We compared Okta Workforce Identity and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Okta Workforce Identity is commended for its user-friendly interface, simple setup process, and strong integration capabilities. However, it lacks certain functionalities such as password vaulting management and could improve its customer support. On the other hand, Prisma Access is highly regarded for its extensive security features, accessibility for users, and ability to safeguard all types of app traffic. Nevertheless, it can be challenging to use and configure, and its pricing is considered relatively high.
"I am able to authenticate my users on cloud and SaaS applications such as Workday through Okta workflows."
"It's easy to use and straightforward."
"It offers very helpful support. The technical team is very helpful."
"One of the most beneficial features of the solution is the user provisioning and the de-provisioning feature."
"The product requires very little maintenance."
"The most valuable features of Okta Workforce Identity are MFA, and SSO, which have high security."
"The most valuable aspects of the solution are the integration with external websites one-factor authentication."
"The ease of deployment, ease of use, and speed of delivery is what I like about Okta Workforce Identity. It is very easy to use. For a lot of software, you need to be trained extensively and have a very technical background. Okta Workforce Identity is quite simple. You can integrate any software into Okta. They've got a network of 7,000 applications that easily integrate into it."
"It's quite reliable and performs well for users."
"This solution provides a DLP on the cloud and very few people have a scanning device for data at rest."
"It's very stable. Sometimes after installing the boxes, we leave them for one or two years. We would just touch the box in the case of the customer needing new requirements or changes to the setup."
"A feature I've found very helpful is run time security because most of the products on the market will look at security during the build time, and they don't really look at what happens once you're going into production."
"Palo Alto Firewall is one of the best firewalls in the world."
"It is geographically dispersed, and it sits on top of Google and AWS platforms. Therefore, you don't face the standard issues, such as latency or bandwidth issues, that you usually face in the case of on-prem data centers."
"The product's initial setup phase is simple."
"The solution improved the consistency of our security controls and the BCP. There has been a 20 percent reduction in TCO. Prisma Access also enabled us to deliver better applications by centralizing security management."
"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."
"The guest user access could be improved."
"This user integration with the Okta integration network could be simplified."
"In my country, there's a lot of stealing of mobile phones, and mobile phones are the authentication device through the Okta application. If someone should steal my mobile phone, which is very common in my country, he or she might have access to my company account. That's my concern."
"The solution can be quite expensive."
"The solution is very expensive."
"Okta Workforce Identity could improve provisioning it can be made simpler."
"It only facilitates provisioning and not de-provisioning."
"If you compare Prisma SaaS against other products, such as Cloud Log, it's a little bit tricky to understand, but it offers different functionality that other products don't have. From a user usability point of view, you need some training for this product, as an admin, you need a couple of demos."
"Lacks a hybrid model which has API plus in-line security."
"The product's price is an area of concern where improvements are required. The solution's price should be lowered."
"The cloud setup is straightforward, and the onboarding process is much better, but the on-premises initial setup is slightly complex."
"It wasn't so satisfying to work with it. There is room for improvement in the policy management. It is difficult to cover the entire scenery through Palo Alto products."
"Palo Alto Prisma 10 came out over a year ago. Palo Alto added this identity management feature. The legacy way Palo Alto selected which user is sitting on an IP address it passes through has been clunky."
"The tools' scalability is subject to some limitations when done on-premise due to the need for additional licenses. However, in other scenarios, increasing scalability involves expanding infrastructure to accommodate more third-party VPN access. It is scalable as long as you pay the money. Also, it needs to improve security."
"There should be a dedicated portal or SASE-based solution. They're trying to add a plugin but it needs a dedicated portal because it is now an enterprise solution for multiple organizations. People should be able to directly log in to a dedicated page for Prisma Access, rather than going into a Panorama plugin, and always having to update the plugin."
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Okta Workforce Identity is ranked 6th in ZTNA as a Service with 59 reviews while Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks is ranked 2nd in ZTNA as a Service with 58 reviews. Okta Workforce Identity is rated 8.4, while Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks is rated 8.2. 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 Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks writes "Integration with Palo Alto platforms such as Cortex Data Lake and Autofocus gives us visibility into our attack surface". Okta Workforce Identity is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Google Cloud Identity, SailPoint IdentityIQ, Saviynt and Auth0, whereas Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Netskope , Cisco Umbrella, Zscaler Internet Access and Prisma SD-WAN. See our Okta Workforce Identity vs. Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks report.
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