Workforce identity and SSO · September 2026 Edition
Okta vs Okta Workforce Identity
Two of twelve models named Okta first on the direct prompt; five named Okta Workforce Identity. Both were named by all twelve models and Okta carries 36 labels and Okta Workforce Identity 27, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in five categories this edition.
Named in two categories this edition.
First-choice share17%15%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate42%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#3A position in a field of 10; printed, not drawn.
Labels3627A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Okta reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Entra ID was named alongside these two in ten of the twelve direct answers. Microsoft Entra ID vs Okta · Microsoft Entra ID vs Okta Workforce Identity
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all twelve models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the Workforce identity and SSO page.
By framing
How many of the twelve models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
OktaFirst choices, of twelve modelsOkta Workforce Identity
Direct25
Paraphrase411 against Okta
Comparative37
Budget-constrained007 against Okta
Scale-constrained21
Negative107 against Okta · 2 against Okta Workforce Identity
Bars are first choices, 0 to 12 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to twelve.
The direct prompt
The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Okta and Okta Workforce Identity stood in it.
Okta first, Okta Workforce Identity not the choice
2 of 12 modelsOkta Workforce Identity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Grok 4.1 FastMicrosoft Entra ID, Okta alternatives: JumpCloud, One Identity
Mistral SmallOkta alternatives: JumpCloud, OneLogin
Okta Workforce Identity first, Okta not the choice
5 of 12 modelsOkta was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Claude Haiku 4.5Okta Workforce Identity alternatives: JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID, One Identity
DeepSeek V4 FlashOkta Workforce Identity alternatives: JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin
Qwen 3.7 FlashMicrosoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity alternatives: JumpCloud, Ping Identity
Kimi K2Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin alternatives: JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID
MiniMax M2.5Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin alternatives: JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID
Neither was the first choice, one was named
4 of 12 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.GPT-5.4 miniMicrosoft Entra ID alternatives: Okta Workforce Identity
Gemini 3.5 FlashMicrosoft Entra ID alternatives: JumpCloud, Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin
Perplexity SonarOneLogin alternatives: JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID, Okta
GLM 4.7 FlashXMicrosoft Entra ID alternatives: JumpCloud, Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin
Neither was named
1 of 12 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Llama 4 MaverickOneLogin
Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
The same question asked on behalf of a different buyer. Each standing is computed within its segment and they are never added together. The figures above are the mid-market standing, which is the one the category orders by.
Small business
Okta leads by six points.
Okta6%#3 of 7Okta Workforce Identity0%#6 of 7Mid-marketThe figures above
Okta leads by two points.
Okta17%#2 of 10Okta Workforce Identity15%#3 of 10Enterprise
Okta leads by four points.
Okta28%#2 of 10Okta Workforce Identity25%#3 of 10What the models said about Okta
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of six in this category shown.
“Avoid Okta if budget is a primary concern” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“it has had past security incidents, and its governance and lifecycle capabilities often require additional modules. Pricing can also become complex as deployments scale” Mistral Small · negative prompt · soft negative
“Caution: While Okta remains a major player, the repeated security incidents suggest systemic issues with their security posture.” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Okta Workforce Identity Cloud: The gold standard for vendor-neutral, best-of-breed SaaS environments. Highly powerful and scales infinitely, though it can get expensive.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“Okta is the best overall workforce identity platform due to its comprehensive features, scalability, and integration capabilities.” Mistral Small · direct prompt · first choice
“Best for enterprises wanting a best-of-breed, vendor-neutral identity platform... Okta leads in third-party integrations” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Okta Workforce Identity
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Five of six in this category shown.
“avoid Okta as a single point of failure” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · hard negative
“Premium pricing relative to alternatives; experienced a significant customer support system breach in October 2023” Qwen 3.7 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Top contenders from recent analyses include Okta Workforce Identity Cloud, Microsoft Entra ID (ideal if you're Microsoft-heavy)... (check integration catalog size: Okta has 7,500+” Grok 4.1 Fast · scale prompt · first choice
“Okta is widely regarded as the "Gold Standard" for usability. It offers the fastest onboarding time for both IT admins and end-users.” Qwen 3.7 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
“Okta is the workforce IAM benchmark for mid-market and enterprise teams connecting a sprawling SaaS stack without custom API work” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
Also compared
Comparisons are drawn for the top three products in each category. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.