Okta Workforce Identity Valuable Features
Some of the best features with Okta Workforce Identity are configuring the SSO through Okta to Okta. For me, it was the certification and the integration I worked on because it was my pathway to prepare my certifications, along with the directory and network security, the IP zone and related components.
We use the Single Sign-On feature with the Okta Workforce Identity, and I configure it through the platform, especially for Okta-to-Okta. From one instance, I could switch to another using the SSO, as Okta to Okta allows the SSO feature.
The impact of SSO on my IT overhead and user experience has been significant because it reduced authentication fatigue, password sharing, and password reusing. For administration, it is integrated, and it is great for IT support. For the end user, it is beneficial as they do not have to remember a password or keep the password on a post-it for different applications; they just authenticate once to access several services and service providers.
View full review »One of the best features of Okta Workforce Identity is its integration with different SaaS applications, which makes it a better product than the competitors.
The multi-factor authentication feature in Okta Workforce Identity is very good. It has its own verification app as well. It is very good in authentication, and we can use hardware keys, software keys, or any authenticator, majorly known authenticator app, for multi-factor authentication.
The provisioning and deprovisioning features of Okta Workforce Identity are very good. We can automate them as well, and we can provision users, groups, applications, and provision tools based on specific groups as well. The product is very good in that as well.
View full review »First of all, the solution is very simple. It's actually made for smaller companies. So working with it, I wouldn't say that anyone could do it, but everything can be expressed as groups and rules.
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Okta Workforce Identity
June 2025

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The most useful features of Okta for my organization are identity and access management, single sign-on, and the flexibility for hybrid setups.
Okta enables multi-factor authentication, which enhances security, especially for SaaS applications. The integration capabilities of Okta are very flexible, with multiple protocols that can be integrated, especially for single sign-on. Any API can also be added, making it mature in terms of integrating with other identity providers, particularly Active Directory or Azure Entra ID.
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JitendraInjam
IT Lead at 0
The feature I like the most above the product stems from the fact that the tool allows for integrations. One can integrate multiple applications with the product's single sign-on capabilities, meaning with a single username and password, you can access multiple applications. If you have 50 applications, then you need not provide a y different username and password to log individually into each application. With the single sign-on capabilities, you can log in to multiple applications using Okta Workforce Identity. Okta Workforce Identity can be used to deal with configurations and several integrations. One can access multiple applications without having to provide multiple usernames and passwords. You don't need to remember multiple usernames and passwords when you have Okta Workforce Identity. Okta Workforce Identity also provides security to its users by providing MFA features. There are also a lot of workflows available in the product, which can be beneficial for users.
I like the tool's workflows, which is user-friendly. It can integrate with different applications. I particularly like that users are delighted to access their applications without the hassle of entering their username and password each time. It truly enhances user-friendliness.
View full review »The most valuable feature is the identity access authentication.
View full review »Okta offers single sign-on for those who prefer Microsoft or a single sign-on solution. They have integrated multiple applications with Azure. It still follows the old practice of creating usernames and passwords within the application for some legacy applications. We aim to address this issue by presenting an alternative. Instead of managing multiple username and password combinations. Azure can also integrate with IBM solutions. This creates a unified point of access once they adopt solutions like IBM's within their organisation.
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Jamil Rashdi
Chief Technology Officer at Jrashdi
Single sign-on is a valuable feature. We can log in to Microsoft and Google applications. The additional layer of protection and the multi-factor authentication process helps secure our on-prem solutions. The layer before the production will be exposed to the internet. Our IT operations have improved a lot. The operation has become more automated and augmented. We face no challenges in integrating the product with our legacy systems.
View full review »The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that one can create a lot of workflows with the product while also being able to add Jamf software. One can also add a lot of applications with Okta Workforce Identity so that employees can use and access them from a single console. During employees' onboarding or offboarding processes, it is very easy to activate and deactivate their access.
View full review »AuthO is a highly customizable access management tool for applications. When I want to integrate an application and enable SSO, it provides a single-click operation. It is very easy. Okta enables us to integrate with customers' domains quickly. It's one of the biggest advantages. The development team can easily pull out APIs and quickly code for identity management.
It also provides multifactor authentication features. The tool helps improve our security and productivity. We can easily pull up the APIs and integrate them quickly. We would have had to build our own solution if not for Okta. Okta has saved us tons of money by removing the pain of building a tool. It is easy to use.
One of the most beneficial features of the solution is the user provisioning and the de-provisioning feature. With the solution's universal directory, you can have all the user attribute information in one place. You can store it on Okta instead of in multiple places like your AD, applications, or different IdPs. You can get all the user attribute data onto your Okta, and then you can customize it. Okta allows you to modify the user attributes, which is also one of the useful features of Okta Workforce Identity.
Because it's a password-less authentication for personal sign-on, users don't need to use a password for it. That's how Okta comes into the picture, where it identifies the user based on the certificates for authentication. In that way, it also doesn't reveal the user identity to the applications if there is a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Okta Workforce Identity uses the System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) protocol for provisioning and de-provisioning. That is also one of the benefits of having your application's functionality on a platform like Okta Workforce Identity. It's easy from an admin point of view because when you de-provision a user on Okta, it will remove all the access from the respective applications without needing anything at the application level.
Because it's a cloud-based platform, installing the agents is the only integration you need to do in your current environment. You can have their agents installed on your Active Directory servers.
The integration is quite easy for other cloud applications. They have their own catalog of all the applications you can search and integrate. Applications like Microsoft Office 365 and Salesforce are already hosted on Okta. It's just a matter of configuring the applications with your company's metadata into your applications.
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Rajesh Tatavarthi
Service Delivery Manager at Cambridge Technology Enterprises (CTE)
We have multiple SSO protocols that we use for our different data centers. This is just one example of how we use Okta workforce identity to address our hybrid workforce needs. Apart from SSO, we also have Active Directory integrations that allow us to integrate with customer active directories and use active directory passwords for application sign-in and runtime authentication. This is called daily header authentication. This allows us to provide a centralized identity management platform for our users, regardless of where they are located or what applications they need to access. We can automate the process of adding users to Okta if they are activated in Active Directory, or if they are added to the database of applications or Active Directory in the last couple of days.
View full review »The product is easy to use. I just have to click on the Okta app on my mobile. The verification takes two seconds. We need to verify once we start the software because we use single sign-on.
View full review »The product’s most valuable feature is multifactor authentication. It has an easier integration and configuration management process than Microsoft Entra ID. We can integrate it into different platforms.
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TimoHamalainen
Director, Device Management at IT-palvelutalo Valtti at Valtti, part of Advania
What I found most valuable in Okta Workforce Identity is that it worked together with VMware Workspace One, so there was this device check at the same time. My company used the trusted device method that enabled you to define that only the trusted devices including the Workspace One agent were able to access the applications directly without an additional authentication step.
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Emmanuel Sikwane
Partner channel manager at Inactic
When I was traveling, I could get my OTPs through the tool's app, through my cell phone number or via an SMS,which makes it a flexible product. The tool is helpful even in areas involving emails. It is possible to use the product in another country and add an extra layer of security to it, proving that it can be a really secure platform.
It is very easy to implement. We just followed the documentation and followed the steps to connect to our services. They have all of these recommendations in place. If you follow the process, it's very straightforward.
The synchronization of services is very easy.
It offers very helpful support. The technical team is very helpful.
It is scalable.
The solution is always very stable and reliable.
View full review »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.
View full review »We like that the solution helps us to streamline multifactor authentication.
It's got great SSO and good provisioning and de-provisioning.
The product is easy to set up.
It is stable.
The solution can scale very well.
View full review »One of the features that I have found to be very valuable is its interoperability and compatibility with all types of resources, whether it's networking, infrastructure, or applications. That is, it is compatible as well as interoperable, as far as the federated authentication is concerned.
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Samarjeet Tomar
Technical Solutions Lead at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees
The only thing I like about Okta Workforce Identity compared to other solutions in the market is that it's an easy resource that you can get, even if you're working with many users, but there is a lot to learn about it.
View full review »The most valuable feature of Okta is its security. You can only log in if you have the access, which protects the applications by avoiding cross-site scripting. Hackers cannot access the system directly. Only after receiving a message from Okta, you can log in, making it highly secure.
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Danniel Shalev
DevOps Team Lead at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
The tool provides a single place of contact for managing users. We only need to manage users in Okta Workforce Identity, eliminating the need to duplicate efforts across different systems. For example, if a user needs to be decommissioned, we don't have to go through all the systems and cloud services; we delete the user in one place. This process is automated with our HR system for both organizations, simplifying user lifecycle management.
The main features we find most valuable are the single sign-on and the OTP authentication. The ability to connect via a PC or a mobile phone makes the process seamless.
The MFA feature enhances regular authentication through the user portal and utilizes one-time passwords generated from QR codes on mobile devices.
View full review »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 two different components that I haven't seen in other products.
Okta can import many attributes into the Okta profile and send attributes from the engines. Multiple sources of truths and profile inheritance are done in granular ways. This plays a major role in ABACs going forward.
Okta's MFA features are good. Okta is looking forward with more on the push or less, relying on the Okta Verify factors. It also has extensive capabilities. It's adopting a layer-by-layer upgrade in developing the policies, like MFAs.
Okta has more when it comes to the policy level. It has distinctive features where you can do a mix and combination to have users access applications for various business cases. That's something unique and a selling feature.
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.
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Tom Foale
CTO at Klaatu IT Security Ltd
They work well if they're set up properly.
The initial setup is easy. It's also easy to use.
We find the solution to be stable.
The pricing is okay.
There is very little maintenance required.
View full review »The most valuable features of Okta Workforce Identity are SSO, MFA, and beneficial feature sets.
View full review »This solution has a lot of capabilities and features.
View full review »I would like for the onboarding process for new solutions to be simplified because, right now, it is a very lengthy process.
View full review »Its integration components are most valuable. It integrates with everything in some way. There are some products, such as O365 or AD, with which it completely and 100% integrates. So, you can seamlessly create accounts across the board with some of these products. For some of the products with which it doesn't completely integrate, you can do some kind of interfacing.
View full review »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.
View full review »The most valuable features are multifactor authentication and single sign-on.
It's reliable and it does what it is advertised to do.
View full review »The most valuable features are ease of operation and visibility.
This product is easy to deploy and easy to manage.
There are cost benefits to using this solution.
View full review »Having a single sign-on to all our applications.
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Esteban Quinones
Manager, Identity Management Services at Verisk Analytics
SSO and MFA for improved end-user experience, and protection against password spray attacks, account password self-service. Extend Identity Authentication and authorization management operations. Extend the existing IAM identity and account operations to divisional administrative and help desk personnel. This improves the consistency of the identity management processes across the organization. Obfuscating the AD account infrastructure from the application infrastructure to reduce risk and vulnerabilities associated with tying externally facing applications to corporate accounts.
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Yatish Tiwari
Senior Manager, IAM (Des317) at Inspira Enterprise
Okta Workforce Identity is easy to use and has a lot of components.
View full review »The solution is an open platform. It integrates with multiple applications simultaneously.
View full review »I find the provisioning features and the integration with other applications useful.
View full review »I find it very useful and very easy to use.
They have good push authentications. This is when I get into my company's internet and they ask me for a code that is provided by Okta. I don't need to write the code, I just need to click the "push" button and my mobile phone is asking, "Someone is trying to connect to your account, do you authorize them?" I just click yes, and automatically it recognizes that that login is authenticated.
In terms of the user interface, it's fine. It's very good. I don't see any improvement needed in the user interface.
It's stable.
The solution can scale.
View full review »The most valuable feature in Okta Workforce Identity is the single sign-on, universal directory, and lifecycle management.
View full review »The provisioning functionality has been the most valuable. This solution has good performance, fast integration and is very responsive.
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. It allows for smooth administration. The dashboard is so simple and the solution can be integrated with other vendors, even Cisco. This is why we have chosen to be resellers of the product.
View full review »The onboarding is the solution's most valuable aspect. It helps us save time in terms of creating a password for each of the SaaS applications versus Okta, where you have this one single pane of glass to see who has what application or who needs which application. It also alerts us to if we should provide that application to this person from that department.
They've improved their user interface, which is much better than previous versions.
The solution is very stable.
The product requires very little maintenance.
The pricing is fair.
The scalability is quite good.
View full review »The most valuable features depend on a customer's needs. Our customers generally find multi-factor authentication very useful.
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Thiago Lopes
Information Security Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Overall, the solution works perfectly.
We especially appreciate that it's very easy to manage. For me, as a manager, it brings a lot of value for us and makes our clients very happy.
The initial setup is easy.
The solution really does have all of the features we need.
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ABHILASH TH
Managing Director at FOX DATA
Its simplicity and integration with various vendor-agnostic platforms are the most valuable features.
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.
View full review »The ease of deployment, ease of use, and speed of delivery is what I like about Okta Workforce Identity.
It is very easy to use. For a lot of software, you need to be trained extensively and have a very technical background. Okta Workforce Identity is quite simple.
You can integrate any software into Okta. They've got a network of 7,000 applications that easily integrate into it.
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Arun Kumar V
Manager- IT Operations at Yodlee
1. Active Directory Sync, as its useful for pre-assigning apps, can also be used for de-provisioning apps for exiting users
2. Shared apps with common password can now be managed centrally without revealing the credentials
3. User and Apps Management
4. Desktop Single Sign On
5. Auto-provisioning
6. Flexibility to integrate In-house applications
7. Password Self Service
8. Support non-domain users
9. Group based app assignment (okta, AD, pushgroup)
10. Adaptive MFA
11. Workflow for app requests
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RafalStas
CEO at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
The most valuable aspects of the solution are the integration with external websites one-factor authentication.
View full review »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 Multi-Factor Authentication capability lets you address one of the biggest challenges around security - MFA to make it hard for adversaries to get into your systems.
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Marc Johannes
Service Desk Administrator at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
We can have all our applications in one central base where you can log into it and access it without having to enter your password for each application. This is because it saves your credentials and updates them accordingly.
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Jaskeerat Singh
Consultant at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
- The ease of JIT provisioning.
- Wide range of MFA options. I prefer "Okta Verify" out of them all.
- Last, but not least, the ease of writing rules.
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Hazwan Ariffin
Application Support Engineer at a computer software company with 201-500 employees
Other than Okta being an easy and awesome integration tool, one of the best features it has is the provisioning and deprovisioning, which makes management way easier. You don't need to be too technical to understand how it works.
They also have a good knowledge base that helps end-user to self-serve.
View full review »The feature that is most valuable to me is the automated user provisioning that we set up using Okta as a major part of that process. We put the process in to save time and increase accuracy in the user-provisioning process. Most everything is driven from our HR system thereby limiting manual input and duplication of work when provisioning accounts. Accounts are disabled as soon as the account is terminated in the HR system.
- UD
- SSO functionality
- MFA and Adaptive MFA functionality
- Ability to link multiple Directory databases with UD
- User provisioning
- User deprovisioning
- App assignment
- SAML integrations
- SSO
- Lifecycle management (provisioning / deprovisioning)
- Mobility management
The most valuable features of Okta Workforce Identity are MFA, and SSO, which have high security.
View full review »It's easy to use and straightforward.
View full review »We like the access the solution provides to our users.
The initial setup is pretty straightforward.
The solution so far has been very stable.
The scalability has been good.
Technical support is helpful.
View full review »The platform’s most valuable feature is the universal directory, where we can create different identities and build policies. It is flexible and easy to install.
View full review »Workforce Identity's best features include its user-friendliness and easy setup.
View full review »The most valuable functions are Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA). These two modules serve as dual components, essential for securing application access for employees.
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Okta Workforce Identity
June 2025

Learn what your peers think about Okta Workforce Identity. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: June 2025.
860,632 professionals have used our research since 2012.