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Okta

Okta Identity Cloud

8.8 /10

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What is Okta Identity Cloud?

Okta's products manage identity and access for millions of people on millions of devices. We offer products in two lines: IT Products and Platform.

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Awards & Recognition

Okta Identity Cloud won the following awards in the Identity and Access Management category

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2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Latest Award, 2024

11 Top Rated Capabilities

11 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2018 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2018

Okta Identity Cloud Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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91 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Okta Identity Cloud?

4% Negative

8% Neutral

88% Positive

Pros

Fair
Reliable
Trustworthy
Acts with Integrity

Feature Ratings

Average 88

Web Cloud Single Sign on (SSO)

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Provisioning Deprovisioning

Identity Governance

Activity Monitoring Alerts

Privileged Access Management

Access Request Management

Advanced Provisioning

Reporting

Mobility Support

Password Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 85

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training

Okta Identity Cloud Reviews

Oscar V.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Construction
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

Great end-user experience, high learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates Okta Identity Cloud from other similar products?

OIN Network makes popular integrations a breeze. The company has enough weight behind them that software almost always includes an Okta-specific integration guide

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Ease of use for end users

What do you dislike most about this product?

Conflict with Microsoft stack makes integrations harder or just not possible at times

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Make sure you know what you are getting into if you are fully investing in the Microsoft 365 stack as this solution while great makes integration with MS services and products harder than it needs to be.

Pros

Respectful
Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable

Cons

Leverages Incumbent Status

Sachin ..

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2021

Seamless Authentication along with MFA

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Okta Identity Cloud from other similar products?

Ease of Setup, Authentication and Important for Enterprise Security

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

I can get it on Laptop, iPad, Mobile and don't have to worry about account hijacking.

What do you dislike most about this product?

It remembers device for 12 hours

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

Loved it. We moved on from RSA to Okta and users are happy, it saves time and No more RSA Outages.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Continually Improving Product
Reliable
Performance Enhancing

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Awards & Recognition

2024 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

2018 Data Quadrant Gold Medalist

Okta Identity Cloud Ratings

91 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

99 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

87 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

2 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+91 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Okta Identity Cloud?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Web Cloud Single Sign on (SSO) Single sign-on capability extends to web and cloud application instances.

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Supports multi-factor device and app authentication.

Provisioning Deprovisioning Functionality for providing access rights to new users/removing access rights in an intuitive way.

Identity Governance Software allows identities and access to be centrally managed through policies.

Activity Monitoring Alerts User access patterns can be monitored with rule-based alerts for sensitive data access requests.

Privileged Access Management Software provides visibility into specific user access patterns

Access Request Management Software allows IT to track and manage user access requests.

Advanced Provisioning Software provides advanced customization and automation for user access provisioning.

Reporting Software provides reporting functionality

Mobility Support Software is optimized for mobile usage.

Password Management Software provides credential management and retrieval functionality.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Okta Identity Cloud Reviews

Oscar V.

Great end-user experience, high learning curve

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

Sachin ..

Seamless Authentication along with MFA

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Web Cloud Single Sign on (SSO)

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

Provisioning Deprovisioning

Identity Governance

Activity Monitoring Alerts

Privileged Access Management

Access Request Management

Advanced Provisioning

Reporting

Mobility Support

Password Management

Vendor Capability Ratings

Ease of Data Integration

Quality of Features

Ease of IT Administration

Business Value Created

Breadth of Features

Ease of Implementation

Vendor Support

Usability and Intuitiveness

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Customization

Availability and Quality of Training