Okta Company Overview
Okta is an enterprise identity and access management platform that centralizes authentication and access control across business applications. It supports secure workforce access through SSO and MFA, and streamlines identity lifecycle workflows by automatically provisioning, updating, and deprovisioning user access as employees join, move roles, or exit, reducing operational overhead and limiting security exposure.
Field | Value |
|---|---|
Legal name | Okta, Inc. |
Website | |
What they do | Cloud identity platform (IAM): secure access, authentication, lifecycle access for workforce + customer identity (CIAM). |
Founded | 2009 |
Founders | |
HQ | 100 First Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, CA 94105 |
Employees | 5,914 (as of Jan 31, 2025) |
Recent financial / operating highlights (FY2025 + FY2026)
Metric | Value | Period / note |
|---|---|---|
Total revenue | $2.610B | FY2025 (ended Jan 31, 2025) |
Q4 revenue | $682M | Q4 FY2025 |
RPO (subscription backlog) | $4.215B | Q4 FY2025 |
cRPO (next 12 months) | $2.248B | Q4 FY2025 |
Operating cash flow | $750M | FY2025 |
Free cash flow | $730M | FY2025 |
Cash, cash equivalents & short-term investments | $2.523B | As of Jan 31, 2025 |
FY2026 revenue outlook | $2.850B–$2.860B | Company outlook (full-year FY2026) |
Okta Competitors
Okta competitors are other identity and access management platforms that solve the same core job: secure logins and control who gets access to which apps. Okta has several well-known alternatives, and they’re all in the same “identity” space — SSO, MFA, user provisioning, and access security. Below you can see the main Okta competitors, what they focus on, and the key company details.
Competitor | Founded | Employees | HQ (City, Country) | Products / Services | Best use cases | Target audience |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 201–500 | San Francisco, US | SSO, MFA, Identity Lifecycle, risk-based auth, threat detection | Workforce SSO+MFA, automate provisioning | Enterprises focused on security + UX | |
2012 | 501–1,000 | Louisville, US | Cloud directory, SSO, MFA, endpoint mgmt, RADIUS | Directory + device + access in one | IT teams, MSPs, cloud-first orgs | |
2005 | 1,001–5,000 | Austin, US | Identity governance, IdentityIQ, CIEM, non-employee risk, data access security | Access reviews, governance, compliance | Large enterprises, public sector, healthcare | |
2006 | 1,001–5,000 | Duluth, US | PAM, threat detection, risk assessment, remote support | Privileged access, admin session control | Enterprises + regulated industries |
Auth0 used to be one of the most visible Okta competitors, especially for customer identity (CIAM) and developer-first authentication. That changed in 2021: Okta, Inc. announced on May 3, 2021 that it had completed its acquisition of Auth0, bringing the platform under the Okta umbrella while keeping Auth0 as a distinct product line for application teams.
FAQ
Who are Okta's biggest competitors?
The most commonly cited Okta competitors in access management and adjacent identity categories include Microsoft (Entra ID), JumpCloud, OneLogin, RSA, and BeyondTrust, plus other well-known vendors depending on the exact scope (workforce IAM vs governance vs privileged access).
Is Okta the market leader?
Okta is widely considered a market leader in access management: Okta states it was named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Access Management (ninth consecutive year) and also a Leader in the 2024 edition.
Which is better, Okta or Google Authenticator?
They’re not direct substitutes. Google Authenticator is a consumer authenticator app that generates one-time codes for 2-step verification.
Okta is an enterprise identity platform that manages SSO, access policies, and user lifecycle across many business apps — Google Authenticator alone can’t do that. So Authenticator is “better” for simple personal 2FA codes; Okta is “better” when a company needs centralized access management.
