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.
"First of all, the solution is very simple."
"It has a wide range of MFA options. I prefer "Okta Verify" out of them all."
"It is a very stable solution."
"Okta controls all the users. It has context-based access from the user and type of device. It identifies the risk and can do a step of authentication when that user is trying to access some sensitive application from an unknown device."
"It's reliable and it does what it is advertised to do."
"The product requires very little maintenance."
"One of the most beneficial features of the solution is the user provisioning and the de-provisioning feature."
"This solution has a lot of capabilities and features."
"Perimeter 81 is very pretty."
"The ease of use not only translates to quick adoption rates - it also ensures that our employees remain compliant with our cybersecurity protocols, enhancing the overall security posture of our organization."
"Their split tunneling feature has been very valuable to our company since implementing the Perimeter 81 solution."
"The benefits are really built into the underlying protocol, however, Perimeter81 makes these available in a user-friendly way."
"Our operators can work from home without any problems."
"It helps to quickly get access to the pages I need."
"Scaling Perimeter 81 was easy to do."
"It is a scalable solution."
"There should be automated aggregation and complete classification processes included in it."
"The integration with third-party tools needs to be improved."
"You can't hide the device when you're checking logs."
"It can have more API integrations."
"Okta doesn't have a partial push. It pushes down the full profile schema for lifecycle management or provisioning."
"The solution's user interface needs to be improved and made easy."
"We've not had any problems with Okta."
"They should focus on improving them to provide top-notch team access management while still offering those typical features."
"What would be useful would be a notification/warning that a session is due to timeout after exceeding the default connection limit."
"I have found that the log-in/out process takes quite some time."
"I don't know if it is technically feasible, however, if the Desktop App could be used as a Web App or a Chrome Extension it would be very nice."
"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."
"A Google Chrome extension would be handy instead of logging into the app."
"The platform still lacks relevant dashboards and the ability to customize them based on our needs."
"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."
"There are a few areas where the solution could be improved. For instance, we sometimes encounter connectivity issues, which can be problematic. Recently, I experienced a connectivity issue while trying to move to Azure. Connectivity issues can be quite frustrating."
Okta Workforce Identity is ranked 6th in ZTNA as a Service with 59 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 Identity Security Cloud, 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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