provisioning, and password synchronization.
Manage Compliance and ROI
Businesses today are faced with a myriad of regulatory obligations that require them to securely control access to critical applications and data.
Okta for Salesforce
Okta provides single sign-on and automated user management for salesforce and any cloud application.
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- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Streamlined Identity Management with Robust Security
Reviewed on 2024/08/15
Okta has greatly improved our means of identity management and security. Although quite complex in...
Okta has greatly improved our means of identity management and security. Although quite complex in setup, it offers big advantages in streamlined user experience and very sturdy security features to our operations and compliance efforts.
Pros
Okta integrated well with the financial systems, improving security and the management of users. The single sign-on and multi-factor authentication improved compliance and efficiency in managing access across multiple applications.
Cons
Set up was complex. It really does require dedicated IT resources to configure properly. There are advanced features that are hard to set up without expert help.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Streamlined SSO and Advanced Features: Why Okta Stands Out in Identity Management
Reviewed on 2024/08/21
Okta provides powerful identity solutions and uagmentation of our security framework. It's a bit...
Okta provides powerful identity solutions and uagmentation of our security framework. It's a bit difficult to set up, and it is more expensive, but it has a ton of features and amazing support that has proven to be a value worth its weight in gold in effectively protecting and managing our digital landscape.
unified identity management, thus empowering access controls and bringing simplicity to user authentication. As a result, we have a more secure environment with lower risks of unauthorized access and an easy-to-maintain user management process, thus enabling the IT department to transition from routine access management to strategic activities, achieving greater levels of overall organizational efficiency and security.
Pros
Advanced identity management and seamless SSO in Okta have been tremendous, improving a lot on our security posture and user efficiencies. Integrations are wide-ranging, different types of customizable policies are excellent for meeting sophisticated security requirements and compliance standards.
Cons
Configuration of Okta to suit any unique requirements can take some time and may require some customization. The pricing can also be slightly higher compared to some other offerings, but for the overall features and ecellent support, it's worth the price that is paid.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Weekly for Free Trial
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Seamless, Secure, and Scalable
Reviewed on 2025/01/06
My overall experience with Okta has been excellent. It is a comprehensive platform that offers...
My overall experience with Okta has been excellent. It is a comprehensive platform that offers innovative features and prioritizes data security and privacy. The tool makes everything easily accessible and manageable.
Pros
The platform comes with strong integration capabilities and an intuitive user interface
Cons
The tool has a steep learning curve and high in cost.
- Industry: Consumer Goods
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
They will sell you then drop you and won't get in touch until it's billing time again
Reviewed on 2023/03/23
We had a terrible experience with Okta. Our sales rep left out very important details that would...
We had a terrible experience with Okta. Our sales rep left out very important details that would have dissuaded us signing up. First, the SSO paywall for 3rd parties is so massive and of course they left out that detail. For $12k per year, our costs would exceed $50k in 3rd party charges, just to connect the core apps we use on a daily basis. Second, they said Okta would work seemlessly for our customer service reps, who check in on email accounts and different software services that we use; however, after talking to 3 customer service reps, we found out that we could not achieve this using Okta, making this all-or-nothing deal fall short of our needs. Thirdly, they insisted that we pay them to get support on the product that they sold us on. I would highly recommend first googling "SSO wall of shame" and thinking twice about signing with Okta. They are hounding us to pay for year 2 when we did not even launch it in year 1. Steer clear of these guys, they will bait and switch and they only care about signing new customers.
Pros
Getting the team set up was relatively straightforward.
Cons
Setting up individual apps can be tedious and not straightforward. They offered no support unless we paid them. The paywall for SSO is very steep. Multiple users cannot access single accounts using Okta Verify.
- Industry: Hospitality
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Okta is an enhanced identity protection tool for promoting secure access.
Reviewed on 2024/09/25
Okta gives us a peace of mind when it comes to our data safety by helping avoid any kind of...
Okta gives us a peace of mind when it comes to our data safety by helping avoid any kind of unauthorized access to our systems and devices. It has been a simple and very effective experience setting up access authentications that allows us to ensure completely secure access. Okta gives is complete control on access to all our systems and help us understand who is having access to what.
Pros
Okta has the simplest setup process and came with already pre-built integrations that made it even much easier for us to set it up. It is very flexible and easy to customize allowing us to use it to secure every single system and devices that we use. Okta provide detailed reports that makes it easy to track all access logs. Its enhanced security tools allows us to keep our data safe from all unauthorized access vulnerabilities.
Cons
Okta has been so precise and we are yet to encounter anything bad to complain about.
Okta FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Okta.Q. What type of pricing plans does Okta offer?
Okta offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$1.00/month
- Pricing model: Free Version, Subscription
- Free Trial: Available
Universal Directory: $1 per user per month. Single Sign-On: $2 per user per month. Lifecycle Management: Starting at $4 per user per month. MFA: Starting at $3 per user per month. Volume discounts are available
Q. Who are the typical users of Okta?
Okta has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Okta support?
Okta supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Okta support mobile devices?
Okta supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Okta integrate with?
Okta integrates with the following applications:
Google Workspace, Salesforce Sales Cloud
Q. What level of support does Okta offer?
Okta offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Phone Support, 24/7 (Live rep), Chat
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