Okta Workforce Identity Reviews

Okta is not just an identity provider (IdP) since, with the help of SAML, it can also be a service provider (SP), which then allows it to integrate with a different identity provider. In other words, it provides SSO. In my organization, we use Okta as a centralized solution for our multiple platforms. With just one login users are able to access any associated platforms without having to log in multiple times.

All our logins work seamlessly without having to log in multiple times. With multiple applications, you tend to forget your credentials for some of the applications. Some applications have different password policies. With Okta, all of these is centralized. You only need one password, one setup, one policy and one login.

Other than Okta being an easy and awesome integration tool, one of the best features it has is the provisioning and deprovisioning, which makes management way easier. You don't need to be too technical to understand how it works.

They also have a good knowledge base that helps end-user to self-serve.

Maybe the interface could use some work but, for the most part, the tool is pretty cool.

I rate Okta 10 out of 10 for being an awesome IdP. The API alone is amazing, not to mention the features and integration they have. Compare to other IdPs, Okta uses a dashboard that displays all the associated/linked services, which is really helpful when you have multiple services. It's really an easy tool and their support is great.

Our customers use it for multi-factor authentication, lifecycle, and workflow.

The most valuable features depend on a customer's needs. Our customers generally find multi-factor authentication very useful.

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.

I have been using this solution for one year.

It is stable.

We scaled it for some customers. There were no problems.

We are only using professional services at the moment.

It was easy.

It has a yearly subscription. As compared to its competitors, it is quite expensive. It also has a complex licensing model.

I would recommend this solution to others. I would advise others to be aware of the complexity of the license. They should make sure that they have all the features that they want.

I would rate Okta Workforce Identity an eight out of ten.

We used this solution for provisioning more than one and a half LAC users and integrating more than 300 applications. SSO and MFA has been implemented on almost all applications. MFA options used: RSA token, Okta Verify, etc.

Integrating more than 300 applications is quite tough. With the help of Okta and its outstanding user friendly UI, things went fairly easily.

• The ease of JIT provisioning.
• Wide range of MFA options. I prefer "Okta Verify" out of them all.
• Last, but not least, the ease of writing rules.

RESTful Web Service calls and their response seem a bit slow.