We used Okta Workforce Identity for SSO, MFA, life cycle management, as well as the external identity and access management for external customers. We used the solution internally for accessing all applications, so we had an Okta software portal where we could then start any application we wanted.
Director, Device Management at IT-palvelutalo Valtti at Valtti, part of Advania
Secure and multifeatured with trusted device, SSO, and MFA features; integrates well with other solutions
Pros and Cons
- "What I found most valuable in Okta Workforce Identity is that it worked together with VMware Workspace One, so there was this device check at the same time. My company used the trusted device method that enabled you to define that only the trusted devices including the Workspace One agent were able to access the applications directly without an additional authentication step."
- "The biggest benefit my company gained from Okta Workforce Identity is that everything just works securely so that all your managed devices can access all your applications without any hassle because they are trusted devices, but if you want to use your father's or mother's PC to access the company application, then it will ask more MFA (multifactor authentication) steps."
- "A room for improvement in Okta Workforce Identity is its price. It could be cheaper. The biggest benefit of the solution is that everything works securely without extra steps, so you're saving on your workforce's time and effort because your applications work smoothly and securely, but you'd need to pay some amount of money for that. Another area that could be improved, though not necessarily regarding Okta Workforce Identity, is the SSO applications because so many of the source applications charge extra money to put the SSO to work, which means you have to buy a more expensive license. Nowadays, SSO is a mainstream functionality and it should be out-of-the-box in those applications because it's so easy to set up."
- "A room for improvement in Okta Workforce Identity is its price. It could be cheaper."
What is our primary use case?
How has it helped my organization?
The biggest benefit my company gained from Okta Workforce Identity is that everything just works securely so that all your managed devices can access all your applications without any hassle because they are trusted devices, but if you want to use your father's or mother's PC to access the company application, then it will ask more MFA (multifactor authentication) steps.
What is most valuable?
What I found most valuable in Okta Workforce Identity is that it worked together with VMware Workspace One, so there was this device check at the same time. My company used the trusted device method that enabled you to define that only the trusted devices including the Workspace One agent were able to access the applications directly without an additional authentication step.
What needs improvement?
A room for improvement in Okta Workforce Identity is its price. It could be cheaper. The biggest benefit of the solution is that everything works securely without extra steps, so you're saving on your workforce's time and effort because your applications work smoothly and securely, but you'd need to pay some amount of money for that.
Another area that could be improved, though not necessarily regarding Okta Workforce Identity, is the SSO applications because so many of the source applications charge extra money to put the SSO to work, which means you have to buy a more expensive license. Nowadays, SSO is a mainstream functionality and it should be out-of-the-box in those applications because it's so easy to set up.
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For how long have I used the solution?
I've worked with Okta Workforce Identity since 2014, though I just changed my workplace, meaning I left the company where the solution was being used. I did have experience with it within the last twelve months.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Okta Workforce Identity is a stable solution. It's always on, though once there's been some hiccup in the US time zone that didn't affect my company.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Okta Workforce Identity is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
There were times I needed to escalate some questions to the technical support team of Okta Workforce Identity, and on a scale of one to ten, with one being the worst and ten being the best, I would rate support a nine out of ten.
How was the initial setup?
Setting up Okta Workforce Identity has to be done gradually because you have to change the log-in methods for every application, meaning you need to turn them on. For example, now you'll start to use Okta Workforce Identity for Office 365. Next, you'll use it for Zendesk. You cannot do everything at the same time, so you have to make a gradual plan over a couple of months, then you turn on all of the new applications for authentications to be done with Okta Workforce Identity.
Deploying the solution took two months.
What about the implementation team?
The implementation of Okta Workforce Identity was done in-house because my company had a lot of ready-made integrations with the solution, but sometimes you need to ask for help from the third-party software vendor, particularly to turn on some features, so your third-party software integrates with Okta Workforce Identity, for example, you'd need to have the SSO feature turned on, etc.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing for Okta Workforce Identity could still be improved or made cheaper. It costs from 50 to 100 euros a year per user.
Okta Workforce Identity has different packages you can choose from, and my previous company had all of them, particularly the full Okta suite. We went with the full suite because you can also use it in the new employee onboarding process, so when you get a new employee, you can authorize Okta Workforce Identity to provision all the applications automatically so that when you create the new user and you put that user into a certain user group, then he gets all the applications provisioned automatically. For example, for Microsoft 365, the solution creates the user, puts that user in the right place, and also adds licensing, so my company was using Okta Workforce Identity as well for the onboarding of new employees.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
In the organization I previously worked for, I also used VMware Identity Manager, apart from Okta Workforce Identity. Those two solutions work together, and though they have a little bit of competition, VMware Identity Manager and Okta Workforce Identity complement each other. Okta is the master identity solution while with VMware Identity Manager and Workspace ONE, you can create the aspect of the trusted device so that when you have a trusted iOS, Android, Windows, or Mac device, it will check whether it's trusted, via VMware, and then transfer the authentication to Okta Workforce Identity and everything works just smoothly, so Okta knows that this authentication comes from a trusted device and it can pass further without any additional MFA.
What other advice do I have?
Okta Workforce Identity isn't an on-premises solution.
My company had three hundred users of Okta Workforce Identity at the time.
In terms of maintenance, you just need to make configurations on the console. There was no scripting or coding, so you just have to use the console and know what you're doing.
I would recommend Okta Workforce Identity to others who may want to start using it. My advice for new users is that it's important to understand the trusted device and zero trust methodology, so that when you have devices to manage, for example, with Workspace One, and you combine that with Okta Workforce Identity authentication through VMware Identity Manager, you'll get the full picture. This is so you can ensure that everything works together because knowing only the identity and access management without the device management and trust would be just half the story.
I'm rating Okta Workforce Identity nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT Lead at 0
Integrates multiple applications with its single sign-on capabilities
Pros and Cons
- "The solution's technical support is good."
- "The high cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution in my company for its single sign-on capabilities and for secure authentication.
What is most valuable?
The feature I like the most above the product stems from the fact that the tool allows for integrations. One can integrate multiple applications with the product's single sign-on capabilities, meaning with a single username and password, you can access multiple applications. If you have 50 applications, then you need not provide a y different username and password to log individually into each application. With the single sign-on capabilities, you can log in to multiple applications using Okta Workforce Identity. Okta Workforce Identity can be used to deal with configurations and several integrations. One can access multiple applications without having to provide multiple usernames and passwords. You don't need to remember multiple usernames and passwords when you have Okta Workforce Identity. Okta Workforce Identity also provides security to its users by providing MFA features. There are also a lot of workflows available in the product, which can be beneficial for users.
What needs improvement?
The high cost of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Okta Workforce Identity for a few months. I have just started to work with the product, and so I don't have much exposure to it.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, I feel it is one of the top most products in the market. There are very few products in the market, like the ones from Azure which are similar to Okta, which offers some of the best solutions in the market.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It is a scalable solution. For each and every feature that our company uses in the product, there is a need to make payment to Okta, making the solution costly.
How are customer service and support?
The solution's technical support is good.
How was the initial setup?
I have not done the product's initial setup phase.
What was our ROI?
It is always beneficial to use the product since, with the single sign-on feature, users can also provide and get access via mobile app. If you are not able to access the product, you can do certain configurations with the help of automation. Everything is possible in the product with the help of its automation tools and monitoring policies.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product's price is high. For each feature, a certain payment is required.
What other advice do I have?
The product helps improve our company's employee onboarding process because the solution has integrations with multiple applications.
The single sign on capabilities of the product is one of the best, especially in terms of its ability related to configurations.
The product has an in-built MFA feature. When someone tries to sign in, the product asks for the authentication ID.
I recommend the product to others. It is one of the best products in the market. There are some people who use SailPoint instead of Okta Workforce Identity.
I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
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Database and Systems Manager of the IT department at Humanitree
Easy to implement with great synchronization of services and helpful support
Pros and Cons
- "It offers very helpful support. The technical team is very helpful."
- "The solution is very expensive."
What is our primary use case?
We are primarily trying to uncover the differences between this product and JumpCloud.
How has it helped my organization?
Okta has its own Active Directory, which is the main core of your identity and from Okta, you can easily reply to other services, like Google Workspace. You can synchronize everything.
What is most valuable?
It is very easy to implement. We just followed the documentation and followed the steps to connect to our services. They have all of these recommendations in place. If you follow the process, it's very straightforward.
The synchronization of services is very easy.
It offers very helpful support. The technical team is very helpful.
It is scalable.
The solution is always very stable and reliable.
What needs improvement?
I'm not sure what areas need improvement. They are at the top in terms of identity management. I can't find any shortcomings.
We don't need any additional features as it covers more than our needs. It's a massive tool.
The solution is very expensive.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have tried a 30-day trial and implemented in our lab.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is great. I'd rate it eight out of ten. There are no bugs or glitches. It doesn't crash or freeze.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have temporary accounts right now. We have six or eight accounts and the same number of devices.
The scalability is pretty good. I'd rate it eight out of ten. It can expand.
How are customer service and support?
Technical support is excellent. They are helpful and responsive.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I've also used JumpCloud and have started to compare these two solutions.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is complex. However, you have all of the documentation and if you follow the directions, you can manage the setup well. It will be done correctly. Also, if you need help, their support is also available, and they are quite helpful.
We had two people handling the deployment.
What was our ROI?
It might take a lot of time to achieve an ROI. However, it simplifies a lot of duties. Likely, you'd see a return in the future.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
We are using the 30-day free trial.
The solution is expensive. I'd rate it one out of ten in terms of affordability.
What other advice do I have?
I cannot recall the version we were using. However, my understanding is that the trial version is the same as the full solution.
You do have to follow the documentation for your specific case. Okta is a massive tool. It covers a lot of use cases and likely will cover more of the company's actual needs. It's a good idea to be specific about your needs.
I'd rate the solution ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Microsoft Azure Engineer at Sycomp
User-friendly with a nice GUI and helps to streamline multifactor authentication
Pros and Cons
- "The solution can scale very well."
- "Support could be a bit faster."
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution for our single sign-on applications. It resolves password issues.
We use it for authentication and 90% of our SaaS app.
We use it for on and off-boarding users. It syncs with our on-premises master directory to set them up and take them off.
What is most valuable?
We like that the solution helps us to streamline multifactor authentication.
It's got great SSO and good provisioning and de-provisioning.
The product is easy to set up.
It is stable.
The solution can scale very well.
What needs improvement?
I've been pleased with its capabilities overall.
Support could be a bit faster.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used the solution for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is stable. I'd rate its reliability ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's extremely scalable. It'd rate the solution's ease of expansion ten out of ten.
We have 1500 users on the solution currently.
How are customer service and support?
Support is good. However, sometimes it takes them a bit longer to deal with issues.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We previously used a different solution. We moved to Okta as the GUI is very user-friendly, and the solution is simple to use.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very easy. It's not complex.
The deployment took a matter of three to four days for our hybrid setup.
What about the implementation team?
K+Okta's team helped us deploy the solution. They made it very easy.
What was our ROI?
We have gotten an ROI in terms of time savings. We've seen 20% to 30% ROI, as it is saving us a lot of time.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing is a bit expensive. I'd rate it four out of ten in terms of affordability. It's a bit more expensive than our older solution.
Okta charges per user, and that can make it costly if you are a big company.
What other advice do I have?
We are customers and end-users.
I'm using the latest version of the solution.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten. The pricing is a bit high, and they do charge per user. There are other options that are a bit less expensive.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Microsoft Azure Engineer at Sycomp
Easy to use, with a user-friendly admin portal; allows efficient provisioning and de-provisioning, and even its workflow automation feature is easy to understand
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable feature of Okta Customer Identity is its SSO because it's very easy to use and it's user-friendly. Even the admin portal of the solution is very user-friendly, and you can walk through it with ease. Okta Customer Identity is not a complicated solution, and even the workflow automation feature is very, very easy to understand."
- "Okta Customer Identity is a very good technology to work with, with a very knowledgeable support team."
- "What I'd like to see improved in Okta Customer Identity is the process of exporting users. Currently, it lacks this feature, and you have to use a third-party tool to export users from the group. Exporting users should be very easy, though I did notice that Okta Customer Identity is being upgraded from time to time, and I've been seeing much improvement in it compared to the previous years."
- "What I'd like to see improved in Okta Customer Identity is the process of exporting users."
What is our primary use case?
We use Okta Customer Identity mostly for SSO (Single Sign-On), and we also use it for user and application management, in particular, for SaaS applications.
How has it helped my organization?
Okta Customer Identity improved the company when we used it for user identity management because we were able to manage our user provisioning and de-provisioning through the solution very efficiently.
If users are joining the organization or if they're in the onboarding phase, we can take care of the applications and all other requirements through Okta Customer Identity.
When users are leaving the organization or when they're in the off-boarding phase, we use the de-provisioning feature in Okta Customer Identity for those users.
We're very happy with the solution and its features.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Okta Customer Identity is its SSO because it's very easy to use and it's user-friendly. Even the admin portal of the solution is very user-friendly, and you can walk through it with ease.
Okta Customer Identity is not a complicated solution, and even the workflow automation feature is very, very easy to understand.
What needs improvement?
What I'd like to see improved in Okta Customer Identity is the process of exporting users. Currently, it lacks this feature, and you have to use a third-party tool to export users from the group. Exporting users should be very easy, though I did notice that Okta Customer Identity is being upgraded from time to time, and I've been seeing much improvement in it compared to the previous years.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using Okta Customer Identity for three years now.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Okta Customer Identity is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Okta Customer Identity is a scalable solution.
How are customer service and support?
Okta Customer Identity has good technical support, and on a scale of one to five, I'm rating support a four.
How was the initial setup?
I would rate the initial setup for Okta Customer Identity as four out of five. Deploying it was very easy.
What about the implementation team?
We deployed Okta Customer Identity with the help of a third party. We deployed the solution and received help from their support team, which was very supportive during deployment. We were able to deploy the whole environment in a very, very easy manner. We just opened a ticket then the Okta support team helped us in setting up the solution.
What was our ROI?
I have no information on Okta Customer Identity ROI.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'm unfamiliar with the licensing costs of Okta Customer Identity.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I evaluated Microsoft Azure AD.
What other advice do I have?
I'm using the latest version of Okta Customer Identity.
My company has a partnership with Okta Customer Identity.
Two thousand people use Okta Customer Identity within the company, mostly engineers. Three people take care of the deployment and maintenance of the solution: one junior engineer, one system engineer, and one architect.
There's a plan to increase the number of users of Okta Customer Identity in the future.
My advice to people looking into implementing the solution is to go ahead and implement it. Okta Customer Identity is a very good technology to work with, with a very knowledgeable support team. You'll get instant support, and the team is very supportive.
My rating for Okta Customer Identity is eight out of ten. I'm not scoring it a ten because of some gaps. It's fine for me right now, but in the future, I would like to see improvements in the solution.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
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Senior Director - Principal Architect at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Is compatible and interoperable, and easy to implement, learn, and scale
Pros and Cons
- "One of the features that I have found to be very valuable is its interoperability and compatibility with all types of resources, whether it's networking, infrastructure, or applications. That is, it is compatible as well as interoperable, as far as the federated authentication is concerned."
- "If your use case is multi-cloud data centers and hybrid cloud architecture, Okta is a solution to go to."
- "It's not compatible with on-premises installations, unless you host it as a SaaS. We were not able to do that. For example, imagine a scenario where the cloud is not available. Then, Okta will not work for you. That use case will readily fail because it doesn't have an on-premises installation that you can use to authenticate or provide identity and access management. If you have a purely on-premises solution that is not connected to the internet, then this will not work. This is one area that can be improved."
- "It's not compatible with on-premises installations, unless you host it as a SaaS."
What is our primary use case?
We use it for API authentication, on-premises clusters as well as cluster access, and cloud cluster access.
How has it helped my organization?
We did not have a unified mechanism for accessing resources or a secure way of accessing resources, and Okta solved that problem for us.
What is most valuable?
One of the features that I have found to be very valuable is its interoperability and compatibility with all types of resources, whether it's networking, infrastructure, or applications. That is, it is compatible as well as interoperable, as far as the federated authentication is concerned.
What needs improvement?
It's not compatible with on-premises installations, unless you host it as a SaaS. We were not able to do that. For example, imagine a scenario where the cloud is not available. Then, Okta will not work for you. That use case will readily fail because it doesn't have an on-premises installation that you can use to authenticate or provide identity and access management. If you have a purely on-premises solution that is not connected to the internet, then this will not work. This is one area that can be improved.
I would also like to see more intelligent analysis of the identity and access management from Okta.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using it for the last seven years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is fairly stable. However, because it's a SaaS solution, it needs to have connectivity. If the connectivity is down, then Okta Workforce Identity will be down as well.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is one of the pluses that Okta has. It's easily scalable, both horizontally and vertically.
Right now, we have about 3,500 users.
How are customer service and support?
There was one minor hiccup with technical support, but other than that, the support has been pretty good. I would give them a nine out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We used ForgeRock, and we switched to Okta mainly because of the flexibility that Okta provides.
ForgeRock requires on-premises maintenance. Because most of our applications are now on the cloud, Okta is more user-friendly in that sense.
A couple of years ago, it was 70/30, 70 being on-premises. That's why ForgeRock was the choice. However, it's flipped now to 30/70, and Okta is more useful.
We still use ForgeRock because you can do an on-premises hosting for ForgeRock. Okta doesn't have that capability.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is very straightforward; it's a very simple setup. There are some areas for which you need some skills. If you have an SOP, you can just follow it. I would give it a four out of five.
We have three people assigned to the solution for deployment and maintenance.
What about the implementation team?
We deployed it using an in-house team. The initial setup did not take much time; it took about one to three weeks.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Okta has fairly competitive pricing.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated some native cloud services, like AWS and Azure before choosing Okta Workforce Identity.
We also looked at IBM ISAM, IBM Security Access Management, and Oracle ISAM, but they're very rigid products. That's why we went for Okta. They don't have any flexibility, and the cost was also very high compared to that for Okta.
What other advice do I have?
If your use case is multi-cloud data centers and hybrid cloud architecture, Okta is a solution to go to. It's fairly easy to implement as well. It has federated identity and access management, and it works very well with any type of identification authentication. However, if you have on-premises data centers where there are connectivity problems, then it would be better to avoid Okta.
I would rate Okta Workforce Identity at eight on a scale from one to ten because I've found it easy to implement and easy to learn. That is, the onboarding or the learning curve is less. It also has federated identity and access management mechanisms, where you can apply the various resources and workloads that you have. Also, it has very good interoperability and compatibility. It can easily scale too.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Module lead at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees
Protects the applications by avoiding cross-site scripting
Pros and Cons
- "You can only log in if you have the access, which protects the applications by avoiding cross-site scripting."
- "The most valuable feature of Okta is its security."
- "Whenever I write Cypress test cases, we encounter problems with logging in through Okta."
- "There is no proper documentation on integrating test cases with Okta, and this issue is troubling whenever I try to implement it."
What is our primary use case?
I have used Okta for security purposes. It grants access only when you have the proper credentials, which I find essential for utilizing new technologies and web applications.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable feature of Okta is its security. You can only log in if you have the access, which protects the applications by avoiding cross-site scripting. Hackers cannot access the system directly. Only after receiving a message from Okta, you can log in, making it highly secure.
What needs improvement?
We are facing one issue with Cypress test cases. Whenever I write Cypress test cases, we encounter problems with logging in through Okta. There is no proper documentation on integrating test cases with Okta, and this issue is troubling whenever I try to implement it.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Okta is a stable product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Currently, scalability is a top priority, but there are no issues with adding many users to Okta.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Before Okta, I manually created portals using a username and password stored in a database. Okta introduced a different process.
How was the initial setup?
Initially, it was complicated to set up since I was a beginner and there was no proper documentation. Now that I am more experienced, it is easier to handle.
What other advice do I have?
I need to analyze fully in the future, and if I do not have any concerns, I will share any with you via LinkedIn. As of now, I do not have any additional advice.
I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Other
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Offers universal directory that offers custom attribute capability and user permissions to read/write on their profiles or hide them
Pros and Cons
- "Okta has introduced the Universal Directory. It has custom attribute capability and user permissions to read/write on their profiles or hide them. Profile sources and identity profile sourcing are two different components that I haven't seen in other products."
- "Okta doesn't have a partial push. It pushes down the full profile schema for lifecycle management or provisioning."
What is our primary use case?
Okta has recently built Okta Identity Engine (OIE). It has a lot more capabilities than the classic engines. The certificate-based system is one thing, and third-party tools like Intune and Jamf for iOS devices. There is a trust relationship between these device management tools, and that contributes to control over the end-user devices.
Scalacity was a company acquired by Okta, and its technology was integrated into Okta's Advanced Server Access (ASA) product.
What is most valuable?
Okta has introduced the Universal Directory. It has custom attribute capability and user permissions to read/write on their profiles or hide them. Profile sources and identity profile sourcing are two different components that I haven't seen in other products.
Okta can import many attributes into the Okta profile and send attributes from the engines. Multiple sources of truths and profile inheritance are done in granular ways. This plays a major role in ABACs going forward.
Okta's MFA features are good. Okta is looking forward with more on the push or less, relying on the Okta Verify factors. It also has extensive capabilities. It's adopting a layer-by-layer upgrade in developing the policies, like MFAs.
Okta has more when it comes to the policy level. It has distinctive features where you can do a mix and combination to have users access applications for various business cases. That's something unique and a selling feature.
What needs improvement?
Okta has a limitation with directory integrations. If you have multiple Active Directory integrations, the user distinguished name (DN) and the manager DN don't get imported properly into the Okta user profile. It has a property of Get AD user's property, but that has limitations when writing an expression language to import changes or updates to user DNs or manager DNs from AD, especially if you have AD master users.
Also, Okta doesn't have a partial push. It pushes down the full profile schema for lifecycle management or provisioning. Even if only one attribute gets updated, even though it is unmapped, it can override other values in the downstream application by nullifying the query. That's the biggest flaw in my experience.
The product releases a lot of brand-new features within the quarterly releases.
For how long have I used the solution?
It's definitely the leading Identity Access Management cloud platform. I have experience with Okta for almost six to eight years now.
I've been an Okta-certified consultant since last year. I got an opportunity to work on the workforce as well as the customer side.
I have experience with more than eight Okta tenants parallelly due to various business cases across my career. Ultimately, this product itself is a pioneer in Identity Access Management.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability works very well. I've worked so far with Okta. It's like the heartbeat of that company. If Okta goes down, people are unable to authenticate anywhere. They can't get into applications. So there's a lot of dependency on Okta within the businesses and environments that I've seen so far. It's very critical.
How are customer service and support?
The customer service and support are awesome. They have a CSM assigned for each organization, and they are pretty much responsive to any events that occur. Or if there are any escalations or incidents that impact the business, they're pretty much around in a timely fashion to support the organization.
We have the flexibility with our CSMs to reach them in any manner, email or phone, and they're available most of the time.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have long relationships with other vendors for things like Identity Governance and Privileged Access Management. But one thing I've noticed is that Okta has been expanding into wider ranges.
But, there are limits and restrictions to the existing features, which are not fully developed yet. Okta have added a lot of tech in the last couple of years.
What was our ROI?
I'm not a hundred percent sure about the return of interest because it is very much dependent on the size of the organization.
I came from smaller organizations working, like, midscale to, like, large scale. So overall, like, the security breach, like, there are, like, two to three security breaches that have happened, but nothing has been damaged so far for the organization.
So, investing more in Identity access management is a critical investment for any operation as applications are moving to like cloud and SaaS-based. So, there is a dire need to protect the digital identities of enterprise tech employees as well as their customers.
There are a lot of features you can automate. Okta Workflows is a key feature that has a separate pricing than adaptive MFA or SSO. It's a combination, but Okta has features and capabilities to reduce the IT burden. Within my experience, it's been helpful so far with a lot of overhead work that comes with onboarding and offboarding.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing itself is a bit more expensive than the other products in the market so far. Since I know the product is in full demand. But, again, the price texture, features, and everything suits well for small to medium.
But, for larger organizations, it's more expensive than the other platforms. But, usually, licensing is a bit expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I definitely recommend Okta. It has all the features you can utilize to protect any organization's digital entities. Considering a lot of other factors, like cost and the overall features the company wants to use. If you want to use Identity Governance, Identity Access Management, or Privileged Access Management, that's a different story. It's also a different story if you're using other products for different needs.
Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Architect at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Good for workforce productivity and customer security and offers MFA features
Pros and Cons
- "Okta has more when it comes to the policy level. It has distinctive features where you can do a mix and combination to have users access applications for various business cases."
- "Okta has a limitation with directory integrations. If you have multiple Active Directory integrations, the user distinguished name (DN) and the manager DN don't get imported properly into the Okta user profile."
What is our primary use case?
It's mostly used for customer-facing applications (Customer Identity Management). API management and self-service flows are the most utilized capabilities. It offers a lot of customization in terms of branding, email notifications, and creating a good end-user experience.
For remote access, we have solutions proposed, like Okta Identity Engine (OIE). It has more capabilities than the classic engines. The certificate-based system is one thing, and third-party tools like Intune and Jamf for iOS devices. There is a trust relationship between these device management tools, and that contributes to control over the end-user devices.
How has it helped my organization?
What is most valuable?
Okta has introduced the Universal Directory. It has custom attribute capability and user permissions to read/write on their profiles or hide them. Profile sources and identity profile sourcing are two different components that I haven't seen in other products.
Okta can import many attributes into the Okta profile and send attributes from the engines. Multiple sources of truths and profile inheritance are done in granular ways. This plays a major role in ABACs going forward.
Okta's MFA features are good. Okta is looking forward with more on the push or less, relying on the Okta Verify factors. But it also has extensive capabilities for Ubiquiti. It's adopting a layer-by-layer upgrade in developing the policies, like MFAs.
Okta has more when it comes to the policy level. It has distinctive features where you can do a mix and combination to have users access applications for various business cases. That's something unique and a selling feature.
For security protocols we use most security protocols, such as OIDC and SAML.
What needs improvement?
Okta has a limitation with directory integrations. If you have multiple Active Directory integrations, the user distinguished name (DN) and the manager DN don't get imported properly into the Okta user profile. It has a property of Get AD user's property, but that has limitations when writing an expression language to import changes or updates to user DNs or manager DNs from AD, especially if you have AD master users.
Also, Okta doesn't have a partial push. It pushes down the full profile schema for lifecycle management or provisioning. Even if only one attribute gets updated, even though it is unmapped, it can override other values in the downstream application by nullifying the query. That's the biggest flaw in my experience.
The product releases a lot of brand-new features within the quarterly releases. There's a feature roadmap for Okta CIM, and most of it is coming in with a lot of users or the customer side.
For how long have I used the solution?
It's definitely the leading Identity Access Management cloud platform. I have experience with Okta for almost six to eight years now.
I've been an Okta-certified consultant since last year. I got an opportunity to work on the workforce as well as the customer side.
I have experience with more than eight Okta tenants parallelly due to various business cases across my career. Ultimately, this product itself is a pioneer in Identity Access Management.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It's pretty much stable most of the time, but I have come across a lot more outages recently within Okta.
But, Okta is definitely a very good product.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
Scalability works very well. I've worked so far with Okta. It's like the heartbeat of that company. If Okta goes down, people are unable to authenticate anywhere. They can't get into applications. So there's a lot of dependency on Okta within the businesses and environments that I've seen so far. It's very critical.
How are customer service and support?
The customer service and support are awesome. They have a CSM assigned for each organization, and they are pretty much responsive to any events that occur. Or if there are any escalations or incidents that impact the business, they're pretty much around in a timely fashion to support the organization.
We have the flexibility with our CSMs to reach them in any manner, email or phone, and they're available most of the time. Very good.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have long relationships with other vendors for things like Identity Governance and Privileged Access Management. But one thing I've noticed is that Okta has been expanding into wider ranges. However, there are limits and restrictions to the existing features, which are not fully developed yet. I think they've added a lot of tech in the last couple of years.
How was the initial setup?
It's always smooth and straightforward to set up, but we can definitely have a bit of complex solutions.
What was our ROI?
I'm not a hundred percent sure about the return of interest because it is very much dependent on the size of the organization.
I came from smaller organizations working, like, midscale to, like, large scale. So overall, like, the security breach, like, there are, like, two to three security reasons that have happened, but nothing has been, like, damage so far for the organization.
So, investing more in Identity access management is a critical investment for any operation as applications are moving to like cloud and SaaS-based. So there is, like, a dire need to protect the digital identities of enterprise tech employees as well as their customers.
There are a lot of features you can automate. Okta Workflows is a key feature that has a separate pricing than adaptive MFA or SSO. It's a combination, but Okta has features and capabilities to reduce the IT burden. Within my experience, it's been helpful so far with a lot of overhead work that comes with onboarding, offboarding.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing model for the Customer Identity product is based on Monthly Unique Users (MUI).
The pricing itself is a bit more expensive than the other products in the market so far. Since I know the product is in full demand. But, again, the price texture, features, and everything suits well for small to medium, for sure.
But, for larger organizations, it's more expensive than the other platforms. But, usually, licensing is a bit expensive.
What other advice do I have?
I definitely recommend Okta.
Every organization needs workforce productivity as well as customer security. The need is definitely there for any enterprise or organization to protect their identity. Customer security also plays the utmost role in protecting customer data.
Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Solution architect at Infosys
Useful for authorization and other zero-trust authentication
Pros and Cons
- "We can integrate two-factor authentication with the applications."
- "The product must be provided for free."
What is our primary use case?
I use the solution mostly to integrate into Active Directory to get MFA and other IAM features. In Okta, we can get features similar to those in Active Directory. We also use the tool for authorization and other zero-trust authentication.
What is most valuable?
We can integrate two-factor authentication with the applications. Two-factor authentication is used for mobile applications like OneDrive.
What needs improvement?
The product must be provided for free. We cannot substantiate the cost with the features provided by the tool. Microsoft provides similar features for free. I don’t see any extra features in Okta.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the solution for more than five to ten years.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The tool is not free. However, Microsoft is free. So, people prefer Microsoft.
What other advice do I have?
If we wanted to access the Azure portal or any other portal, we used to scan with Authenticator. Once it was approved, we accessed the portals. The product is equivalent to Microsoft’s solution. I used Duo instead of Authenticator to authorize applications. People use Conditional Access Policy. People generally prefer Microsoft because it is free. I will recommend the tool to others. Our recommendations are based on the customer’s requirements, bandwidth, and budget. Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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