# Okta vs OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) Comparison
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## AI Generated Summary
- According to verified reviews, **Okta** stands out for its intuitive user interface, making it easy for users to navigate and find what they need quickly. Reviewers appreciate the extensive out-of-the-box integrations with major software products, which significantly simplifies the setup and implementation process.
- G2 reviewers report that **OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)** offers a straightforward Single Sign-On experience, which simplifies identity management and activity tracking within organizations. Users find this feature particularly beneficial for maintaining security across their devices and applications.
- Users say that **Okta** excels in ease of use, with many highlighting its efficient login process and compatibility with mobile authentication apps like Google Authenticator. This flexibility enhances user experience, especially for those who rely on mobile access.
- Reviewers mention that while **OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)** provides solid compatibility with other NetIQ products, some users feel that it lacks the same level of user-friendliness and integration options as Okta, which could impact overall satisfaction for those seeking a more seamless experience.
- According to recent feedback, **Okta** receives high marks for its quality of support, with users noting responsive assistance and helpful resources. This level of support is crucial for organizations that need reliable help during implementation and ongoing use.
- G2 reviewers highlight that **OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)** has a solid foundation for multi-factor authentication, but some users feel it could benefit from more robust features and enhancements compared to Okta, which is praised for its comprehensive security offerings.



| | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.5 out of 5 | 4.1 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 1,229 | 10 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (52.8% of reviews) | Mid-Market (44.4% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | $6.00 1 User per month | No pricing available | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Okta

Pros:
- Ease of Use (204 reviews)
- Security (155 reviews)

Cons:
- Authentication Issues (75 reviews)
- Login Issues (62 reviews)

### OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)

**Not enough data**

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 9.3 (909 reviews) | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 9.3 (934 reviews) | 7.7 (8 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | 8.9 (434 reviews) | 7.2 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | 9.1 (201 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.9 (682 reviews) | 8.1 (8 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 8.9 (195 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 8.8 (880 reviews) | 6.1 (9 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Okta

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Starter

Price: $6.00 1 User per month

Description: Starting your Identity journey? Put a strong foundation in place.

Key Features:
- Universal Directory
- Workflows - 5 flows
- Single Sign-On

[Browse all 2 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/okta/pricing)

#### Free Trial

No

### OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Single Sign-On (SSO)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Okta** | 9.1/10 | 511 |
| **OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)** | 8.1/10 | 7 |

#### Authentication Options

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Authentication User experience** | 9.3 (471 reviews) | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
| **Supports Required Authentication systems** | 9.3 (61 reviews) | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Factor Authentication** | 9.3 (450 reviews) | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Supports Required Authentication Methods/Protocols** | 9.3 (53 reviews) | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 
| **Federation/SAML support (idp)** | 9.2 (299 reviews) | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 
| **Federation/SAML support (sp)** | 9.2 (288 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Access Control Types

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Endpoint access** | 9.2 (322 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Local Access** | 9.2 (347 reviews) | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Remote Access** | 9.2 (356 reviews) | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Partner Access** | 9.0 (258 reviews) | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Supports BYOD users** | 9.0 (271 reviews) | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Ease of installation on server** | 9.1 (284 reviews) | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Password Policy Enforcement** | 9.2 (322 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
| **Administration Console** | 9.1 (278 reviews) | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Ease of connecting applications** | 9.1 (347 reviews) | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
| **Self Service Password Administration** | 9.2 (320 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multiple Operating system support** | 9.2 (323 reviews) | 8.6 (6 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Domain Support** | 9.2 (287 reviews) | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 
| **Cross Browser support** | 9.2 (321 reviews) | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 
| **Fail over protection** | 9.0 (262 reviews) | 8.1 (6 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | 8.9 (255 reviews) | 7.8 (6 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | 8.9 (253 reviews) | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 
| **Third Party Web Services support** | 9.0 (268 reviews) | 7.3 (5 reviews) | 

### User Provisioning and Governance Tools

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Okta** | 9.1/10 | 132 |
| **OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)** | N/A | N/A |

#### User on/off Boarding

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Self Service Access requests** | 9.1 (96 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Smart/Automated Provisioning** | 9.2 (95 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Role Management** | 9.2 (97 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Policy Management** | 9.1 (99 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Access Termination** | 9.4 (93 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Approval Workflows** | 8.9 (86 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### User Maintenance

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Self Service Password Reset** | 9.3 (106 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Bulk Changes** | 8.9 (88 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Bi-directional Identity Synchronization** | 9.0 (80 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Governance

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Identifies and Alerts for Threats** | 9.0 (83 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance Audits** | 9.2 (83 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Reporting** | 8.9 (87 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Mobile App** | 8.9 (99 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Ease of set up for target systems** | 9.0 (92 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **APIs** | 9.1 (88 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

### Zero Trust Networking

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Okta** | 8.9/10 | 42 |
| **OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)** | N/A | N/A |

#### Network Management

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Network Segmentation** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Network Mapping** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Security Analytics** | 9.0 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **API/Integrations** | 9.1 (34 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Security

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Security Automation** | 9.3 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Application Security** | 9.3 (38 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Workload Protection** | 9.1 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Data Protection** | 9.2 (38 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Identity Management

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive Access Control** | 9.2 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Identity Scoring** | 9.2 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **User Monitoring** | 9.2 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI Text Summarization** | 6.6 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **AI Text Generation** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 

### Cloud Directory Services

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Okta** | 9.5/10 | 87 |
| **OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)** | N/A | N/A |

#### Access Control

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Role Management** | 9.3 (60 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Access Termination** | 9.4 (63 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Remote Access** | 9.4 (65 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Partner Access** | 9.3 (55 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Smart/Automated Provisioning** | 9.5 (60 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Policy Management** | 9.5 (59 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **On-premise identity repositories supported** | 9.4 (54 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Ease of Connecting Applications** | 9.4 (69 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **SSO** | 9.5 (76 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-Factor Authentication** | 9.6 (77 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Supports Required Authentication systems** | 9.4 (66 reviews) | Not enough data | 

### Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Okta** | 9.3/10 | 116 |
| **OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Self-registration and self-service** | 9.4 (100 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | 9.5 (108 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Scalability** | 9.3 (104 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 
| **Consent and preference management** | 9.5 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Social login** | 9.1 (56 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Customer data linking** | 9.2 (99 reviews) ✓ Verified | Not enough data | 

#### AI Authentication Risk Management - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive MFA** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Fraudulent Login Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Authentication Policies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Risk-Based Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI Biometric & Behavioral Analysis - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Behavioral Biometric Analysis** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Liveness Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI Context-Aware Security Controls - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Account Recovery Assistants** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Constraint Enforcement** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 

### Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Okta** | 9.2/10 | 330 |
| **OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **User provisioning** | 9.4 (187 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Password manager** | 9.2 (192 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Single Sign-on** | 9.6 (278 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Enforces policies** | 9.4 (187 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Authentication** | 9.4 (261 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-factor authentication** | 9.3 (233 reviews) | Not enough data | 

####  Type

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **On-premises solution** | 9.1 (144 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Cloud-solution** | 9.3 (176 reviews) | Not enough data | 

####  Reporting

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Tracking** | 9.1 (158 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | 9.2 (155 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Access & Permission Change Reporting** | 9.0 (44 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance & Audit Trail Export** | 9.2 (45 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive & Contextual Access Control** | 9.1 (50 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Identity Lifecycle Management** | 9.2 (58 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Self‑Service Account Management** | 9.1 (45 reviews) | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI‑Driven Access Anomaly Detection** | 8.7 (45 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Policy Tuning** | 8.9 (44 reviews) | Not enough data | 
| **Predictive Role Recommendations** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 

### Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Okta** | N/A | N/A |
| **OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)** | N/A | N/A |

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Investigate** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Misconfigurations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integrate** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Visability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Remediation

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Remediation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### AWS Marketplace

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Okta** | N/A | N/A |
| **OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)** | N/A | N/A |

#### Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Autonomous Task Execution** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Multi-step Planning** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | 
| **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Okta** | N/A | N/A |
| **OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)** | N/A | N/A |

#### Lifecycle & Provisioning - Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Credential Rotation & Revocation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Registration & Provisioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **De-Provisioning & Retirement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Access, Authentication & Authorization - Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Fine-Grained Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Machine-Native Authentication Methods** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Contextual / Just-In-Time Access** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Visibility, Governance & Compliance - Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions

| Feature | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Policy Enforcement & Governance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Audit Logging & Activity Monitoring** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Integration with IAM/Cloud/DevOps Ecosystem** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Discovery & Inventory of Non-Human Ids** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Single Sign-On (SSO) Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/single-sign-on-sso)

**Unique to Okta (9):** [Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/non-human-identity-management-nhim-solutions), [AWS Marketplace Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/aws-marketplace), [Identity and Access Management (IAM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/identity-and-access-management-iam), [Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR)  Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/identity-threat-detection-and-response-itdr), [Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam), [User Provisioning and Governance Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/user-provisioning-and-governance-tools), [Zero Trust Networking Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/zero-trust-networking), [Cloud Directory Services](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-directory-services), [Other Development Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/other-development)



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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Okta | OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ) | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 7.3% | 11.1% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 52.8% | 44.4% | 
| **Enterprise** | 39.9% | 44.4% | 

### By Industry

#### Okta

- **Computer Software:** 18.5%
- **Information Technology and Services:** 15.4%
- **Financial Services:** 6.5%
- **Internet:** 4.5%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 4.2%
- **Computer & Network Security:** 3.1%
- **Consumer Services:** 3.0%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 2.7%
- **Retail:** 2.1%
- **Telecommunications:** 1.7%
- **Other:** 38.4%

#### OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)

- **Information Technology and Services:** 55.6%
- **Market Research:** 11.1%
- **Internet:** 11.1%
- **Higher Education:** 11.1%
- **Financial Services:** 11.1%

---
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---
## Top Discussions

### Okta

- Title: [Is there a way to access your applications on a mobile device?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-there-a-way-to-access-your-applications-on-a-mobile-device) — 5 comments, 2 upvotes
  > **Top comment:** "Not that I am aware of. From my knowledge the mobile app is used to verify you are the person signing in online from your desktop computer. It’s send you a..."
- Title: [How good is Okta?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-good-is-okta) — 2 comments
  > **Top comment:** "Okta is a very powerful cloud-based directory system that is infinitely extensible via the Okta Expression Language, Custom Attributes, and Okta Workflows. "
- Title: [Does Okta have a plugin for integration with Spring Boot and Spring Security?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/does-okta-have-a-plugin-for-integration-with-spring-boot-and-spring-security) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "Spring security plugin is available to do user management, take a look at it https://bintray.com/grails/plugins/spring-security-core/view"
- Title: [How many applications?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/304-how-many-applications) — 2 comments, 1 upvote
  > **Top comment:** "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..."
- Title: [What database does Just Eat use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-database-does-just-eat-use) — 1 comment
  > **Top comment:** "Google cloud"

### OpenText Access Manager (NetIQ)

No discussions available for this product.

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