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At a Glance
Okta
Okta
Star Rating
(1,198)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.7% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User per month
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PortalGuard
PortalGuard
Star Rating
(59)4.4 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (56.9% of reviews)
Information
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$1.50 1 User Per Month
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
  • G2 reviewers report that Okta excels in providing a seamless user experience, particularly with its Single Sign-On feature. Users appreciate the intuitive interface that allows them to access all applications through easy-to-find tiles after a single login, eliminating the need to remember multiple passwords.
  • According to verified reviews, PortalGuard has been praised for its ability to integrate various SSO services onto a single page, which enhances user convenience. Users have noted that it also supports non-SSO links, making it versatile for different access needs.
  • Users say that Okta's implementation process is quick and straightforward, with many highlighting the intuitive onboarding wizard that simplifies setup. This ease of setup contributes to a smoother transition for organizations looking to adopt identity management solutions.
  • Reviewers mention that while PortalGuard offers strong security features, including multi-factor authentication and self-service password resets, it sometimes lacks the same level of polish and user-friendliness that Okta provides, which can impact day-to-day usability.
  • G2 reviewers highlight that Okta's robust support and reliability are significant advantages, with users noting the strong security foundation it provides for identity and access management. This reliability is crucial for organizations that prioritize security in their operations.
  • According to recent feedback, while PortalGuard has a solid reputation for customizable identity management, some users feel that it does not match Okta's overall performance and user satisfaction, particularly in areas like ease of use and administrative capabilities.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Okta
Starter
$6.00
1 User per month
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PortalGuard
PortalGuard Commercial On-Premises, SSPR License
$1.50
1 User Per Month
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Free Trial
Okta
No trial information available
PortalGuard
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
884
9.2
43
Ease of Use
9.3
908
8.8
44
Ease of Setup
8.9
413
8.0
38
Ease of Admin
9.1
198
8.5
37
Quality of Support
8.9
661
9.1
41
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
192
9.7
37
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
859
9.1
39
Features by Category
9.1
506
8.5
31
Authentication Options
9.3
466
8.9
30
9.3
56
8.9
27
9.3
445
8.9
24
9.3
49
9.0
27
9.2
296
9.0
25
9.2
285
Feature Not Available
Access Control Types
9.2
321
7.9
20
9.2
345
8.3
24
9.2
355
8.4
24
9.0
257
8.3
18
9.0
271
9.0
21
Administration
9.1
284
8.3
28
9.2
321
9.1
28
9.1
276
8.3
28
9.1
345
8.5
27
9.2
320
8.8
28
Platform
9.2
323
8.4
23
9.2
287
8.1
20
9.2
321
9.4
25
9.0
261
8.1
17
8.9
255
7.0
23
8.9
251
8.3
8
9.0
268
8.7
21
User Provisioning and Governance ToolsHide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
9.1
130
Not enough data
User on/off Boarding
9.1
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
94
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
96
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
97
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.4
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
User Maintenance
9.3
106
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
88
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
80
|
Verified
Not enough data
Governance
9.0
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.2
83
|
Verified
Not enough data
Administration
8.9
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
8.9
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.0
92
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.1
87
|
Verified
Not enough data
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
7.8
26
Authentication type
Not enough data
8.3
24
Not enough data
6.0
12
Not enough data
8.6
23
Not enough data
7.9
12
Not enough data
8.8
21
Not enough data
7.3
16
Not enough data
7.5
16
Not enough data
8.1
12
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
12
Implementation
Not enough data
8.5
25
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
8.9
42
Not enough data
Network Management
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
34
Not enough data
9.1
33
Not enough data
Security
9.3
35
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
9.1
32
Not enough data
9.2
37
Not enough data
Identity Management
9.2
32
Not enough data
9.1
31
Not enough data
9.2
36
Not enough data
Generative AI
6.3
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Cloud Directory ServicesHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
9.5
87
Not enough data
Access Control
9.3
60
Not enough data
9.4
63
Not enough data
9.4
65
Not enough data
9.3
55
Not enough data
Administration
9.5
60
Not enough data
9.5
59
Not enough data
9.4
54
Not enough data
9.4
69
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
76
Not enough data
9.6
77
Not enough data
9.4
66
Not enough data
Biometric AuthenticationHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Risk-Based Authentication (RBA)Hide 4 FeaturesShow 4 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Administration
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Self-Service Password Reset (SSPR) ToolsHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
7.8
28
Administration
Not enough data
8.1
15
Not enough data
7.5
17
Not enough data
6.8
14
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Authentication
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
6.3
14
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
User Experience
Not enough data
9.1
27
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)Hide 15 FeaturesShow 15 Features
9.3
116
Not enough data
Functionality
9.4
100
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
108
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.3
104
|
Verified
Not enough data
9.5
58
Not enough data
9.1
56
Not enough data
9.2
99
|
Verified
Not enough data
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)
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Context-Aware Security Controls - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Passwordless AuthenticationHide 4 FeaturesShow 4 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
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 and Access Management (IAM)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
9.2
308
Not enough data
Functionality
9.3
184
Feature Not Available
9.2
188
Feature Not Available
9.5
262
Not enough data
9.4
184
Not enough data
9.4
247
Not enough data
9.2
224
Not enough data
Type
9.1
143
Not enough data
9.3
174
Not enough data
Reporting
9.1
159
Feature Not Available
9.2
156
Not enough data
9.0
45
Not enough data
9.2
45
Not enough data
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.1
49
Not enough data
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.2
54
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
8.7
45
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AWS Marketplace
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
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
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Okta
Okta
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
7.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
52.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
39.9%
PortalGuard
PortalGuard
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
3.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
56.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
39.7%
Reviewers' Industry
Okta
Okta
Computer Software
18.5%
Information Technology and Services
15.4%
Financial Services
6.3%
Internet
4.6%
Marketing and Advertising
4.3%
Other
51.0%
PortalGuard
PortalGuard
Higher Education
55.2%
Education Management
13.8%
Primary/Secondary Education
5.2%
Pharmaceuticals
3.4%
Government Administration
3.4%
Other
19.0%
Alternatives
Okta
Okta Alternatives
CyberArk Workforce Identity
CyberArk Workforce Identity
Add CyberArk Workforce Identity
OneLogin
OneLogin
Add OneLogin
JumpCloud
JumpCloud
Add JumpCloud
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
Add Microsoft Entra ID
PortalGuard
PortalGuard Alternatives
Microsoft Entra ID
Microsoft Entra ID
Add Microsoft Entra ID
LastPass
LastPass
Add LastPass
Cisco Duo
Cisco Duo
Add Cisco Duo
Google Authenticator
Google Authenticator
Add Google Authenticator
Discussions
Okta
Okta Discussions
Is there a way to access your applications on a mobile device?
5 Comments
Dawson S.
DS
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...Read more
Does Okta have a plugin for integration with Spring Boot and Spring Security?
2 Comments
Uday Pratap S.
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
How many applications?
2 Comments
Graham P.
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
PortalGuard
PortalGuard Discussions
Have you integrated PortalGuard in only passwordless login environments?
1 Comment
Official Response from PortalGuard
I am not familiar with that application; however, I can share what PortalGuard has for passwordless authentication options: 1. The PortalGuard Desktop...Read more
Monty the Mongoose crying
PortalGuard has no more discussions with answers