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IBM Tivoli Access Manager [EOL] vs Okta Platform comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 22, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

IBM Tivoli Access Manager [...
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
3.8
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Okta Platform
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
110
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (2nd), Authentication Systems (3rd), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (3rd), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (2nd), Access Management (2nd), ZTNA as a Service (2nd), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (1st), AI IT Support (2nd)
 

Featured Reviews

it_user711612 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reverse proxy provides central control over authentication and authorization.
It is a single product that caters for all the business needs throughout the organization. It provides a seamless integration that in turn encourages most of the applications to use the SSO features Reverse proxy is the most valuable feature as it provides central control over authentication and…
Nithin-Reddy - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Developer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Single secure login has simplified daily access and strengthened multi-factor protection
Okta Platform offers several valuable features. The first one is Single Sign-On, which allows users to log in once and gain access to multiple applications without needing to enter credentials repeatedly. I believe that is one of the best features. The second one is multi-factor authentication (MFA). It adds an extra layer of security by requiring users to verify their identity through multiple methods such as a password and a mobile verification code. I use it mostly to manage secure access to enterprise applications and cloud services. Other features include user lifecycle management and integration with cloud applications. I myself have relied mostly on multi-factor authentication (MFA) because I tend to log in every day and whenever I am working or take a break, I use this multi-factor authentication to sign in. Okta Platform simplifies identity management, improves security, and allows employees to access multiple applications through a single secure login. I believe this is a very good feature. Okta Platform has improved our organization through user authentication with features like Single Sign-On and multi-factor authentication. I believe the features it provides simplify identity management, improve security, and fulfill the need for secure and centralized identity and access management.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has helped them to improve and control web and mobile application security."
"It is a simple-to-deploy solution, with many features that are supported out-of-the-box without complicated setup."
"I like the primary function of this product allowing the administration of user/network accounts with a fair amount of ease."
"Tivoli Access Manager's proxy product (WebSEAL) is extremely fast."
"It is a good solution for anyone to take to their enterprise and get a buy in."
"We have managed to automate the creation of all employees, and the company's clients and then assign the accounts/accesses according to business need."
"It is one of the best products in the present market in the area of access management."
"Some of the valuable features are: Reverse proxy Protected object space Ease of integration Multiple and robust AuthN and AuthZ mechanisms built-in No single point of failure (SPOF)"
"Since implementing Okta Platform, I have noticed measurable security and operational improvements in our cloud-based workloads."
"We primarily use it to manage the community onboarding and offboarding of users, and it's quite a simple solution for that."
"We like the access the solution provides to our users."
"The product requires very little maintenance."
"Okta's great for their federation capabilities where it lets the IT team enable business with anyone using common federation features across SaaS, PaaS, IaaS, and internal applications."
"The support for YubiKey is really good because you don't actually have to type in your username and password."
"It's easy to use and straightforward."
"The tool helps improve our security and productivity."
 

Cons

"We have had stability issues lately with the hardware and SAN that the product runs on."
"It was complex for us as we have multiple domains."
"Installation and configuration. If you don’t know the requirements of the supporting components, it could be complicated to install and this has been improved in the later versions that are renamed to IBM Tivoli Security Access Manager."
"Redundant Policy servers had to be manually configured using LB."
"Older TAM versions are not compatible for connecting to a DB."
"What I don’t particularly like is the flow duration."
"The self-service portal needs improvement."
"This product is also available in the appliance offering which has not yet matured and has many issues."
"We had an issue with the Okta Workforce Identity dashboard once in 2023 when we had an outage, but it recovered in a few minutes."
"Better multi-factor authentication integration and support, it's around v2.0 and will need a 3.0 release for maturity."
"They also have single sign-on (SSO). When we bought Okta Workforce Identity a year and a half ago, I was also looking at SSO, but not much documentation was available for SSO."
"The initial setup is difficult because you're setting it up with your own portal."
"In my country, there's a lot of stealing of mobile phones, and mobile phones are the authentication device through the Okta application. If someone should steal my mobile phone, which is very common in my country, he or she might have access to my company account. That's my concern."
"It's not compatible with on-premises installations, unless you host it as a SaaS."
"Okta Platform's pricing model can be expensive for smaller organizations, affecting user feature accessibility."
"The stability could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The IBM prices are, as ever, extortionate, even with a business partnership, and high levels of discounts."
"Pricing might be high, but it comes down when the number of people using the product goes up."
"The solution is not the cheapest but not the most expensive. They are in the middle rating."
"The product has a user-based license model."
"The price of Okta Workforce Identity is competitively priced. We pay annually for the use of the solution."
"The product's price is high. For each feature, a certain payment is required."
"We pay 23 pence (approximately $0.30 USD) per user, annually, for 150,000 users."
"I believe it competes well. The pricing is pretty competitive. I know that Microsoft also provides something similar with its MFA and identity services."
"The licensing is per user per month and includes full technical support."
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Top Industries

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Construction Company
15%
Marketing Services Firm
14%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
Government
6%
 

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Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise18
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business47
Midsize Enterprise24
Large Enterprise58
 

Questions from the Community

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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 is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Okta Workforce Identity?
Pricing for Okta is reasonably not that much, however, I don't have access to the commercial aspect.
What needs improvement with Okta Workforce Identity?
Currently, in Okta Workforce Identity we get the two-digit authentication code. Instead of getting the two-digit authentication code, if we had an option to do fingerprint verification, that would ...
 

Also Known As

Tivoli Access Manager, IBM Security Access Manager
Okta Customer Identity, Workforce Identity
 

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