Compare Google Cloud Identity vs. Okta Workforce Identity
Google Cloud Identity is ranked 4th in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) with 5 reviews while Okta Workforce Identity is ranked 1st in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) with 10 reviews. Google Cloud Identity is rated 7.6, while Okta Workforce Identity is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Google Cloud Identity writes "Offers fine-grained access control and good visibility of cloud resources". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Okta Workforce Identity writes "Stable sign-on with provisioning and has the ability to enable and disable features". Google Cloud Identity is most compared with Okta Workforce Identity, SailPoint IdentityNow and Microsoft Intune, whereas Okta Workforce Identity is most compared with Microsoft Azure Active Directory Premium, OneLogin Workforce Identity and Auth0. See our Google Cloud Identity vs. Okta Workforce Identity report.
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The most valuable feature is that you can manage users from one central location. The most valuable feature is the performance. Although we have not looked at the whole product and explored it completely, we find that all the authentication features that we are using now are valuable. The Cloud Identity is well advanced in terms of features, applications, and the components that it is offering. The main control page and the ability to manage all our users from a web-based portal are the most valuable aspects of the solution. That's particularly useful because we're a heterogeneous network. | Enabled MFA to access federated applications as well as increased user satisfaction through improved provisioning times and more reliable processes. This solution allows us to do the provisioning. Also the most important for us is the ability to enable and disable features to employees as they onboard and offboard. The most valuable aspects of the solution are the integration with external websites one-factor authentication. It made things a lot easier, especially with passwords. It has a wide range of MFA options. I prefer "Okta Verify" out of them all. 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. The feature that is most valuable to me is the automated user provisioning that we set up using Okta as a major part of that process. Valuable features include UD, SSO functionality, MFA and Adaptive MFA functionality, ability to link multiple Directory databases with UD. |
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In the next release, I would like to see integration with different systems, mainly wireless SIEMS and other analytical systems that we want to introduce. The pricing for this solution is a little bit higher than AWS and others, which is something that should be improved. To improve the product, the integration with third-party products could always be smoother. The interface could be improved by simplifying it further. The solution needs to better integrate with Mac's OS. | SSO and MFA for improved end-user experience, and protection against password spray attacks, account password self-service. I don't know if it is possible to make it simpler to use or simpler to understand, but that would be the most important thing to improve. The solution lacks an on-premises deployment model so it can't offer a hybrid solution. It would be ideal if clients had options that weren't just cloud-based. On the admin side, we can create our own passwords instead of generating one, which is usually difficult to explain to a user. RESTful Web Service calls and their response seem a bit slow. We still had to write several internal programs/scripts to complete the user-provisioning process. Okta does not have the ability to provision mailbox accounts for on-premise Exchange or in a hybrid O365 environment. The Group Push function from Okta to AD did not work reliably in our environment. UD attribute mapping, Okta group rules, and dynamic usage could use improvement. It also needs more in-depth functionality and features to integrate with RADIUS solutions. |
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The fees are paid monthly and there are no additional costs other than the licensing fees. The product is billed on a monthly basis depending on the number of users. Licensing fees are on a yearly basis. We probably spend about $50,000 a year on licensing. | Information Not Available |
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Views 1,285 Comparisons 1,044 Reviews 5 Average Words per Review 485 Avg. Rating 7.6 | Views 22,917 Comparisons 17,708 Reviews 12 Average Words per Review 312 Avg. Rating 8.5 |
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| Cloud Identity, Cloud Identity Premium | |
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Overview | |
Cloud Identity is an Identity as a Service (IDaaS) and enterprise mobility management (EMM) product. It offers the identity services and endpoint administration that are available in G Suite as a stand-alone product. As an administrator, you can use Cloud Identity to manage your users, apps, and devices from a central location - the Google Admin console. | Okta is an enterprise grade identity management service, built from the ground up in the cloud and delivered with an unwavering focus on customer success. With Okta, IT can manage access across any application, person or device. Whether the people are employees, partners or customers or the applications are in the cloud, on-premises or on a mobile device, Okta helps IT become more secure, make people more productive, and maintain compliance. Okta is an on-demand identity and access management service for web based applications, both in the cloud and behind the firewall. |
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Sample Customers | |
| ExtraHop Networks, HealthChannels | Box, Groupon, National Geographic, Western Union, DocuSign |
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Software R&D Company21% Media Company18% Insurance Company13% Real Estate/Law Firm7% | Manufacturing Company29% Healthcare Company14% Financial Services Firm14% Energy/Utilities Company14% Software R&D Company31% Comms Service Provider8% Government7% Media Company7% |
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No Data Available | Small Business21% Midsize Enterprise26% Large Enterprise53% Small Business12% Midsize Enterprise54% Large Enterprise33% |
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