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Entra ID vs Okta

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Entra ID vs Okta

Entra ID vs Okta as the identity provider: Okta's neutrality and app-integration depth against Entra's Microsoft 365 bundling and Conditional Access.

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If we use Okta, do we still need Entra ID?

Yes. Every Microsoft 365 tenant has an Entra ID directory whether you like it or not; Microsoft 365 services authenticate against it. With Okta as the primary IdP, Entra ID is federated to Okta for sign-in, and Okta pro…

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Is Entra ID cheaper than Okta?

For a Microsoft 365 customer, almost always: Entra ID P1 is included in Business Premium, E3, E5, and F-plans, and P2 in E5. Okta Workforce Identity is a separate per-user subscription with add-ons for adaptive MFA, lif…

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Which has better app integrations, Entra or Okta?

Okta's Integration Network is larger and its SCIM provisioning connectors are more consistently maintained across long-tail SaaS. Entra's app gallery covers the mainstream well and has caught up considerably, and it is…

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Microsoft 365 / Azure integration

Entra ID: Native; Conditional Access sees Intune compliance, Defender risk · Okta: Federated; device signals via Okta Verify/Device Trust and integration with Intune

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Third-party SaaS SSO

Entra ID: App gallery; broad mainstream coverage · Okta: Okta Integration Network; broadest, best-maintained

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Provisioning (SCIM)

Entra ID: Gallery connectors; on-prem via provisioning agent · Okta: Very mature; lifecycle management is a core product

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MFA / passwordless

Entra ID: Authenticator, FIDO2, Windows Hello, certificate-based; authentication strengths · Okta: Okta Verify, FastPass, FIDO2; adaptive policies

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