We compared Okta Workforce Identity and Perimeter 81 across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Okta Workforce Identity and Perimeter 81 are both praised for their user-friendly interfaces and ease of use. Okta Workforce Identity stands out for its comprehensive integration capabilities, single sign-on, and multi-factor authentication features. Perimeter 81, on the other hand, is highly valued for its single sign-on for businesses and strong customer support. Okta Workforce Identity has room for improvement in areas like user interface and customer support, while Perimeter 81 needs enhancements in connectivity and user interface customization. Okta Workforce Identity is considered expensive, while Perimeter 81 offers more affordable and transparent pricing.
"A solution that's easy to use, stable, and reliable."
"First of all, the solution is very simple."
"Okta integrates well with other solutions. Once you have integrated an application into Okta and onboarded a user, they will be onboarded for just-in-time provisioning."
"The product is easy to use."
"I am able to authenticate my users on cloud and SaaS applications such as Workday through Okta workflows."
"The provisioning functionality has been the most valuable. This solution has good performance, fast integration and is very responsive."
"It is flexible and easy to install."
"The most valuable features depend on a customer's needs. Our customers generally find multi-factor authentication very useful."
"The benefits are really built into the underlying protocol, however, Perimeter81 makes these available in a user-friendly way."
"It connects quickly and stays connected. The user interface is pretty neat too. The app has in-house support with user guides that give you step-by-step walkthroughs on navigating the app. In addition, there is a live chat feature that offers prompt assistance on the go."
"Distributing the agent was very simple, allowing us to enforce security posture on our devices (i.e. S1, Disk-encryption, etc.)."
"It keeps us all accountable and ensures secure internet connections while we all work remotely."
"The feature that I have found to be most valuable is the reputation that the company has regarding privacy. Nowadays, this is critical, especially when you do all of your work online."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Perimeter 81 provides a very secure and non-disruptive experience."
"Providing access and security allows our company employees to work from home and remotely."
"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."
"It only facilitates provisioning and not de-provisioning."
"I would appreciate it if Okta Workforce Identity becomes more user-friendly. Its API technology is complicated. Certain applications may pose challenges in terms of integration, especially when they require IDP technologies that aren't easily codable. While I can't provide specific examples, some applications may not integrate with Okta Workforce Identity."
"The integration with third-party tools needs to be improved."
"We experienced some technical glitches that need to be resolved."
"The error logging could be improved. Okta doesn't provide enough details when you are troubleshooting an issue. It's often difficult to fix it from our end, so we always need additional support from Okta."
"Okta Workforce Identity could improve provisioning it can be made simpler."
"Okta doesn't have a partial push. It pushes down the full profile schema for lifecycle management or provisioning."
"In the future, maybe P81 can improve the network traffic balancing and redundancy."
"One of our challenges is ensuring the security of our cloud-based operations."
"The overall UI could be improved and updated to bring a simpler feel to the application."
"I have found that the log-in/out process takes quite some time."
"One of the more negative experiences using Perimeter 81 is the fact that I am logged off after a pre-determined amount of time which cuts off access to some of my company's resources."
"Currently, I am not able to define a different country or location, which can result in negative experiences as the tool is being recognized by websites and this can make it difficult to access them or force me to disable the program temporarily."
"Offering in-app explanations detailing what each feature does, its benefits and potential use cases can help users better understand and utilize the tool to its full potential."
"I would suggest adding more networking and security features that allow more customization within their platform."
Okta Workforce Identity is ranked 6th in ZTNA as a Service with 58 reviews while Perimeter 81 is ranked 5th in ZTNA as a Service with 22 reviews. Okta Workforce Identity is rated 8.4, while Perimeter 81 is rated 9.2. The top reviewer of Okta Workforce Identity writes "Extremely easy to work with, simple to set up, and reasonably priced ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Perimeter 81 writes "Great SAML and SCIM support with the ability to deploy site-2-site tunnels with specific IP restrictions". Okta Workforce Identity is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Google Cloud Identity, SailPoint IdentityIQ, Saviynt and Auth0, whereas Perimeter 81 is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cloudflare Access and Tailscale. See our Okta Workforce Identity vs. Perimeter 81 report.
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