We performed a comparison between Google Cloud Identity and Okta WorkForce Identity based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Okta WorkForce Identity is the preferred choice when it comes to Identity and Access Management solutions. Okta is easy to use, offers great integrations with numerous solutions, and is a safe, secure, and robust solution. Additionally, it is very fast, responsive, and has great performance. The SSO, MFA, and other beneficial feature sets make it a complete and reliable product. The only downside is the price.
"The solution is user-friendly."
"Although we have not looked at the whole product and explored it completely, we find that all the authentication features that we are using now are valuable."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is the performance."
"I used it as an administrator without implementing it myself. As for valuable aspects or benefits, the significant point is that it's a straightforward, single solution that just works."
"The solution is moderate to difficult to use. I found the approach was practical. Following the steps made it very easy to use."
"The tool provides a free service that you can integrate for laptop authentication. You also don’t need a separate Active Directory."
"The solution is primarily used for single control and single sign which helps with the security and authentication of multiple devices."
"The product is easy to use."
"Its integration components are most valuable. It integrates with everything in some way. There are some products, such as O365 or AD, with which it completely and 100% integrates. So, you can seamlessly create accounts across the board with some of these products. For some of the products with which it doesn't completely integrate, you can do some kind of interfacing."
"The solution so far has been very stable."
"One of the most beneficial features of the solution is the user provisioning and the de-provisioning feature."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution are the integration with external websites one-factor authentication."
"It's easy to use and straightforward."
"The most valuable feature in Okta Workforce Identity is the single sign-on, universal directory, and lifecycle management."
"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."
"In the next release, I would like to see integration with different systems, mainly wireless SIEMS and other analytical systems that we want to introduce."
"The interface could be improved by simplifying it further."
"I want the tool to improve its support. It should also incorporate some functionalities. Currently, preparing presentations in Google is a pain point. The tool’s certain features like user provisioning are not intuitive as well. The product’s LDAP support is very poor. Clients do not trust the product due to the spam."
"The customer service and support team is not so good."
"If I were to suggest enhancements, it would mainly revolve around ensuring compatibility and maximizing integration options with various services."
"We cannot manage the attributes of SSPR."
"There is room for improvement in the configuration of their security policies. It seems quite basic."
"Technical support is slow."
"SSO and MFA for improved end-user experience, and protection against password spray attacks, account password self-service."
"RESTful Web Service calls and their response seem a bit slow."
"The product does not offer enough integration capabilities."
"The lifecycle management part can be improved. It should also have identity governance and the ability to choose a specific factor authentication at the application level. Its licensing and pricing can also be improved."
"The ability or the options in the solution for changing the look and feel are not good enough because in our partner portal, essentially what they have is an ugly admin interface."
"It is challenging to obtain a comprehensive backup."
"Application updates are lacking. Customer support needs to be improved."
"Its pricing needs improvement."
Google Cloud Identity is ranked 3rd in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 21 reviews while Okta Workforce Identity is ranked 2nd in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) with 58 reviews. Google Cloud Identity is rated 7.6, while Okta Workforce Identity is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Google Cloud Identity writes "A stable and scalable cloud solution easily compatible with Google office Suite". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Okta Workforce Identity writes "Extremely easy to work with, simple to set up, and reasonably priced ". Google Cloud Identity is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Intune, JumpCloud, VMware Workspace ONE and ManageEngine Endpoint Central, whereas Okta Workforce Identity is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, SailPoint IdentityIQ, Saviynt, Auth0 and IBM Security Verify Access. See our Google Cloud Identity vs. Okta Workforce Identity report.
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