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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.3% of reviews)
Mid-Market (53.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
$6.00 1 User per month
Appian
Star Rating
(483)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (58.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Free Trial is available
Learn more about AppianOkta
Star Rating
(1,056)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (53.2% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User per month
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- G2 reviewers report that both Okta and Appian excel in user satisfaction, each achieving a solid star rating of 4.5. However, Okta stands out with a larger volume of reviews, indicating a broader user base and potentially more reliable insights into its performance.
- Users say that Okta's ease of use is a significant advantage, with features like fingerprint login and seamless integration with other platforms making account management straightforward. In contrast, while Appian is also praised for its user-friendly interface, it is particularly noted for its low-code development capabilities, which allow users to automate workflows without extensive coding knowledge.
- Reviewers mention that Okta's implementation process is quick and intuitive, which is a major plus for organizations looking to get up and running swiftly. Appian, while also easy to set up, may require a bit more time for users to fully leverage its extensive features, particularly for those unfamiliar with low-code environments.
- According to verified reviews, Okta shines in its support quality, with users appreciating the responsive assistance they receive. Appian's support is also rated positively, but some users feel it could be more robust, especially when navigating complex integrations.
- Users highlight that Okta's strong focus on security authentication, including features like easy account management, is a key benefit for businesses prioritizing security. Appian, on the other hand, is celebrated for its process automation capabilities, which help streamline business operations and improve efficiency.
- G2 reviewers note that while both platforms have their strengths, Okta's higher scores in ease of administration and setup suggest it may be better suited for organizations seeking a straightforward, user-friendly experience. Appian's strengths lie in its powerful automation features, making it ideal for enterprises looking to enhance their workflow processes.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Appian
No pricing availableOkta
Starter
$6.00
1 User per month
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Appian
Free Trial is available
Okta
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.5
282
9.3
788
Ease of Use
8.7
339
9.3
810
Ease of Setup
8.5
281
8.9
322
Ease of Admin
8.5
229
9.0
185
Quality of Support
8.5
275
8.9
590
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
232
8.9
180
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
271
8.7
764
Features by Category
Authentication Options
Not enough data
9.3
429
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.3
411
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
294
Not enough data
9.2
284
Access Control Types
Not enough data
9.2
317
Not enough data
9.2
345
Not enough data
9.2
352
Not enough data
9.0
257
Not enough data
9.0
270
Administration
Not enough data
9.1
280
Not enough data
9.2
321
Not enough data
9.1
274
Not enough data
9.2
336
Not enough data
9.2
320
Platform
Not enough data
9.2
324
Not enough data
9.2
288
Not enough data
9.2
322
Not enough data
9.0
262
Not enough data
8.9
255
Not enough data
8.9
251
Not enough data
9.0
269
User on/off Boarding
Not enough data
9.1
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
95
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
93
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
91
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
85
|
Verified
User Maintenance
Not enough data
9.3
105
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
79
|
Verified
Governance
Not enough data
8.9
82
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
82
|
Verified
Administration
Not enough data
8.9
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
98
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
90
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
84
|
Verified
Network Management
Not enough data
9.1
32
Not enough data
8.8
32
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
9.1
33
Security
Not enough data
9.3
35
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.1
32
Not enough data
9.2
36
Identity Management
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
9.2
36
Generative AI
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
6.7
14
Automation Building
8.6
39
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
35
Not enough data
8.2
34
Not enough data
8.4
40
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
43
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
34
Not enough data
Bot Management & Execution
8.6
38
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
36
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
32
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
37
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
41
|
Verified
Not enough data
Intelligent Automation
8.6
33
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.2
29
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
30
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Robotic Process Automation (RPA)
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Access Control
Not enough data
9.3
60
Not enough data
9.4
63
Not enough data
9.4
62
Not enough data
9.3
55
Administration
Not enough data
9.5
60
Not enough data
9.5
59
Not enough data
9.4
54
Not enough data
9.4
67
Functionality
Not enough data
9.5
73
Not enough data
9.6
74
Not enough data
9.4
66
Functionality
Not enough data
9.4
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
107
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
103
|
Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.2
99
|
Verified
AI Authentication Risk Management - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Biometric & Behavioral Analysis - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Context-Aware Security Controls - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.3
175
Not enough data
9.2
176
Not enough data
9.6
194
Not enough data
9.4
173
Not enough data
9.5
193
Not enough data
9.3
184
Type
Not enough data
9.0
143
Not enough data
9.3
171
Reporting
Not enough data
9.1
157
Not enough data
9.2
156
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.2
44
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
9.0
44
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
9.2
45
Not enough data
9.1
43
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Not enough data
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.9
44
Not enough data
9.1
44
Digital Workflows
8.7
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
70
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.8
65
|
Verified
Not enough data
Forms
8.5
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.6
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
Automation
8.9
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
69
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
66
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.7
57
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Digital Process Automation (DPA)
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Process Management
8.2
10
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
8.0
11
Not enough data
7.7
11
Not enough data
Process Analysis
7.8
10
Not enough data
7.7
10
Not enough data
8.0
10
Not enough data
Automation
7.4
9
Not enough data
7.6
9
Not enough data
Generative AI
8.6
7
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Process Mining
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)Hide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Remediation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Generative AI
7.7
56
Not enough data
7.7
55
Not enough data
Process Management
8.5
158
Not enough data
8.4
156
Not enough data
8.4
157
Not enough data
7.8
124
Not enough data
8.4
137
Not enough data
8.0
121
Not enough data
8.2
122
Not enough data
Customization
7.6
155
Not enough data
8.8
166
Not enough data
8.5
156
Not enough data
8.1
154
Not enough data
8.6
168
Not enough data
Collaboration
8.4
162
Not enough data
8.4
161
Not enough data
8.5
168
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Process Management
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Process Development
8.5
130
Not enough data
Functionality - Process Orchestration
7.9
15
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
9.2
15
Not enough data
9.3
16
Not enough data
8.7
15
Not enough data
Integration & Adaptability - Process Orchestration
8.3
15
Not enough data
9.0
15
Not enough data
9.1
16
Not enough data
8.3
16
Not enough data
9.1
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.6
15
Not enough data
8.8
15
Not enough data
Customization - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data and Analytics - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - AI Agent Builders
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Workflow Design & Orchestration
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
Integrations & Connectivity
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Automation Execution & Intelligence
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Development & Customization
8.7
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Governance & Security
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Reporting & Analytics
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Business Automation Platforms (BAPs)
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Genesys AppFoundry Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) SolutionsHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Lifecycle & Provisioning - Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Access, Authentication & Authorization - Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Visibility, Governance & Compliance - Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Application Design
7.8
138
|
Verified
Not enough data
7.9
142
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.1
147
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.3
118
Not enough data
9.0
153
|
Verified
Not enough data
Data Control
8.2
145
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
146
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.8
148
|
Verified
Not enough data
Publishing
8.7
156
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.7
151
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.5
152
|
Verified
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Low-Code Development Platforms
8.2
12
Not enough data
8.1
12
Not enough data
8.3
12
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Appian and Okta are categorized as AWS Marketplace
Unique Categories
Okta is categorized as Cloud Directory Services, Zero Trust Networking, Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), Other Development, Identity and Access Management (IAM), User Provisioning and Governance Tools, Single Sign-On (SSO), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), and Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Appian
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Okta
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Financial Services
21.1%
Banking
10.3%
Information Technology and Services
7.0%
Computer Software
5.8%
Insurance
5.5%
Other
50.4%
Computer Software
17.9%
Information Technology and Services
15.4%
Financial Services
6.2%
Internet
4.9%
Marketing and Advertising
3.9%
Other
51.7%
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Discussions
What is Appian software used for?
3 Comments
JP
Digital Transformation and process automationRead more
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1 Comment
HT
Hi Mark, the best way to get advice on your questions is to head over to our Appian Community, where your peers can share their best practices and...Read more
How can we user RPA with Appian ?
1 Comment
Official Response from Appian
Hi Mahantesh,
RPA can be used in any Appian process to automate simple, repetitive tasks or connect systems that don't use APIs. Appian has native...Read more
Is there a way to access your applications on a mobile device?
5 Comments
EC
There is an Okta Mobile app from which you can access your work applications, but it requires a little extra setup and not all organization use it....Read more
How many applications?
2 Comments
GP
Doesn’t it always, though? ;-)
Key factors to consider aside from number of applications you’d want to streamline access to via SSO for would be:
-How...Read more
Does Okta have a plugin for integration with Spring Boot and Spring Security?
2 Comments
US
Spring security plugin is available to do user management, take a look at it https://bintray.com/grails/plugins/spring-security-core/viewRead more
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