We compared Okta Workforce Identity and Cato Networks across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: When comparing Okta Workforce Identity and Cato Networks, both products have easy setup processes and offer valuable features. Okta Workforce Identity is praised for its user-friendly interface, integration capabilities, and ease of use. However, it could improve in areas like password management and customer support. On the other hand, Cato Networks is commended for its simplicity, responsive technical support, and web filtering capabilities. It could enhance its security measures and expand its user interface. In terms of pricing, Okta Workforce Identity is considered expensive, while Cato Networks is seen as competitively priced.
"The most valuable feature is that it also works as a next-gen firewall because it has security features."
"The feature that I find to be the most valuable is the bandwidth aggregation."
"It's a pretty straightforward solution."
"I haven't had any trouble, and practically forget that I'm using it."
"It is quite simple and easy to use."
"The query and the SD-WAN are useful features of the solution."
"The product is efficient and easy to use."
"It is a stable solution...it is a scalable solution."
"Workforce Identity's best features include its user-friendliness and easy setup."
"It has a wide range of MFA options. I prefer "Okta Verify" out of them all."
"The product is easy to use."
"The product requires very little maintenance."
"What I found most valuable in Okta Workforce Identity is that it worked together with VMware Workspace One, so there was this device check at the same time. My company used the trusted device method that enabled you to define that only the trusted devices including the Workspace One agent were able to access the applications directly without an additional authentication step."
"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."
"First of all, the solution is very simple."
"The initial setup of Okta Workforce Identity is straightforward. I was able to get an environment ready within half a day."
"They should add more sophisticated security features. It should also be integrated into the cloud."
"We would like the product to continue to improve its security."
"Modifying or incorporating Cato Network to work with a third-party platform, such as Microsoft, or other Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) offerings would be beneficial. Having more integration partners would help the users implement the solution."
"The product may be complex for users with few years of experience."
"I would like to see better integration with identity providers."
"Web application firewalling (WAF) is a feature we would like to have in this solution and does not exist yet."
"The price could be better."
"For a packaged solution, needing external intervention or a system integrator to get other features not offered by Cato Networks could be an area for improvement. Cato Networks does what it's meant to do and is even overstretching capabilities when introducing new features. The product can only have very few features added on top of what its currently doing. Managed service providers can deliver the extra features you'd need. It's a set of managed services, and what Cato Networks does is very comprehensive. So, for the time being, when the actual incarnation of the SASE solution is deployed, Cato Networks is a very effective product. Naturally, technology will evolve, so everybody knows that in three, four, or five years, there will be a new kid on the block, a new game. Still, at the moment, Cato Networks only needs to improve a little regarding SASE delivery. The product is doing very well, but one feature the Cato Networks team is doing right is preparing for the future through deploying the SSE 360, so the security service is at that edge. It's an excellent strategy to prepare for the future. SSE 360 is what Cato Networks should invest in the most to keep prospering."
"We have experienced some challenges in integrating this solution with Scope and Cognito."
"The ability or the options in the solution for changing the look and feel are not good enough because in our partner portal, essentially what they have is an ugly admin interface."
"The solution's user interface needs to be improved and made easy."
"The training is too costly."
"The only aspect in which it can be improved is that the interface could be cleaner. I found this even when I was trying to do my certification exam because the certification is hands-on. You find yourself fumbling around a little bit to find simple things. This happens even when you start to get familiar with the product."
"It would be pricing, which is a tough one because it goes against Microsoft. A lot of companies say they're a Microsoft partner, and they get all their software for free. Okta is like a luxury product, and it's not the most affordable one. I would say if they could work on pricing, it would help. Other than that, they've done great strides in developing a product that is really good. The companies that do see the value tend to invest in it."
"Okta Workforce Identity could improve the support system, they are too slow."
"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."
Cato SASE Cloud Platform is ranked 4th in ZTNA as a Service with 21 reviews while Okta Workforce Identity is ranked 6th in ZTNA as a Service with 56 reviews. Cato SASE Cloud Platform is rated 8.8, while Okta Workforce Identity is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cato SASE Cloud Platform writes "Useful remote worker VPN, centralized management, and simple on-boarding process". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Okta Workforce Identity writes "Extremely easy to work with, simple to set up, and reasonably priced ". Cato SASE Cloud Platform is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cisco SD-WAN, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Fortinet FortiGate and VMware SD-WAN, whereas Okta Workforce Identity is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Google Cloud Identity, SailPoint IdentityIQ, Saviynt and Auth0. See our Cato SASE Cloud Platform vs. Okta Workforce Identity report.
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