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Okta Workforce Identity vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 2, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
8.0
Okta Workforce Identity boosts productivity with enhanced security and automation, saving time but ROI varies with company size.
Sentiment score
7.4
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud automates identity management, reducing risks and costs, improving security, and offering fast ROI.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.4
Okta Workforce Identity's support is generally praised as fast, effective, and reliable, despite occasional issues with responsiveness and clarity.
Sentiment score
6.6
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud offers strong customer support, praised for efficiency, with areas for SLA and regional feedback improvements.
They are very supportive; they just open a ticket, and they support us very professionally.
SailPoint's team consists of specialists who handle tickets without needing to depend on other teams.
Sometimes, the support is slow, and they often suggest resorting to expert services.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
Okta Workforce Identity offers scalable solutions for large enterprises, ensuring ease of expansion and adaptability across cloud and on-premises environments.
Sentiment score
7.2
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud offers high scalability for enterprises but requires substantial infrastructure and server resources for efficiency.
The solution scales well as long as we provide the necessary resources.
The solution is scalable and can be upgraded to accommodate increased user counts.
SailPoint is scalable, though challenges exist in terms of workflow and user interface design.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Okta Workforce Identity offers reliable performance with 99.9% uptime, minor issues related to internet dependency, and responsive support.
Sentiment score
8.0
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is highly praised for its stable performance and reliable integration across various environments and versions.
IdentityIQ deserves a rating of 12 out of ten for stability.
The version I use now is very stable, especially compared to previous versions like eight point zero and eight point one.
 

Room For Improvement

Okta Workforce Identity needs better integration, usability, lifecycle management, support, pricing, and enhanced API capabilities for third-party tools.
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud needs cost reduction, enhanced flexibility, simpler setup, better features, and more responsive support for improvement.
Okta should have at least a local peering partner for countries that align with or comply with GDPR, so there are no compliance or audit questions.
I find raising a ticket to be too complex, which could be improved for better user-friendliness.
SailPoint lacks some features like privileged account management and access management features found in products like Okta.
IdentityIQ should be more widely available on the cloud, especially in regions like the Middle East where residency issues are present.
 

Setup Cost

Okta Workforce Identity's pricing is considered competitive yet costly, with scalability benefits but improvements needed for small and medium businesses.
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is valued for its features despite high costs, offering potential discounts for long-term commitments.
SailPoint is cheaper than ServiceNow, which is very expensive.
The pricing of SailPoint could be better.
The costs are slightly higher than SailPoint IQ due to included charges for maintenance.
 

Valuable Features

Okta Workforce Identity offers user-friendly identity management with seamless integration, robust security, and streamlined provisioning and deprovisioning.
SailPoint Identity Security Cloud offers seamless integration, automation, and AI for enhanced security and efficiency in large organizations.
Hackers cannot access the system directly.
Okta enables multi-factor authentication, which enhances security, especially for SaaS applications.
The solution can be customized to adapt the workflow to our industry, offering considerable flexibility.
The automation of provisioning and deprovisioning, managing contractors, temporary users, and the overall automation factor is fantastic.
The built-in connectors that enable easy connection with both legacy and cloud-based applications.
 

Categories and Ranking

Okta Workforce Identity
Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
65
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (3rd), Authentication Systems (5th), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (7th), Access Management (3rd), ZTNA as a Service (8th)
SailPoint Identity Security...
Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
3rd
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (1st), Identity Management (IM) (2nd), SaaS Management Platforms (2nd), Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management (CIEM) (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) category, the mindshare of Okta Workforce Identity is 13.4%, down from 13.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SailPoint Identity Security Cloud is 11.1%, up from 9.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Tor Nordhagen - PeerSpot reviewer
Extremely easy to work with, simple to set up, and reasonably priced
The drawback of this solution is that in our shops, many staff members sometimes have to be borrowed from one shop to another and the solution does not really support having multiple roles. The user experience we would like to have when a person works in shop A which pays their salary is that they should have access to pretty much everything. Maybe you have somebody who is a manager in that shop A, he should be able to order new wear, he should be able to change the pricing, he should be able to empty the cash registry, and ship it to the bank. But when for instance, in COVID, people had to fill in for people in shops where a lot of people were sick, then they had to actually use user accounts of people that work in shop B. If you were employed in shop A, you could not work in shop B without borrowing somebody else's user ID and password. Which is really bad. We haven't been able to work around that and Okta Workforce Identity does not have a solution for it. We are now piloting their identity governance solution. Obviously, it's easy to give somebody access, give them an account, and give them roles, but it's hard to maintain that. For example, if you moved from, say working in a shop to working in a warehouse. But why do you still have all this shop access? The solution has until now not had anything to really support the process of taking away access. But now we are in a better release program of Okta's identity governance solution. Although it's very basic, the solution has started on a journey, but identity governance is something that Okta Workforce Identity really needs to improve. 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 admin interface is good enough for us technical people because that's all we need. We work with the product and we're able to see the data but when it comes to presenting the service portal, Okta Workforce Identity does not have any capabilities really for making it look pretty. To add branding and different graphical user interface elements than Okta basic for essentially delegated admin for the business-to-business portal is horrifying because you're essentially using the tech admin. The only option we had and used, was to take the tech admin console and strip it. so that a vendor that has some goods that are sold in the shops, when they want to add a user on their side, say a driver or a packer on their side who should know how much they've packed in a truck to come to our warehouse, then the user interface that this vendor is using, these functional people will then have to use an extremely basic user interface.
Praveen Jalumuru - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced automation and AI-driven integration offer significant time savings
The most valuable features include its ability to integrate with AI and machine learning, the automation of reports, and the built-in connectors that enable easy connection with both legacy and cloud-based applications. Its code-less drag-and-drop functionality allows for easier adjustments, and it provides strong support with reduced SLAs compared to SailPoint IQ.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
7%
Financial Services Firm
18%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Insurance Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Okta Workforce Identity?
Okta has introduced the Universal Directory. It has custom attribute capability and user permissions to read/write on their profiles or hide them. Profile sources and identity profile sourcing are ...
What needs improvement with Okta Workforce Identity?
We are facing one issue with Cypress test cases. Whenever I write Cypress test cases, we encounter problems with logging in through Okta. There is no proper documentation on integrating test cases ...
How does Sailpoint IdentityIQ compare with CyberArk PAM?
We evaluated Sailpoint IdentityIQ before ultimately choosing CyberArk. Sailpoint Identity Platform is a solution to manage risks in cloud enterprise environments. It automates and streamlines the m...
What do you like most about SailPoint IdentityIQ?
The first valuable feature of the solution is its interface. The second feature of the solution is the level of flexibility it provides.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SailPoint IdentityIQ?
The product is expensive. People need to opt for a licensing plan for one year or three years.
 

Also Known As

No data available
IdentityIQ, IdentityNow, Cloud Infrastructure Entitlement Management, Intello
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

FedEx, Zoom, Takeda, Lululemon Athletica, GrunHub, jetBlue, McKensson, Bain & Company, Engie, Peloton, Sonos, T-Mobile, Hewlett Packard, MGM Resorts, Ally Financial, Priceline, Albertsons, Itercom, Classy, FICO, Kensho, Live Nation, Drata, Rotary, and others.
Adobe, AXA Technology Services, Cuna Mutual Group, Equifax, ING Direct, Orrstown Bank, Rockwell Automation, SallieMae, Spirit Aerosystems, TEL
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