In my current job, we do rely a lot on Okta Platform but we are not using some more advanced features from them; we have some basic subscription with Okta Platform regarding the single sign-on product they offer.

In both my previous job and in this one, we are using it as our main identity provider for our employees to log in into as many apps as possible with it, just to keep things as secure as possible and provide a good employee experience. Instead of our employees having to remember a lot of passwords and credentials, they rely on one single Okta Platform account to access as many systems as possible.

We are not relying on Okta Platform to secure access to cloud infrastructure, APIs, centralized workloads, or AI/GenAI services in our architecture at this time. I know there are ways to leverage Okta Platform for securing APIs and servers, but we mostly rely on Okta Platform for human access.

We do have some service accounts that we rely on, but I wouldn't say we are using more advanced features from Okta Platform. We do use those service accounts to integrate with other platforms, but I understand that the question was mostly about more advanced features from Okta Platform.

Both in my current job and the previous one, we were in Fintech companies in the financial space. One of the reasons to go with Okta Platform is because they are a well-reputed company, providing some attestations such as SOC 2. We try to go with a reliable, reputable company that other companies in the same space tend to choose, so it's a no-brainer to go with Okta Platform.

Okta Platform is the gold standard when it comes to identity providers and the single sign-on experience. I haven't tested similar solutions or any of the competitors, but I'm happy that both companies I worked for decided to go with Okta Platform, which is the gold standard. Most documentation out there provided by other platforms that integrate with Okta Platform usually has an Okta Platform sample; they document how to integrate with Okta Platform, and they may not do the same for integrating with other platforms. Their documentation is pretty good, and there are some communities built around Okta Platform as well. I participate on the Mac Admins Slack, which is a large IT community with a few channels dedicated to Okta Platform products or services, and there is also an Okta Admins community with Okta Platform employees engaged. I appreciate that they build a community around their product, and I can reach out to them on these other channels instead of having to open a ticket with them.

They have good documentation and there are subject matter experts engaging in these communities, including some Okta Platform employees. Their user interface is pretty good.

Okta Platform certainly speeds up the onboarding and offboarding process for employees. When we onboard them, in most cases we only need to grant them their Okta Platform credentials and they will be all set with their accesses. It's also easy to add new apps; if someone joins the company and they have all the apps they need, but then someone requests access to some other app, it's easy to grant them access to that app without jumping through hoops. Similarly, when it comes to offboarding, we know that deactivating their Okta Platform account is removing the keys to everything they have access to. In my current company, we don't have the lifecycle management product by Okta Platform, which automates the provisioning of users across platforms, but I used that at my previous job and it was a time-saving feature.

I have my own wish list of things that I would like Okta Platform to have. They released some features related to device access, such as Okta Device Access, which is an add-on that requires payment. I would expect Okta Platform to include more features over time in their less expensive subscriptions. I wish Okta Workflows could be included in a better way; we currently only have five workflows available, which doesn't provide much value. More workflows available in a paid subscription would be beneficial.

With AI permeating every service, I would like to have some kind of AI chatbot available on Okta Platform interface to ask questions about Okta Platform and how to integrate things. I relied on Google's AI chatbot to ask similar questions, but I would feel more confident asking them to an Okta Platform AI bot. I think someone mentioned there may be something coming from Okta Platform related to this.

I have been working with Okta Platform for about five or six years.

I haven't had any crashes, downtimes, or performance issues with Okta Platform; it has been very reliable for us.

I would think Okta Platform is easy to scale; we are a small company, but we're growing and adding new employees regularly. I haven't faced any significant scalability issues yet, but I believe Okta Platform can be scaled easily.

I have opened some tickets with Okta Platform customer support, but I often prefer to dive into documentation or reach out to relevant communities instead to find answers quickly. We do have access to their support, but I find it sometimes slower than engaging with knowledgeable people in those communities.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate Okta Platform's technical support around an eight or nine. I've only opened a few tickets, and I have had a good experience receiving answers.

I didn't use any different product previously and didn't evaluate other solutions available in the market. We relied on Google for some single sign-on features but I haven't implemented Google's SAML solution in a broad way.

In my previous job, I was kind of in charge of deploying Okta Platform to the entire company. I took a three-day training from Okta Platform, which helped transition me from being a non-believer to a believer in Okta Platform. Deployment was quite a challenge, but taking that training made a difference. In my current job, they already had a contract in place with Okta Platform, but the deployment was easier because we were primarily using the single sign-on feature and adaptive MFA; it was a simpler deployment overall.

We went directly with Okta Platform and didn't go through partners or any marketplace for purchasing it.

I would think there are measurable improvements on our security and operational costs just by relying on Okta Platform. We're a small startup, and we aren't measuring these things closely, but I would think there are improvements due to our use of Okta Platform.

I don't have specific data points to share regarding ROI, as I am not much into hard data. Maybe I could get some numbers from colleagues or my manager eventually, but right now I don't have an answer for this.

Regarding my experience with the pricing aspect, I am not much into the pricing side of things, but I think Okta Platform is not an expensive company for the service they provide. We don't have Okta Workflows or Lifecycle Management due to cost, but the value we get from Okta Platform makes it a non-expensive expense for us.

I didn't use any different product previously and didn't evaluate other solutions available in the market.

I have my own wish list of things that I would like Okta Platform to have.

They have good documentation and there are subject matter experts engaging in these communities, including some Okta Platform employees. Their user interface is pretty good.

I haven't had any crashes, downtimes, or performance issues with Okta Platform; it has been very reliable for us.

Both in my current job and the previous one, we were in Fintech companies in the financial space. One of the reasons to go with Okta Platform is because they are a well-reputed company, providing some attestations such as SOC 2.

On a scale of 1 to 10, I would rate Okta Platform's technical support around an eight or nine. I've only opened a few tickets, and I have had a good experience receiving answers.

Regarding my experience with the pricing aspect, I am not much into the pricing side of things, but I think Okta Platform is not an expensive company for the service they provide. We don't have Okta Workflows or Lifecycle Management due to cost, but the value we get from Okta Platform makes it a non-expensive expense for us.

I would rate this review a 10 out of 10.

My main use case for Okta Platform is single sign-on.

As a specific example of how I use Okta Platform for email sign-on in my organization, we log in to our browser and then enter our username and password, and then we receive a Google Authenticator code, a six-digit code which we enter, and then we can log in.

Okta Platform offers features that allow you to log in to multiple applications, including GitLab, Looker, Workday, and many more with single sign-on.

Out of those applications, single sign-on is the feature I find most valuable because it saves a significant amount of time for the user. If any new user is onboarded into the company, instead of giving them access to all the applications individually, we add them into the Okta Platform group and that is all that is needed. They can access all the company-based applications within approximately one minute.

Okta Platform has positively impacted our organization as it eliminates the manual intervention work of providing access to new users who join the company to multiple applications. Instead of that process, providing access to Okta Platform allows them to access all our applications. The time saved is approximately two to three hours.

I do not see any bugs or improvements needed in Okta Platform because it functions perfectly, and I have not faced any issues with Okta Platform in my career.

I have been using Okta Platform for seven years.

Okta Platform is stable.

Okta Platform's scalability is good.

I have not faced any issues, so I have never contacted customer support.

I did not previously use a different solution before Okta Platform.

I have not set up Okta Platform in my organization because when I joined, it was already deployed.

There is no specific team mentioned for the implementation.

I have seen a return on investment because only a few people are required to manage Okta Platform, and it saves a significant amount of time for us, approximately four to five hours.

There is no information provided regarding the setup cost.

There is no mention of any alternate solutions being considered.

If you are looking for single sign-on, then Okta Platform is the best option; you can confidently go with it.

Okta Platform could be a little faster. I have given this solution an overall rating of 10 out of 10.

It is for Single Sign-on and Multi-Factor Authentication.

It is very easy to log in to all my various corporate accounts through Okta Platform. This helps me because I do not need to have any password. I just simply log into Okta Platform which has a single sign-on capability.

This helps us whenever our employees, our new employees come into the company. On first login, when they come into the company, they have access to all our corporate accounts already once they have their corporate account. They can log into their various productivity and corporate applications. This helps ease the burden from our IT support team to have to onboard someone manually. When someone leaves the company, having an IT team have to remove their access one by one is a very difficult process. Okta Platform Lifecycle Management helps us offboard those employees who have left the company more easily.

It would be great if there were a way to save even my social media passwords and other passwords through Okta Platform and single sign-on through Okta Platform in the future. I do not think they have this capability just yet.

I have been using this for six years.

There were some alternatives like JumpCloud and Ping Identity that we were evaluating. However, since we are a partner, we prefer Okta Platform. There is a bias towards Okta Platform.

I would say the setup difficulty was in the middle, depending on circumstances. For us, it was quite simple because we had everything in place. We just needed to integrate the Single Sign-on and the directory with our Google Workspace or our current IDP. It was pretty straightforward and took a couple of days.

Regarding pricing, as mentioned, we are a partner, so we do get a special big discount as a partner versus other customers.

There were some alternatives like JumpCloud and Ping Identity that we were evaluating.

Okta Platform is a great product and one of the best. We are a partner and have been using it for six years. We have four engineers on our team. We do not use the PAM and do not need it. I would rate this product nine out of ten.

We are providing identity access management to the customers with Okta Customer Identity, and then application integration, user onboarding, and related functions.

I'm a senior consultant using Okta Customer Identity.

We are the implementers of Okta Customer Identity as users.

The most valuable feature of Okta Customer Identity is the application interface with SSO. Integration with SSO helps us make use of the credentials. Once we log in, we get the opportunity to explore many applications within the organization with the same login, with no need to log in again.

Adaptive authentication in Okta Customer Identity is a flexible feature that is very secure and user-friendly. The authentication is more complex for man-in-the-middle attacks while remaining useful for end users.

Okta Customer Identity's API gives a clear view of how user onboarding takes place, so we can easily configure with Postman. We can onboard and off-board users, which is very flexible through the APIs.

Regarding multi-factor authentication, it helps reduce unauthorized access in our organization. We are using passwordless authentication with Okta FastPass on mobile devices. Users can get authenticated with two-factor authentication, first entering the password, then directly using the second factor authentication with Okta FastPass.

It is complex when adding it for the first time to users of Okta Customer Identity. For end-users and new users, it can be complex to use.

Okta Customer Identity analytics and reporting tools do not help much to improve customer engagement strategies.

Training should be provided to novice users. There are multiple online learning resources in the Okta documentation part, which users can access free of charge.

I have been working with Okta Customer Identity for six years.

There are no doubts regarding the stability of Okta Customer Identity. It is scalable and we can directly make use of this tool.

The solution is scalable.

The setup for Okta Customer Identity is straightforward.

The price of Okta Customer Identity is acceptable.

For those planning to use Okta Customer Identity, MSA and SSO are among the best features that can be recommended for users. We also have direct integration with Active Directory. There are many features that will be helpful for organizations to easily integrate applications and manage user onboarding and off-boarding.

The solution is deployed on the cloud and I did not purchase it through AWS Marketplace. I usually buy for the entire organization.

I rate Okta Customer Identity 10 out of 10.

We are an advertising company with around 400 employees in four different countries: Peru, Chile, Mexico, and Brazil. We have implemented Okta Customer Identity to enforce security in our applications and ensure all users access them securely. We use Okta Customer Identity for various applications like Office 365 and several other applications essential to our business.

Okta Customer Identity focuses on providing top-notch identity management solutions. One of its most valuable features is its easy integration with various applications through its extensive application directory, offering hundreds or thousands of applications ready to configure. This integration is significantly easier compared to Microsoft Entra ID, where we encountered numerous issues. We particularly value its real-time reporting capabilities. For example, we detected cyberattacks from countries like Russia and Asia and were able to block those IP addresses and configure our system for more security. These advanced security features and reporting capabilities make it easy to manage.

Okta Customer Identity is continuously improving its solution. Since we started using it in 2019, we have observed numerous enhancements to increase security.

We have been using Okta Customer Identity for more than five years in our company.

We had an issue a couple of years ago that was swiftly resolved by the support team, showing their efficiency. They also offer a comprehensive knowledge base on their website, which is very helpful for addressing any issues or queries.

We evaluated Microsoft Entra ID but chose Okta Customer Identity because it is easier to integrate with various applications. Microsoft Entra ID presented many challenges and it was more difficult to manage integration processes.

The initial setup of Okta Customer Identity is straightforward due to its well-architected solution. It is intuitive and user-friendly for administrators to manage.

Okta Customer Identity is expensive compared to other solutions, but we believe the investment is justified given the rising cybersecurity threats. Despite the cost, it's cheaper than the potential financial loss from a security breach.

We evaluated Microsoft Entra ID.

Overall, I would rate Okta Customer Identity a ten. Okta Customer Identity is solely focused on identity management, which makes them excel in this area.

We use Okta for identity and access management for our internal services, cloud services or applications (SaaS). We have a hybrid setup since we have a global workforce, so we unify our IAM services.

The most useful features of Okta for my organization are identity and access management, single sign-on, and the flexibility for hybrid setups.

Okta enables multi-factor authentication, which enhances security, especially for SaaS applications. The integration capabilities of Okta are very flexible, with multiple protocols that can be integrated, especially for single sign-on. Any API can also be added, making it mature in terms of integrating with other identity providers, particularly Active Directory or Azure Entra ID.

Okta should have at least a local presense for countries that align with or comply with GDPR or data sovereignty, so there are no compliance or audit questions. There are integration issues with Office 365; such as groups not updating correctly in Okta. Okta should work on resolving them.

I have been in the organization for one year, and it has been more than three years now that Okta has been used.

As long as you have Internet connection, there are no issues with the stability.

Okta is scalable and reliable, with no downtime or service disruption encountered over the years.

My team contacts Okta support for increased integration requirements. They are very supportive; they just open a ticket, and they support us very professionally.

The setup process is pretty straight-forward, having experience with different single sign-on (SSO) and identity access management, I can manage the setup process with ease. Okta provides clear guidelines and documentations as well.

Pricing for Okta is reasonably not that much, however, I don't have access to the commercial aspect.

I recommend evaluating your environment first. If you have a global workforce or you need flexibility and higher visibility on your identity and access management (IAM) and SSO, Okta is a good solution. My total rating for Okta is ten out of ten.

I am just an end user of the product, so I don't know how the product is used in remote force management in our company. I use the product to help me log on to our company's security systems.

When I was traveling, I could get my OTPs through the tool's app, through my cell phone number or via an SMS,which makes it a flexible product. The tool is helpful even in areas involving emails. It is possible to use the product in another country and add an extra layer of security to it, proving that it can be a really secure platform.

I use the tool at a low level, so it does what I need it to do for me.

The product does not offer enough integration capabilities. I want the tool to provide more integration capabilities in the future.

I have been using Okta Workforce Identity for two years.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

It is an easily scalable solution. When it comes to the scalability features, the product has many options for people in different countries, offices, and remote locations.

I believe that there are around 1,500 users of the tool in my company.

I did contact the product's support team when my password got locked out. I could even reset the whole password from Okta easily through the tool's internal app. The support team was good.

The product's initial setup phase is straightforward.

The solution is deployed on the cloud since it is used at a company-wide level in South Africa.

Though I am not sure, I feel that during the implementation phase, my company did seek the help of a consultant and our organization's in-house team.

In terms of benefits offered by the product, I can say that the tool has centralized our company's security and internal policies while ensuring that we stay compliant so that the users stay protected. With the product in place, no phishing attacks or any other types of attacks can cause a problem since it is a secure platform.

Though I don't know about the licensing model of the product, I wouldn't be surprised if Okta offers a per user license subscription model.

The employee onboarding process is okay if you use Okta Workforce Identity.

The SSO feature offered by the product is good, easy to use, and user-friendly. The tool also has a password manager as well.

The tool's MFA part comes as one of the strongest features of the product.

I feel that it is a good platform with a good security layer, especially when you are scaling out your business, and you have to manage a lot of areas.

I ate the tool a ten out of ten.