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MicroStrategy Usher vs Okta Platform comparison

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Categories and Ranking

MicroStrategy Usher
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Identity (3rd)
Okta Platform
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
127
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (1st), Authentication Systems (3rd), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (3rd), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (2nd), Access Management (2nd), ZTNA as a Service (3rd), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (1st), AI IT Support (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

MicroStrategy Usher and Okta Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. MicroStrategy Usher is designed for Mobile Identity and holds a mindshare of 18.2%, down 19.0% compared to last year.
Okta Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS), holds 8.5% mindshare, down 9.1% since last year.
Mobile Identity Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
MicroStrategy Usher18.2%
Oracle Identity Governance25.9%
Salesforce Identity21.5%
Other34.400000000000006%
Mobile Identity
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Okta Platform8.5%
Microsoft Entra ID16.3%
Google Cloud Identity10.8%
Other64.4%
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

AO
System Implementer at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
Improved the way to exploit and analyze data and offers no interruptions in service when running
The most valuable aspect of the solution is it's non-stop application. It continues to run so there are no interruptions to customers. It's also able to reach many people. The solution has good analysis features to make sure there's good sizing (so that it's not too big or too small) and allows room for growth if a company needs it.
SN
Identity and Access Management Specialist at a university with 10,001+ employees
Automated lifecycle management has cut onboarding times and now drives secure, clean access
Although I am a fan of Okta Platform overall, there are areas where it could improve security outcomes and reduce admin friction. My top improvement areas include the system log and analytics upgrade, which are great for point troubleshooting, but trending and root cause analysis across large tenants still require exporting to SIEM. Verbose queries and long-range retention costs can add up. Additionally, while certificate rotations are better than most, the process is still manual for busy portfolios, especially concerning multi-SP SAML certificate rotations and app metadata drift. Two more buckets of potential improvements for Okta Platform involve user experience and security. There is the issue of push fatigue and prompt sprawl, where users receive multiple prompts across different apps and sessions. I arrived at the rating of eight because the core controls are strong and reliable, but a few operational UX and UI gaps prevent it from being rated higher. The reasons for not giving it a nine or ten include ongoing issues concerning safety and change safety, the complexity of group rules and mappings, and the lack of robustness in policy management. Additionally, there remains a need for more manual involvement than necessary, especially for large portfolios and dual certificate rotation, along with proactive SP data metadata validation.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable aspect of the solution is its non-stop application, as it continues to run so there are no interruptions to customers and it's able to reach many people."
"The hyper-intelligence is the solution's most valuable feature."
"It allows self-service business intelligence, empowering the users and decreasing their dependency on the IT people."
"This solution is very stable."
"MicroStrategy fits best in an enterprise setup."
"Most of my users are non-technical and usually a one-day hands-on session with the software allows them to easily begin to become analysts instead of report writers."
"The dashboard is user-friendly."
"The solution has good analysis features to make sure there's good sizing (so that it's not too big or too small) and allows room for growth if a company needs it."
"The most valuable features of Okta Workforce Identity are SSO, MFA, and beneficial feature sets."
"We face no challenges in integrating the product with our legacy systems."
"The technical support for Okta is really supportive."
"The most useful features of Okta for my organization are identity and access management, single sign-on, and the flexibility for hybrid setups."
"The pass-through authentication is very useful."
"The security rails and the logs around Okta Platform are very good."
"Okta Platform authentication is essential because it minimizes the hassle of signing into multiple applications while maintaining security."
"We've implemented it for the clients and they're quite happy with it."
 

Cons

"Initial setup of the tool was very complex and challenging."
"I don't think I would recommend this solution to others. There are better reporting solutions out there."
"If we compare it with the BI tools like Tableau, the canvas which MicroStrategy provides is not that great."
"The documentation of how to make different connections to different databases needs to be more centralized."
"The pricing needs improvement."
"The Web Intelligence graphic capabilities can be improved."
"In the dossier section, they have something called documents, which is very good, but they are implementing something called dossiers also. If we compare it with the BI tools like Tableau, the canvas which MicroStrategy provides is not that great. The formatting options are limited is dossiers. In terms of formatting and making the reports more presentable, it's lagging a little bit behind."
"The user interface needs improvement. It needs to be more intuitive."
"The integration with third-party tools needs to be improved."
"Okta Customer Identity analytics and reporting tools do not help much to improve customer engagement strategies."
"Okta Platform can be improved by enhancing the mobile application because sometimes it has issues."
"We had an issue with the Okta Workforce Identity dashboard once in 2023 when we had an outage, but it recovered in a few minutes."
"UD attribute mapping, Okta group rules, and dynamic usage could use improvement. It also needs more in-depth functionality and features to integrate with RADIUS solutions."
"The initial setup, for new users, is a bit difficult."
"The solution lacks an on-premises deployment model so it can't offer a hybrid solution. It would be ideal if clients had options that weren't just cloud-based."
"Okta Workforce Identity can improve by having more features in governance."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"Okta has fairly competitive pricing."
"Okta's pricing is right where it needs to be and right in the middle of the market."
"It has a yearly subscription. As compared to its competitors, it is quite expensive. It also has a complex licensing model."
"Workforce Identity is well-priced."
"Pricing might be high, but it comes down when the number of people using the product goes up."
"It could be a bit too pricey for small companies. Okta Workforce Identity can add a lot of benefits, but smaller companies may not have a lot of applications that need to be managed by Okta Workforce Identity. In larger organizations, there are more departments, applications, and users to manage. Okta Workforce Identity adds a bit more value to those bigger organizations. In addition to standard licensing fees, there are also additional costs for things"
"The product is expensive compared to other vendors."
"Though I don't know about the licensing model of the product, I wouldn't be surprised if Okta offers a per user license subscription model."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
21%
Financial Services Firm
17%
Construction Company
14%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Construction Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business1
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise7
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business53
Midsize Enterprise27
Large Enterprise65
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Okta Workforce Identity?
Pricing for Okta is reasonably not that much, however, I don't have access to the commercial aspect.
What needs improvement with Okta Workforce Identity?
Currently, in Okta Workforce Identity we get the two-digit authentication code. Instead of getting the two-digit authentication code, if we had an option to do fingerprint verification, that would ...
What is your primary use case for Okta Workforce Identity?
I don't have many details about Okta Workforce Identity. I use the tool just to sign in to different applications that we have. We basically set up Okta Workforce Identity in our mobile phone. We d...
 

Also Known As

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Okta Customer Identity, Workforce Identity
 

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Target, Hilton Worldwide, Gucci, Four Seasons, Facebook, Coach, Zurich, Adidas Group, eHarmony, Sonic Automotive
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