MicroStrategy Usher vs Okta Platform comparison

The compared MicroStrategy and Okta solutions aren't in the same category. MicroStrategy is ranked #3 in MI , and holds a 16.7% mindshare in the category. Okta is ranked #3 in IAMS , with an average rating of 8.7, and holds a 7.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of MicroStrategy users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Okta users who would recommend it.

MicroStrategy Usher

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95% willing to recommend

MicroStrategy Usher

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Categories and Ranking

MicroStrategy Usher

Average Rating

8.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mobile Identity (3rd)

Okta Platform

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Single Sign-On (SSO) (2nd), Authentication Systems (5th), Privileged Access Management (PAM) (5th), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (3rd), Access Management (2nd), ZTNA as a Service (6th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (1st), AI IT Support (1st)

Mindshare comparison

MicroStrategy Usher and Okta Platform aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. MicroStrategy Usher is designed for Mobile Identity and holds a mindshare of 16.7%, up 11.1% compared to last year.
Okta Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS), holds 7.9% mindshare, down 14.0% since last year.

Mobile Identity Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
MicroStrategy Usher	16.7%
Oracle Identity Governance	18.9%
Salesforce Identity	18.9%
Other	45.50000000000001%

Mobile Identity

Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Okta Platform	7.9%
Microsoft Entra ID	20.3%
Google Cloud Identity	12.3%
Other	59.5%

Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

Featured Reviews

it_user892653

Analyst at a media company with 10,001+ employees

Ease of development, good visualization, and good reporting help us to get more out of our data

The most valuable feature is the ease of development in MicroStrategy. For example, we can treat URLs as objects, which is very easy to use for end-users, business analysists, or other professionals. Anyone can find it very easy to develop. The number and type of different settings that can be used for optimizing pulled data are valuable. For example, if a report is taking a lot of time to retrieve data from the database, there are settings in MicroStrategy that we can change to help. As a BI tool, it is helpful in finding different templates for the users and using the same standard operating procedures on how to operate different pulls and micro strategies.

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SumitMundik

Lead Admin Systems at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

Authentication process improves security with quick and intuitive user interface

The best feature is the speed and execution of Okta Workforce Identity. The moment you click on single sign-on, you immediately get the notification on your mobile phone, then you do the authentication and within a second you get authenticated. The entire customer experience is very good. The user interface is pretty simple, straightforward, and really good. Multi-factor authentication in Okta Workforce Identity is very useful so people who do not have access or are trying to access using just a user ID and password will be completely blocked because of this two-factor authentication. You will get the code, and as your device is authorized in the system, only that device can be used for the authentication purpose. A third person trying to access or hack your data will not be able to do that anymore. Additionally, you don't have to remember your passwords going forward. Previously, every 60 days or 90 days, passwords kept changing. With the two-factor authentication or single sign-on option in Okta Workforce Identity, you don't have to remember it anymore or write down passwords in plain text. If something goes wrong, we have the IAM team which can unlock your account immediately if you have issues.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable feature is the ease of development in MicroStrategy."

"The mobile identity features are great."

"The self-service and the dossier components as well as the hyper intelligence."

"The dashboard, documentation, dossiers are all valuable features."

"The solution has good analysis features to make sure there's good sizing (so that it's not too big or too small) and allows room for growth if a company needs it."

"Overall, the solution is an easy product to use."

"The dashboard is user-friendly."

"The impact of SSO on my IT overhead and user experience has been significant because it reduced authentication fatigue, password sharing, and password reusing."

"The MFA part is the best. MFA provided most of the security that we were looking at with respect to the second level of authentication. Okta Workforce Identity provides a number of options with respect to multifactor authentication, such as the app, phone call, and text. These options provide different ways of logging in for users, and they were a lot more than what we needed. This is certainly a very good feature of Okta Workforce Identity."

"One of the most beneficial features of the solution is the user provisioning and the de-provisioning feature."

"We find the solution to be reliable for our customers and it is nice that it is cloud-based and can be accessed from anywhere."

"The most valuable features of Okta Workforce Identity are SSO, MFA, and beneficial feature sets."

"The main benefits Okta Customer Identity provides to users include single point of login for all applications and single authentication, which saves time and reduces frustration."

"First of all, the solution is very simple."

"The solution's technical support is good."

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Cons

"In the dossier section, they have something called documents, which is very good, but they are implementing something called dossiers also. If we compare it with the BI tools like Tableau, the canvas which MicroStrategy provides is not that great. The formatting options are limited is dossiers. In terms of formatting and making the reports more presentable, it's lagging a little bit behind."

"Right now, we have to apply many workarounds for the solution to do what we need it to do. There are a lot of bugs."

"The user interface needs improvement. It needs to be more intuitive."

"The skills needed now are very niche and quite low level and they need to simplify the development aspect of it."

"The documentation of how to make different connections to different databases needs to be more centralized."

"Scaling this solution can be difficult."

"The pricing needs improvement."

"The solution’s policies are difficult to understand due to the policy methods. They use authentication. The solution’s workflow is also difficult and not very active. They need to have proper documentation on it. In the next release, I would like to see the workflows being more digestible."

"Areas for improvement with Okta Workforce Identity would be in the governance place; for me, it is light."

"Support could be a bit faster."

"Okta doesn't have a partial push. It pushes down the full profile schema for lifecycle management or provisioning."

"Therefore, if you have 10 million users, that's almost 100 million, so it is costly."

"The product must be provided for free."

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

"They should focus on improving them to provide top-notch team access management while still offering those typical features."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The price of this product could be lower."

"Okta Customer Identity is not an expensive solution."

"I believe it competes well. The pricing is pretty competitive. I know that Microsoft also provides something similar with its MFA and identity services."

"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."

"It could be a bit too pricey for small companies. Okta Workforce Identity can add a lot of benefits, but smaller companies may not have a lot of applications that need to be managed by Okta Workforce Identity. In larger organizations, there are more departments, applications, and users to manage. Okta Workforce Identity adds a bit more value to those bigger organizations. In addition to standard licensing fees, there are also additional costs for things"

"The solution's pricing model could be better for SMBs."

"We pay 23 pence (approximately $0.30 USD) per user, annually, for 150,000 users."

"The price of Okta Workforce Identity is competitively priced. We pay annually for the use of the solution."

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Manufacturing Company

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Government

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	1
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	7

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	35
Midsize Enterprise	21
Large Enterprise	44

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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 ...

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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.

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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 ...

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Okta Customer Identity, Workforce Identity

Overview

MicroStrategy provides a fast and intuitive analytics experience across web, desktop, and mobile interfaces. Business analysts, IT developers, and administrators can seamlessly create logical data models with Architect and deliver custom applications using a powerful set of APIs. Usher is a revolutionary digital identity product built on the MicroStrategy platform. It provides secure logical and physical access and enhances enterprise productivity by replacing passwords, tokens and physical IDs with secure mobile identity badges. Usher provides analytics, identity discovery, mustering, and two-way communication features to conduct complex analytics and optimize productivity for Badge users and can view real-time maps of user activity and quickly communicate with dispersed teams at the touch of a button.

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Okta Platform provides comprehensive identity and access management, featuring Active Directory Sync, user management, and app auto-provisioning. It ensures security through single sign-on and adaptive multi-factor authentication.

Okta Platform offers advanced integration capabilities, allowing seamless connection with in-house and cloud applications. Security features are robust, incorporating multi-factor authentication and SSO to prevent unauthorized access. Users benefit from its ease of use and the ability to integrate and manage numerous applications effectively. While generally praised, users note areas for improvement, such as high costs and complex setups. Better integrations with on-premises systems and third-party tools are desired along with enhanced error logging and reporting features.

What are Okta's key features?

Active Directory Sync: Simplifies app management by synchronizing user directories.
Single Sign-On: Provides desktop SSO for easier access to multiple apps.
Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication: Offers robust security options for different scenarios.
Universal Directory: Supports flexible identity management and configuration.
Integration Capability: Enables connections with both in-house and SaaS applications.

What benefits do organizations find in Okta?

Enhanced Security: Multi-layered authentication to prevent unauthorized access.
Improved Efficiency: Streamlines user provisioning and app assignments.
Increased Compliance: Ensures secure access management aligning with IT policies.
Seamless Integration: Facilitates connections with various applications enhancing operational workflows.

Companies across industries implement Okta to secure user authentication and streamline onboarding processes. It supports access management for both on-premises and cloud applications, synchronizing directories and facilitating SaaS services. Organizations benefit from reduced credential management complexity and improved IT infrastructure compliance.

Okta

Sample Customers

Target, Hilton Worldwide, Gucci, Four Seasons, Facebook, Coach, Zurich, Adidas Group, eHarmony, Sonic Automotive

FedEx, Zoom, Takeda, Lululemon Athletica, GrunHub, jetBlue, McKensson, Bain & Company, Engie, Peloton, Sonos, T-Mobile, Hewlett Packard, MGM Resorts, Ally Financial, Priceline, Albertsons, Itercom, Classy, FICO, Kensho, Live Nation, Drata, Rotary, and others.

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