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Compare Okta and SchoolStatus 
Featured Products
At a Glance
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.6% of reviews)
Mid-Market (70.5% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User per month
Contact Us 1 License Per School Per Year
Okta
Star Rating
(1,162)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (52.6% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$6.00 1 User per month
Browse all 2 pricing plansSchoolStatus
Star Rating
(677)4.9 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (70.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Contact Us 1 License Per School Per Year
Learn more about SchoolStatusOkta vs SchoolStatus
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found SchoolStatus easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with SchoolStatus overall.
- Reviewers felt that SchoolStatus meets the needs of their business better than Okta.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that SchoolStatus is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of SchoolStatus over Okta.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Okta
Starter
$6.00
1 User per month
Starting your Identity journey? Put a strong foundation in place.
- Universal Directory
- Workflows - 5 flows
- Single Sign-On
SchoolStatus
SchoolStatus Suite
Contact Us
1 License Per School Per Year
- Mass Messaging
- Learning Loss Data
- Two-way Communication
Free Trial
Okta
No trial information availableSchoolStatus
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.3
855
9.5
523
Ease of Use
9.3
877
9.6
531
Ease of Setup
8.9
388
9.6
102
Ease of Admin
9.1
191
9.6
82
Quality of Support
8.9
641
9.7
479
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.9
186
9.8
82
Product Direction (% positive)
8.7
831
9.8
503
Features by Category
Authentication Options
9.3
461
Not enough data
9.2
55
Not enough data
9.2
439
Not enough data
9.3
49
Not enough data
9.2
296
Not enough data
9.2
285
Not enough data
Access Control Types
9.2
321
Not enough data
9.2
345
Not enough data
9.2
355
Not enough data
9.0
257
Not enough data
9.0
271
Not enough data
Administration
9.1
284
Not enough data
9.2
321
Not enough data
9.1
276
Not enough data
9.1
345
Not enough data
9.2
320
Not enough data
Platform
9.2
323
Not enough data
9.2
287
Not enough data
9.2
321
Not enough data
9.0
261
Not enough data
8.9
255
Not enough data
8.9
251
Not enough data
9.0
268
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
86
|
Verified
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
380
Not enough data
9.6
444
Not enough data
9.2
386
Not enough data
8.7
218
Not enough data
9.4
375
Integration
Not enough data
9.4
325
Not enough data
9.0
231
Not enough data
9.4
255
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
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
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
Functionality
9.3
179
Not enough data
9.2
183
Not enough data
9.5
237
Not enough data
9.4
179
Not enough data
9.5
230
Not enough data
9.3
211
Not enough data
Type
9.1
142
Not enough data
9.3
173
Not enough data
Reporting
9.1
156
Not enough data
9.2
155
Not enough data
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.2
44
Not enough data
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.0
47
Not enough data
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.3
49
Not enough data
9.1
43
Not enough data
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
8.7
44
Not enough data
8.9
44
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
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
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Okta and SchoolStatus share no categories
Unique Categories
Okta is categorized as Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) Solutions, AWS Marketplace, Identity and Access Management (IAM), Identity Threat Detection and Response (ITDR), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM), User Provisioning and Governance Tools, Zero Trust Networking, Single Sign-On (SSO), Cloud Directory Services, and Other Development
SchoolStatus is categorized as Classroom Messaging and School Management
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Okta
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
SchoolStatus
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
Computer Software
18.4%
Information Technology and Services
15.2%
Financial Services
6.2%
Internet
4.6%
Marketing and Advertising
4.0%
Other
51.7%
Primary/Secondary Education
55.2%
Education Management
40.6%
Higher Education
1.2%
E-Learning
1.2%
Public Relations and Communications
0.3%
Other
1.4%
Alternatives
Discussions
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
What new things are on the way from School Status?
6 Comments
AM
Thank you for your question, Richard! Our newest features are Notify and Contact Tracing! You can click Help while logged into SchoolStatus to reach our...Read more
How do I teach my parents how to use SS so it is effective for them?
5 Comments
JM
School Status really does not need any training - it is an easy way for teachers to get in touch with parents, and for parents to text back in real time. ...Read more
When will SchoolStatus offer virtual parent teacher conference on the app?
2 Comments
AS
Thank you for your question, Erica! This is something that we have already sent over to our Technical Team as a feature request. We do understand the value...Read more
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