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# Guardian vs Okta Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Pricing

**Guardian**
Free Trial

**$1.00** · Basic

**Okta**

**$6.00** Per User Per Month · Starter

**$17.00** Per User Per Month · Essentials

**Inquire for pricing** · Professional

**Inquire for pricing** · Enterprise

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**Pricing Insights**
from reviews

Perceived Cost

**Guardian**
$$$$$

**Okta**
$$$$$

Average Discount

**Guardian**
Not enough reviews yet

**Okta**
15%

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Time to Implement

**Guardian** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Okta** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

Return on Investment

**Guardian** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

**Okta** 6 months
Based on 100 responses

 ![Guardian](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/738cbc39a234d4cead66356a7c6bdcf5/alert-enterprise-guardian.svg "Guardian")

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**Pros & Cons**
from reviews

**Guardian**

Ease of Use (9)

Customer Support (5)

Complexity (3)

Dashboard Issues (2)

**Okta**

Ease of Use (207)

Security (158)

Authentication Issues (77)

Login Issues (64)

Integrations

**Guardian**
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Adaptive from Workday

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 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/vendor/image/55664/large_detail_36dba7dd790e181fbbbf36ea3744f1c2.png "Product Avatar Image")

Brivo Access

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ClearStar

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DMP

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**Okta**
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Google Workspace

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Microsoft 365

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Salesforce Sales Cloud

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Slack

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Screenshots

**Guardian**
 ![Guardian screenshot](https://images.g2crowd.com/cdn-cgi/image/width=600,height=600,fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,/https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/attachment/file/1427366/Guardian-Visitor-Identity-Management-_VIM_.jpg)

**Okta**
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**Ratings**
from reviews

Meets Requirements

**Guardian**

**8.7** /10

Based on 56 responses

**Okta**

**9.3** /10

Based on 1,080 responses

Ease of Use

**Guardian**

**8.4** /10

Based on 63 responses

**Okta**

**9.3** /10

Based on 1,110 responses

Ease of Setup

**Guardian**

**8.2** /10

Based on 58 responses

**Okta**

**8.9** /10

Based on 600 responses

Ease of Admin

**Guardian**

**8.0** /10

Based on 20 responses

**Okta**

**9.1** /10

Based on 262 responses

Quality of Support

**Guardian**

**9.1** /10

Based on 55 responses

**Okta**

**8.9** /10

Based on 825 responses

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Guardian**

**9.2** /10

Based on 19 responses

**Okta**

**9.0** /10

Based on 257 responses

Product Direction (% positive)

**Guardian**

**8.0** /10

Based on 58 responses

**Okta**

**8.8** /10

Based on 1,004 responses

**Features**
ratings from reviews

Identity and Access Management (IAM)

**8.1** /10

Based on 59 responses

**9.3** /10

Based on 493 responses

User Provisioning and Governance Tools

Not enough data

**9.1** /10

Based on 140 responses

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Not enough data

**9.2** /10

Based on 544 responses

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Zero Trust Networking

Not enough data

**8.9** /10

Based on 42 responses

Cloud Directory Services

Not enough data

**9.5** /10

Based on 89 responses

Visitor Management

**8.4** /10

Based on 20 responses

Not enough data

Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

Not enough data

**9.3** /10

Based on 141 responses

User Insights

**Reviewers' Company Size**

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
7.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
7.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
84.4%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
7.8%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
7.8%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
84.4%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
7.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
52.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
40.3%

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
7.7%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
52.0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)
40.3%

**Reviewers' Industry**

[![Guardian](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/738cbc39a234d4cead66356a7c6bdcf5/alert-enterprise-guardian.svg "Guardian")](https://www.g2.com/products/alert-enterprise-guardian/reviews)
Guardian

Banking
14.1%

Computer Software
12.5%

Financial Services
12.5%

Mining & Metals
7.8%

Utilities
6.3%

Other
46.9%

[![Okta](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/fc3b8f792177eb1565971fd0bb450896/okta.svg "Okta")](https://www.g2.com/products/okta/reviews)
Okta

Computer Software
18.8%

Information Technology and Services
15.2%

Financial Services
7.0%

Marketing and Advertising
4.0%

Internet
3.9%

Other
51.0%

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