We performed a comparison between Microsoft Active Directory and Okta Workforce Identity based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the configured appliance system in Hypervisor."
"The solution is easy to install and has good reliability."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Active Directory is the group policies."
"The most valuable features are it is easy to use, manage, create a repository, and create the OM."
"Stability and performance are good. So far, we have not observed any major downtime or performance issues since we deployed it."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is an easy-to-use tool."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Active Directory is the ability to search for computers and users. While I do not have administrative privileges to reset passwords, I can view user information such as department, and communicate with someone who can make the changes."
"The user interface of the product is very easy to use."
"Workforce Identity offers a comprehensive access management solution with multi-factor authentication, total control, and features like app access management, identity governance, and administration tools such as certification and access request management. These are typically found in identity management solutions, but Okta integrates them seamlessly into its user interface."
"It's reliable and it does what it is advertised to do."
"Having a single sign-on to all our applications."
"It is flexible and easy to install."
"Okta integrates well with other solutions. Once you have integrated an application into Okta and onboarded a user, they will be onboarded for just-in-time provisioning."
"The most valuable feature in Okta Workforce Identity is the single sign-on, universal directory, and lifecycle management."
"Its simplicity and its integration with various vendor-agnostic platforms are the most valuable features."
"The product’s most valuable feature is multifactor authentication."
"Active Directory's user experience is a little dated. Group policy management should be more customizable."
"I would like to see improvements in the solution’s security filtering feature. It can include machines and filter some users. There is no option to exclude a particular user or system."
"They should improve the solution's old computer cleanup tool."
"If you are using the Active Directory, the main concern is that the policy is restricted to the specific local area network."
"It could be more scalable. We still need another software solution to monitor the network in addition to Active Directory and OpManager, our domain controller. We use SolarWinds."
"There is room for improvement in the support."
"I would like to see more integration with cloud-based applications. This would make it easier to manage users and devices across multiple platforms."
"UI is not very user-friendly."
"The lifecycle management part can be improved. It should also have identity governance and the ability to choose a specific factor authentication at the application level. Its licensing and pricing can also be improved."
"On the admin side, we can create our own passwords instead of generating one, which is usually difficult to explain to a user."
"Support could be a bit faster."
"The training is too costly."
"It's not compatible with on-premises installations, unless you host it as a SaaS. We were not able to do that. For example, imagine a scenario where the cloud is not available. Then, Okta will not work for you. That use case will readily fail because it doesn't have an on-premises installation that you can use to authenticate or provide identity and access management. If you have a purely on-premises solution that is not connected to the internet, then this will not work. This is one area that can be improved."
"The solution's user interface needs to be improved and made easy."
"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."
"Okta Workforce Identity could improve the way passwords are reset and how it interfaces with Microsoft."
Microsoft Active Directory is ranked 6th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 36 reviews while Okta Workforce Identity is ranked 4th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 56 reviews. Microsoft Active Directory is rated 8.6, while Okta Workforce Identity is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Microsoft Active Directory writes "A solution that easily merges with cloud-based ADs and provides superior data security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Okta Workforce Identity writes "Extremely easy to work with, simple to set up, and reasonably priced ". Microsoft Active Directory is most compared with PingFederate, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Microsoft Entra ID, ManageEngine ADManager Plus and Auth0, whereas Okta Workforce Identity is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Google Cloud Identity, SailPoint IdentityIQ, Saviynt and Auth0. See our Microsoft Active Directory vs. Okta Workforce Identity report.
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