We performed a comparison between Okta Workforce Identity and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two ZTNA as a Service solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable aspects of the solution are the integration with external websites one-factor authentication."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"Having a single sign-on to all our applications."
"They have good push authentications."
"The most valuable features of Okta Workforce Identity are SSO, MFA, and beneficial feature sets."
"The product requires very little maintenance."
"SASE's most valuable features are proxy and content filtering."
"The user interface of Zscaler Private Access is excellent. With proper knowledge and expertise, one can efficiently handle intricate enterprise environments without feeling overwhelmed. This leads to exceptional productivity for managed service providers. The user experience is remarkably streamlined, enabling the management of even the most complex enterprise setups without any excessive complications."
"The most valuable feature of Zscaler Private Access is we do not have to connect to a VPN, it is seamless. It is more convenient for us because we use one agent to cover the internet and VPN access."
"The scalability is pretty good."
"Sandboxing, DLP, and SSL inspection engine are the most valuable features of Zscaler SASE."
"The most valuable features of Zscaler Private Access are its ability to integrate with multiple IDPs and application segmentation."
"The most valuable features of Zscaler Private Access are reliability, scalability, and availability."
"The scalability of the solution is great."
"The solution's user interface needs to be improved and made easy."
"This user integration with the Okta integration network could be simplified."
"The stability could be better."
"It only facilitates provisioning and not de-provisioning."
"It can have more API integrations."
"Okta Workforce Identity could improve the support system, they are too slow."
"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."
"Application updates are lacking. Customer support needs to be improved."
"While Zscaler supports client-initiated connections, it does not support server-initiated connections. This is a feature that Zscaler may consider adding in the future."
"The granularity in blocking is not sufficient, as new domains are automatically blocked for 30 days without further information."
"Setup is a bit complex because there are many steps that need to be taken before onboarding and activating the solution."
"We faced certain migration and implementation challenges in executing the tasks, so I would suggest improvement related to the stability of the solution."
"It's an expensive solution."
"To enhance their offering, it is advisable for them to focus on strengthening the foundation of their architecture. Additionally, they should consider integrating a broader range of services that go beyond what managed service providers typically offer independently."
"The stability could be improved."
"SCMP support would be one of the biggest improvements in my opinion. More speed improvements are also required."
Okta Workforce Identity is ranked 6th in ZTNA as a Service with 59 reviews while Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is ranked 1st in ZTNA as a Service with 34 reviews. Okta Workforce Identity is rated 8.4, while Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is rated 8.4. 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 Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange writes "Allows for strict access control, granting access to specific applications at a URL level rather than at the physical IP level". Okta Workforce Identity is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Google Cloud Identity, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud, Saviynt and Auth0, whereas Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is most compared with Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Axis Security, Cloudflare Access and Perimeter 81. See our Okta Workforce Identity vs. Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange report.
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