Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Microsoft Azure Active Directory or Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management (IAM) solution supporting restricted access to applications with Azure Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) built-in, single sign-on (SSO), B2B collaboration controls, self-service password, and integration with Microsoft productivity and cloud storage (Office 365, OneDrive, etc) as well as 3rd party services.
$6
per user/per month
The Okta Identity Cloud
Score 8.9 out of 10
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Okta is an enterprise grade identity management service, built in the cloud. IT can manage access across any application, person or device. Whether the people are employees, partners or customers or whether the applications are in the cloud, on premises or on a mobile device, Okta helps IT become more secure and maintain compliance. The Okta service provides directory services, single sign-on, authentication, provisioning, workflow, and built in reporting. ment systems.
$0
per month per user
Pricing
Microsoft Entra ID
The Okta Identity Cloud
Editions & Modules
Premium P1
$6.00
per user/per month
Premium P2
$9.00
per user/per month
Single Sign on
$2.00
Per User Per Month
Multi Factor Authentication
$3.00
Per User Per Month
Single Sign on Adaptive
$5.00
Per User Per Month
Multi Factor Authentication Adaptive
$6.00
Per User Per Month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Microsoft Entra ID
The Okta Identity Cloud
Free Trial
Yes
Yes
Free/Freemium Version
Yes
Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No
Yes
Entry-level Setup Fee
No setup fee
No setup fee
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We are using Microsoft Entra ID for the 200 licenses we have and we use okta for 400 user and the rest is in Keycloak. From user's perspective, the Microsoft Entra ID is mile ahead of the other two as it is built for that purpose, from the Support perspective, it is also much …
Selecting Microsoft Entra ID is a good choice over Okta if you already utilize parts of the Microsoft Suite. It is a solid competitor and if your business is already paying for Microsoft products, why not use it? Okta is a great competitor, but simply already using Microsoft …
Microsoft seems to be the better service for cloud identity syncing and is still a leader in this realm. Their service is reliable, and we use it with all of our clients. Compared to Okta, the cost is more affordable and they include a lot of services in the Microsoft licensing …
We evaluated RSA SecurID and Okta as alternative authentication options before choosing Microsoft Entra ID. The combination of biometric authentication and MFA with Microsoft Entra ID's identity management boosted our financial security compared to other options with similar …
We reviewed Okta for identity management, but as we are an educational institution and receive a decent discount on Microsoft products, the price of Entra was hard to beat. Okta did have many of the features we were needing but the price just couldn't be matched.
Microsoft Entra ID is very comparable to the Okta offering. If you want to keep everything under the microsoft umbrella then I think Microsoft Entra ID is for you.
I was not part of the research or decision-making (evaluation) of Okta vs Entra ID. In fact, we are currently utilizing both products at this time, so I'm not quite sure you really need to select one over the other. Having so many companies and differences between them, …
Microsoft Azure Active Directory is a very viable option because of its costs and speed in comparison with others, these have difficulties at the moment of wanting to implement with another application, something that Microsoft Azure Active Directory does very well.
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Chose Microsoft Entra ID
Okta may be somewhat more advanced in terms of function, but the cost to do so, and the added complexity in choosing that path make it an easy decision for us to stay with Microsoft. Other than Okta, Microsoft functionality is very strong against all other contenders.
Both are very comparable as far as cost, features, and benefits go. The main thing here is that if you're already using an on premise AD, it' is only natural for someone to stick to the Microsoft stack. Microsoft will generally work with your organization on possible cost …
It covers a lot more than just IAM and it's also included in your E3/O365 subscription so it's a very good deal to manage your online identities and security
Okta is great and much simpler to use based on our experience, but as we were moving to Microsoft Azure as our cloud platform, Microsoft Azure Active Directory just made more sense.
Azure Active Directory stacks up pretty well with tools like Okta. Okta is a bit more straightforward, but Microsoft AAD is easier to configure in an automated way by leveraging the API or Azure CLI. The application UI is a little bitter in Okta in terms of seeing the …
We looked at a couple of identity solutions, but none integrated quite as fully to our existing services. Since we are mostly a MS shop utilizing AzureAD to manage our systems made the most sense as it gave us the highest integration levels.
I have been part of teams that have used both Oracle as well as Okta Identity Cloud. I think Azure AD falls between the two in performance and functionality. I think Oracle has been completed outdated as the UI is very clunky and old fashioned and seems like we are still stuck …
The primary role for Microsoft Azure Active Directory is to be the user authentication infrastructure for Azure and a web single sign-on solution. It is highly tailored for Windows servers and Windows-based infrastructures hosted in Azure. Microsoft azure AD can extend beyond …
We use a combination of Azure AD, Windows AD (traditional v6) and Okta. Azure is definitely easier to navigate around to perform administrative tasks compared to the traditional Windows AD that runs on our on-prem DC. It's likely only a matter of time until Windows AD is …
We have used Azure Entra ID which sometimes lacks compatibility with new SAAS apps and also not so easy to manage user access provisioning and deprovisioning like Okta. Also I believe managing sign-on policies are easy in Okta as comparison to Azure AD.
With respective to user interface and license cost, we thought The Okta Identity Cloud was better than other tools for use. Their customization of license was another reason for us to go with The Okta Identity Cloud over other tools.
Okta was the most expensive choise between than, but still our best bet. This was caused because they were able to integrate with 90% of our software without any headache and 10% with some studies - this work would be higher and requires more working hours from our engineers if …
While I wasn't involved in the official purchasing process of Okta, I would imagine that the scalability that Okta provides and usability would be a big differentiator in whether you were to utilize Okta over Azure AD for SSO purposes across a your user base.
Azure AD had better developer library support and documentation, but we weren't with Okta because it had more flexibility in how user tokens for OIDC could be generated. At the time, a few years ago (2017), Azure only allowed so many AD groups into the token but Okta didn't …
Okta is the best out of its competitors due to its ease of use, out of the box functionality, and opportunities for customization. It is a good company to work with and strives to be there for its customers. Administration is a breeze and the documentation is quite extensive.
Our main points of consideration in choosing an identity provider were simplicity of integration into our existing enterprise application suite and cost. Okta Identity Cloud proved to be on par with other contenders in the field in terms of integration capability, and was more …
Okta is more flexible, easier to use, and continuously gets better. The organization listens well to its users, and enhances the product frequently with what the users are looking for.
Siteminder---It is an on-premise application which is difficult to integrate with cloud-based applications. As Okta is a cloud application we can integrate both on-premise and cloud applications. Ping--It doesn't provide the applications templates which [are] provided by Okta. …
This is subjective to your own experience, but I do find Okta is far simpler to setup, connect with apps and use. Okta is the front runner in gartner for a reason, Microsoft is improving but [is] still complicated. When choosing apps for your business, consider the ease of use …
Okta has the best dashboard for navigation and is very end-user friendly. Easy to navigate and configure applications and SSO and a very effective way of managing end-user issues. SSO-wise it is the best product in terms of end-user experience; [it's a] seamless process for the …