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Workforce identity and SSO · October 2026 Edition

Okta Workforce Identity vs JumpCloud

Eight of fourteen models named Okta Workforce Identity first on the direct prompt; three named JumpCloud. Okta Workforce Identity was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and JumpCloud by thirteen and Okta Workforce Identity carries 72 labels and JumpCloud 44, so the shares are not directly comparable.

Okta Workforce Identity

criticized challenger

Named in two categories this edition.

JumpCloud

accepted challenger

Named in ten categories this edition.

First-choice share23%9%Of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts, 0 to 100.
Negative rate32%7%Negative labels as a share of the product's labels, 0 to 100.
Rank in category#2#4A position in a field of 8; printed, not drawn.
Labels7244A count; the two differ.
The two percentage rows are drawn on one 0 to 100 track, Okta Workforce Identity reading right to left. Rank and label count are printed, not drawn.Microsoft Entra ID was named alongside these two in eleven of the fourteen direct answers. Microsoft Entra ID vs Okta Workforce Identity · Microsoft Entra ID vs JumpCloud · Okta Workforce Identity vs OneLogin

Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen 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 fourteen models made each the first choice, per way of asking, and how many argued against it.
Okta Workforce IdentityFirst choices, of fourteen modelsJumpCloud
Direct83
Paraphrase402 against Okta Workforce Identity · 1 against JumpCloud
Comparative100
Budget-constrained019 against Okta Workforce Identity
Scale-constrained11
Negative0012 against Okta Workforce Identity · 2 against JumpCloud
Bars are first choices, 0 to 14 each sideModels that argued againstA model can name both, so the two sides of a row do not sum to fourteen.

Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Okta Workforce Identity and JumpCloud were named in the same answer 123 times, of the 233 answers naming Okta Workforce Identity and the 336 naming JumpCloud. In those answers JumpCloud took the first choice forty-seven times and Okta Workforce Identity twenty-three.

Every model, every framing

The eighty-four answers behind the chart above, one cell each: where Okta Workforce Identity and JumpCloud stood in it.
ModelDirectParaphraseComparativeBudget-constrainedScale-constrainedNegative
Claude Haiku 4.5
GPT-5.4 mini
Gemini 3.5 Flash
Perplexity Sonar
Grok 4.1 Fast
Mistral Small
DeepSeek V4 Flash
Llama 4 Maverick
Qwen 3.7 Flash
Kimi K2
GLM 4.7 FlashX
MiniMax M2.5
GPT-6 Luna
Muse Glimmer 30B
Okta Workforce Identity JumpCloud first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Okta Workforce Identity on the left and JumpCloud on the right.

The direct prompt

The plain question, one answer per model, grouped by where Okta Workforce Identity and JumpCloud stood in it.

Okta Workforce Identity first, JumpCloud an alternative

8 of 14 modelsJumpCloud was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
Claude Haiku 4.5Okta Workforce Identity alternatives: JumpCloud, OneLogin, tenfold
GPT-5.4 miniOkta Workforce Identity alternatives: CyberArk Identity, Microsoft Entra ID, Ping Identity
Gemini 3.5 FlashMicrosoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity alternatives: JumpCloud
Perplexity SonarOkta Workforce Identity alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin
Grok 4.1 FastOkta Workforce Identity alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin
Llama 4 MaverickOkta Workforce Identity, OneLogin
Qwen 3.7 FlashOkta Workforce Identity, OneLogin alternatives: JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID
GLM 4.7 FlashXOkta Workforce Identity alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID, OneLogin

JumpCloud first, Okta Workforce Identity an alternative

3 of 14 modelsOkta Workforce Identity was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.
DeepSeek V4 FlashJumpCloud alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity
Kimi K2JumpCloud, Microsoft Entra ID alternatives: Okta Workforce Identity, OneLogin
MiniMax M2.5JumpCloud, OneLogin alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity

Neither was the first choice, one was named

3 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.
Mistral SmallOneLogin alternatives: Okta Workforce Identity, Ping Identity
GPT-6 LunaMicrosoft Entra ID alternatives: JumpCloud, Okta Workforce Identity
Muse Glimmer 30BOneLogin alternatives: Microsoft Entra ID, Okta Workforce Identity

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
JumpCloud leads by forty-five points.
JumpCloud48%#1 of 9
Okta Workforce Identity4%#5 of 9
The full small business standing →
Mid-marketThe figures above
The order flips: Okta Workforce Identity leads at mid-market.
Okta Workforce Identity23%#2 of 8
JumpCloud9%#4 of 8
The full mid-market standing →
Enterprise
Okta Workforce Identity leads by forty-four points.
Okta Workforce Identity44%#2 of 9
JumpCloud0%#8 of 9
The full enterprise standing →

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. Six of eight in this category shown.

“Okta is not recommended unless you have a SaaS portfolio of 50+ applications” Llama 4 Maverick · budget prompt · hard negative
“Multiple high-profile breaches (2022 Lapsus$ attack, 2023 support system credential theft)... Mitigation: If you choose Okta, ensure rigorous tenant security hygiene” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Okta has experienced several security issues... These incidents don't necessarily mean you should avoid Okta... but you should stay current with their security advisories” MiniMax M2.5 · negative prompt · soft negative
“1. Okta Workforce Identity Cloud - Best for: Large enterprises needing a cloud-native, best-of-breed IAM platform with the broadest integration ecosystem.” Mistral Small · comparative prompt · first choice
“Okta and Microsoft Entra lead in overall breadth and ecosystem depth... otherwise Okta for a vendor-neutral, deeply integrated solution.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“If you're app-agnostic with a diverse SaaS portfolio, Okta is the default leader with the largest integration catalog (18,000+ apps).” DeepSeek V4 Flash · scale prompt · first choice

What the models said about JumpCloud

Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of four in this category shown.

“It has had a major nation-state incident and ongoing external security findings.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Treat that as a prompt to examine its incident report and current controls” GPT-6 Luna · negative prompt · soft negative
“JumpCloud: Highly popular in the mid-market. It uniquely combines Cloud Directory, SSO, MFA, and Device Management (MDM)... ideal if you want to consolidate multiple IT tools” Gemini 3.5 Flash · scale prompt · first choice
“The Best All-Rounder for Small/Mid-Sized Teams: JumpCloud ... JumpCloud is the best value.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · budget prompt · first choice
Also compared

Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.