We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and Okta Workforce Identity based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The initial setup is very easy."
"The initial setup is so easy and there is no problem in the implementation."
"Enables easy integration, allowing for 2FA with our VPN."
"Features the addition and removal of access as needed for the VPN."
"The first valuable feature is being able to see everything on one platform. This includes logs and authentication failure."
"The product's on-premise version doesn't have recurring costs."
"Simple to deploy, simple to use, and user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is RADIUS service and the social network integration feature."
"It made things a lot easier, especially with passwords."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"We find the solution to be reliable for our customers and it is nice that it is cloud-based and can be accessed from anywhere."
"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."
"We face no challenges in integrating the product with our legacy systems."
"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."
"The tool helps improve our security and productivity."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution are the integration with external websites one-factor authentication."
"I would like to see more ways to authenticate, such as adding facial recognition to the two-factor, where you log into your phone or another device."
"The price of the solution could improve, it is expensive."
"The user interface and clustering are areas with shortcomings that need improvement."
"The technical support team is bad."
"The speed of deployment on the cloud could be improved. It took a few days when it should have been just two days"
"The product must provide full support for third-party FIDO security keys."
"The customization capability of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is not very flexible."
"There are multiple areas that are in need of improvement. It is not a mature product."
"The stability could be better."
"The solution’s policies are difficult to understand due to the policy methods. They use authentication. The solution’s workflow is also difficult and not very active. They need to have proper documentation on it. In the next release, I would like to see the workflows being more digestible."
"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."
"The only area of concern in the solution stems from the fact that my company needs some help regarding the setup phase from a partner."
"SSO and MFA for improved end-user experience, and protection against password spray attacks, account password self-service."
"It only facilitates provisioning and not de-provisioning."
"In some setup cases, there are issues with attributes not going in properly."
"We've not had any problems with Okta."
Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is ranked 6th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 52 reviews while Okta Workforce Identity is ranked 3rd in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 59 reviews. Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is rated 8.0, while Okta Workforce Identity is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiAuthenticator writes "A reasonably priced solution that can be scaled toward different functionalities and offers flexible SMS messaging". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Okta Workforce Identity writes "Extremely easy to work with, simple to set up, and reasonably priced ". Fortinet FortiAuthenticator is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiToken, Fortinet FortiNAC, Cisco Duo and ManageEngine Password Manager Pro, whereas Okta Workforce Identity is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Google Cloud Identity, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt and Google Cloud Platform Cloud Identity-Aware Proxy. See our Fortinet FortiAuthenticator vs. Okta Workforce Identity report.
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