We are using Okta Customer Identity for single sign-on. For example, if there is an organization that wants to have a user use one credential, user name, and password, and log into multiple applications. Then in that case you can use the Okta Customer Identity single sign-on tool.
Senior Associate Software Engineer at Simeio
User-friendly, responsive support, and plenty of documentation
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of Okta Customer Identity are there is no infrastructure cost, integrated, has plenty of documentation, and is user-friendly."
- "The most valuable features of Okta Customer Identity are there is no infrastructure cost, integrated, has plenty of documentation, and is user-friendly."
- "There is an access request system that is very limited access to the systems available for end-users. The access request should improve in Okta Customer Identity."
- "There is an access request system that is very limited access to the systems available for end-users."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Okta Customer Identity are there is no infrastructure cost, integrated, has plenty of documentation, and is user-friendly.
What needs improvement?
There is an access request system that is very limited access to the systems available for end-users. The access request should improve in Okta Customer Identity.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Okta Customer Identity for approximately two years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Okta Customer Identity is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
I have found Okta Customer Identity to be scalable.
We have many people using this solution.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support of Okta Customer Identity is very prompt in responding.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup of Okta Customer Identity is easy. Once we have the application registered we can use it. It does not take long.
What about the implementation team?
Our solution team implements the solution and since it is a SaaS solution it is simple.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
Okta Customer Identity is not an expensive solution.
What other advice do I have?
I would recommend this solution to others.
I rate Okta Customer Identity an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Principle Product Manager at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
Easy to set up, reliable, and offers an easy single sign-on
Pros and Cons
- "It is very seamless."
- "A single sign-on really helps me to make things faster."
- "In the future, we'd like to see the product implement more security features, like, for example, zero-trust."
- "In the future, we'd like to see the product implement more security features, like, for example, zero-trust."
What is our primary use case?
We are using Okta for authentication. It provides identity. We are using it as an identity provider. Single sign-on is the primary use case here. We use it for our customers and our employees.
What is most valuable?
I'm using it as a single sign-on. Pretty much it is solving my purpose of having to not remember so many passwords.
It is very seamless. You have access to ten different apps, which are hosted on-premise or in the cloud. A single sign-on really helps me to make things faster.
It s easy to set up.
What needs improvement?
The solution works well. I can't speak to any areas of improvement.
In the future, we'd like to see the product implement more security features, like, for example, zero-trust.
For how long have I used the solution?
We've been using the solution for the last three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The product is very stable. There are no bugs or glitches and it doesn't crash or freeze. it's reliable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's a cloud service, so you pay for the license and you will get that level of entitlement. Scaling is never a problem. Just you need to pay for the extra subscription. That's all.
We have 8,000 employees that use the product currently.
It's been used quite regularly, especially during the pandemic when many people had to work from home.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have not used any other solution, although I do know there are many other players in the space.
How was the initial setup?
It's a cloud service. The setup is just a touch of a button. It's very easy for an end-user to use it. For administrators, there might be a few other things they need to carry out, however, for end-users, it's just a touch of a button. Nothing is needed from the installation perspective.
I'd rate the solution four out of five in terms of ease of setup.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I'm not involved in the procurement and I'm not maintaining it, therefore, I am not really sure about the cost.
What other advice do I have?
I'm just a user, just an employee who is using this identity provider, and it is completely managed by our administrators.
I'd recommend the solution to other users.
I would rate the solution eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
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Senior Director of Application Services at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Secure environment, helpful support, useful feature sets
Pros and Cons
- "The most valuable features of Okta Workforce Identity are SSO, MFA, and beneficial feature sets."
- "Okta Workforce Identity has helped our organization by allowing us to work remotely in a secure environment."
- "Okta Workforce Identity could improve the way passwords are reset and how it interfaces with Microsoft."
- "Okta Workforce Identity could improve the way passwords are reset and how it interfaces with Microsoft."
What is our primary use case?
Okta Workforce Identity is used for MFA and SSO and it satisfies application authentication.
How has it helped my organization?
Okta Workforce Identity has helped our organization by allowing us to work remotely in a secure environment.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of Okta Workforce Identity are SSO, MFA, and beneficial feature sets.
What needs improvement?
Okta Workforce Identity could improve the way passwords are reset and how it interfaces with Microsoft.
Okta Workforce Identity acquired Auth0 and they should have a solution with integration between the two.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using Okta Workforce Identity for approximately five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Okta Workforce Identity has been stable in our usage.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The scalability of Okta Workforce Identity is good, it scales up well. We do not have any issues with slowness, outages, or when we need to increase users.
We have approximately 2,500 users using this solution and their roles vary from administrators, end-users, and highly-trained individuals.
We plan to increase usage, and it will be global.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is good, we have always had an effective response.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward. The deployment took approximately two months.
I would rate the initial implementation of Okta Workforce Identity a four out of five.
What about the implementation team?
We used Okta to do the implementation. Our experience with them was good, everything went well.
We have two people who do the maintenance and support of the solution.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of Okta Workforce Identity is competitively priced. We pay annually for the use of the solution.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
We evaluated Microsoft Azure before choosing Okta Workforce Identity.
Microsoft Azure was not closely compatible with their features and support.
What other advice do I have?
My advice to others is to look for an independent tool that goes across applications because you have to look at Apple and Microsoft toolsets. A good independent solution that is hardware agnostic is Okta Workforce Identity.
I rate Okta Workforce Identity nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Global Leader Application Operations & Operational Excellence at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Quality, scalable solution for user and application authentication
Pros and Cons
- "I am able to authenticate my users on cloud and SaaS applications such as Workday through Okta workflows."
- "We are able to look at our ROI from this solution as an intangible benefit, as the solution requires a lot of human capital but offers us security so in our opinion we have received a high ROI as this is something that we have planned for and invested in."
- "We experienced some technical glitches that need to be resolved."
- "We experienced some technical glitches that need to be resolved."
What is our primary use case?
We implemented this solution for all employees within our environment. So, the entire single sign-on is through Okta for all of our employees through all applications.
How has it helped my organization?
Okta enables us to authenticate my users on cloud and SaaS applications such as Workday through Okta workflows.
What is most valuable?
I would like for the onboarding process for new solutions to be simplified because, right now, it is a very lengthy process.
What needs improvement?
We experienced some technical glitches that need to be resolved.
I go into further detail below in the 'stability' section.
For how long have I used the solution?
We implemented the solution one year ago.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is pretty stable but we have experienced some glitches. We use Zscaler for our security encryption protection. Whenever Zscaler expired, Okta would stop working. We were able to fix this by storing the credentials and local mission that that we would be able to authenticate without Zscaler.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable both on-premise and on cloud. We currently have 36,000 users.
How are customer service and support?
We have not had any major challenges over the past two years; however, they do offer quality customer service to all tickets.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward.
What about the implementation team?
We had a partner help us which made the implementation even easier. We have also outsourced a support party, Data Consultancy Services, to manage the solution for us - they have about three to four engineers manage the solution for us.
What was our ROI?
We are able to look at our ROI from this solution as an intangible benefit. The solution requires a lot of human capital but offers us security so in our opinion we have received a high ROI as this is something that we have planned for and invested in.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
This is an expensive solution but the security makes it worthwhile.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate this solution an eight out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Identity Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Offers seamless connection for users; great multifactor authentication
Pros and Cons
- "The solution has great multifactor authentication."
- "The key feature of the solution is the multifactor authentication itself."
- "Users sometimes have difficulty getting verification codes."
- "Initial technical support is not very responsive, it's only after escalation that we get proper support."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution as a platform for identity and multifactor authentication of the entire platform which is integrated with the active directory so cell phones can be used for multifactor authentication. We have multiple domains and two segregated businesses. We onboard third party applications to Okta and users that need specific applications. The two groups have access to the 11 applications that they need.
What is most valuable?
The key feature of the solution is the multifactor authentication itself. The app provides a seamless way for users from anywhere to be able to connect. It also offers risk intelligence in terms of track analytics which can determine suspicious log-ons and lock them, preventing breaches.
What needs improvement?
There are sometimes issues with the voice authentication methods when users receive calls and they're not able to get the verification codes. That needs to be improved. A troubleshooting dashboard would be helpful in terms of pinpointing issues as opposed to running a search query switch.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've been using this solution for three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
In general, stability is good, although occasionally we do encounter issues and need to log a call with Okta support in order to resolve the problem.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This solution is very scalable. We have about 15,000 users globally and several different domains. The solution also provides for cross domain functionality. We've adopted this solution 100%.
How are customer service and technical support?
Initial technical support is not very responsive, it's only after escalation that we get proper support.
How was the initial setup?
We primarily deployed the Okta servers in the on-prem environment and then we integrate them with our IT Directory. From the Okta side, they configure the kit and perform the configurations and the IQ. Deployment is quite straightforward. We had around 15 people helping with deployment, some from governance and the others from the our identity and security team. The entire implementation took around six months for our 15,000 users.
What other advice do I have?
It's important to have a good plan in place, identify your needs and make sure you have a good integrator.
I rate this solution a nine out of 10.
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Information Systems Engineer at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees
Easy to set up, good documentation, and supports YubiKey
Pros and Cons
- "The support for YubiKey is really good because you don't actually have to type in your username and password."
- "The most valuable features are identity management and OpenID."
- "There are some issues with the interface that can be improved."
- "There are some issues with the interface that can be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We use this product to control access to applications.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are identity management and OpenID.
At this time, Okta is doing really well and covering every aspect. Everybody in the company knows Okta and how to work with it.
The support for YubiKey is really good because you don't actually have to type in your username and password. Everything is taken care of, automatically.
What needs improvement?
There are some issues with the interface that can be improved.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been working with Okta Workforce Identity for more than three years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability is good.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
This is a scalable solution and we have more than 10,000 users.
How are customer service and technical support?
They provide a lot of support but there are still places where we get stuck.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
Prior to Okta, we were working with Active Directory.
We are using Azure for authentication and I really like Okta compared to that. Okta is more extensive than the product from Microsoft Azure.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup is really easy.
What about the implementation team?
We have three people for maintenance.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The price of this product could be lower. It's just like Box, where when it first came on the market the price was lower. Once people started using it, the price increased.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
I am looking forward to seeing what Azure Active Directory has to offer. Microsoft is giving Okta competition in terms of pricing and other features.
What other advice do I have?
In summary, this is a good product but it is not perfect. There are some areas that need improvement.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Hybrid Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
Senior Director of Application Services at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reliable, good multifactor authentication and single sign-on functionality, and helpful support
Pros and Cons
- "It's reliable and it does what it is advertised to do."
- "This product is very stable and is one of our best applications."
- "The guest user access could be improved."
- "The guest user access could be improved."
What is our primary use case?
We use this solution for MFA and single sign-on.
It's our enterprise-wide identity management system. It identifies all of our users prior to accessing any of our applications.
How has it helped my organization?
It assures us that everybody is authenticated prior to accessing any corporate applications.
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features are multifactor authentication and single sign-on.
It's reliable and it does what it is advertised to do.
What needs improvement?
The guest user access could be improved. How do we authenticate people that aren't in our Active Directory?
In the next release, I would like to see passwordless access.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using this solution for four years.
We are working with the current version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
This product is very stable and is one of our best applications. It's the most reliable application and it never goes down.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
It's a scalable solution and we are able to add users as needed.
We have about 4,000 users and it's all employees and contractors within the company.
Every employee uses this solution every day, multiple times a day, and we plan to increase usage.
How are customer service and technical support?
They meet our needs.
We haven't had a problem with technical support answering any of our questions.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We went from using nothing to Okta Workforce Identity.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward.
It was a week-long process to deploy.
We need one and a half persons to do the configuration, maintain this solution for administrators and the development.
What about the implementation team?
We completed the implementation in-house.
What was our ROI?
We have seen a return on investment by using Okta Workforce Identity.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I can't discuss pricing.
What other advice do I have?
Follow along with what Okta recommends.
I would rate Okta Workforce Identity a ten out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Public Cloud
If public cloud, private cloud, or hybrid cloud, which cloud provider do you use?
Microsoft Azure
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
IT Security Manager at Sara
Provides a very useful single sign-on feature for all our applications
Pros and Cons
- "Having a single sign-on to all our applications."
- "I think this is a good solution, I would recommend it."
- "You can't hide the device when you're checking logs."
- "With the device applications, when you are checking the logs, you can't hide the device and that's a feature that's missing."
What is our primary use case?
My primary use case is to have a single sign-on and to have identity access management. I'm the team management manager and we are customers of Okta.
What is most valuable?
Having a single sign-on to all our applications.
What needs improvement?
With the device applications, when you are checking the logs, you can't hide the device and that's a feature that's missing. I'd like to see MDM source added.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used this solution for a year.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is good on scalability and stability.
How are customer service and technical support?
The company has very good tehnical support and they respond quickly.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup wasn't so easy but it wasn't too complex either. We had assistance from Okta for the installation. Implementation didn't take long, maybe two or three days but we had some issues with some applications, and we had to postpone our deployment for about two months because of that. There's no maintenance required. We have about 300 users dealing with the solution in the company and it's used daily. We have no plans to increase usage for now.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I think the approximate cost for the license is somewhere between $20,000-$21,000 a year and that includes everything.
What other advice do I have?
I think this is a good solution, I would recommend it.
I would rate this solution an eight out of 10.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
Private Cloud
Disclosure: My company does not have a business relationship with this vendor other than being a customer.
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