Okta vs. Smallstep Comparison


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Auth0’s Universal Login achieves this while enabling SSO. 1,069 Ratings Visit Website FusionAuth FusionAuth is a modern, developer-focused identity and access management platform built to give you full control over your authentication stack. Whether you’re building a startup app or managing enterprise-scale infrastructure, FusionAuth delivers all the must-have features — from login and SSO to advanced protocols like OAuth2, OIDC, SAML, and WebAuthn — in a self-hostable or cloud-native package. Designed with developers in mind, FusionAuth integrates seamlessly with any language, framework, or architecture. Every capability is API-first and built for extensibility, so you can tailor authentication workflows without getting locked into rigid, inflexible systems. FusionAuth supports all the key use cases — user registration, multi-factor authentication (MFA), passwordless login, role-based access control, and more — while helping you stay compliant with GDPR, HIPAA, PCI, and other regulatory standards. 191 Ratings Visit Website ManageEngine ADManager Plus ADManager Plus is a simple, easy-to-use Windows Active Directory (AD) management and reporting solution that helps AD administrators and help desk technicians in their day-to-day activities. With a centralized and intuitive web-based GUI, the software handles a variety of complex tasks like bulk management of user accounts and other AD objects, delegates role-based access to help desk technicians, and generates an exhaustive list of AD reports, some of which are an essential requirement to satisfy compliance audits. 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Trusted by millions of individuals and thousands of organizations globally, Keeper is the leader for best-in-class password and passkey management, secrets management, privileged access, secure remote access and encrypted messaging. Protect what matters at KeeperSecurity.com. 1,810 Ratings Visit Website Uniqkey Uniqkey: Protect every login. Access with confidence. Uniqkey is Europe’s trusted password and access management platform - purpose-built for companies that demand security, simplicity, and control. Engineered by European cybersecurity experts, our platform combines military-grade encryption with an effortless user experience. We remove complexity from everyday workflows, helping employees stay secure without slowing them down. From auto-filling 2FA codes to streamlining access across your cloud environment, Uniqkey keeps security frictionless and productivity high. With real-time visibility across your entire infrastructure, IT teams gain complete control over access rights, employee activity, and security scores - empowering them to defend against threats and drive compliance with confidence proactively. Seamlessly integrated with Microsoft and other core systems, Uniqkey makes provisioning and offboarding fast, automated, and secure. 182 Ratings Visit Website Rippling Streamline your business with Rippling’s all-in-one platform for HR, IT, payroll, and spend management. Effortlessly manage the entire employee lifecycle, from hiring to benefits administration. Automate HR tasks, ensure compliance, and streamline approvals. Simplify IT with device management, software access, and compliance monitoring, all from one dashboard. Enjoy timely payroll, real-time financial visibility, and dynamic spend policies. Rippling empowers your business to save time, reduce costs, and enhance efficiency, allowing you to focus on growth. Experience the power of unified management with Rippling today. 20,776 Ratings Visit Website Josys Josys is a modern AI-native identity security and governance platform. Enterprise AI adoption has made identity the fastest-growing attack surface — and the hardest to govern. Josys discovers, governs, and secures every identity - human, machine, and AI agent - across every application in the enterprise. Built on policy-led governance, Josys lets security and IT teams define access policies once and enforce them autonomously: risk is surfaced, access is controlled, and identity threats are remediated in real time, without manual oversight. Trusted by over 1,000 organizations and MSPs worldwide, Josys turns identity from the fastest-growing attack surface into an autonomously governed advantage. For more information, visit josys.com. 263 Ratings Visit Website ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus ADSelfService Plus is an on-premises access management solution that caters to businesses across various industries, such as IT, banking, engineering, education, aviation, and telecommunications. Key features include: 1. Self-service password resets and account unlocks: Users can reset their passwords in AD and unlock their domain accounts from a web browser. 2. MFA: Machine logins, VPN and OWA logins, and cloud app logins can be secured using MFA. 3. Password synchronizer and SSO: Users can log in to multiple apps using one unified identity via SSO and real-time password synchronization. 4. Password policy enforcer: Admins can configure custom password policies to enforce strong password creation. 5. Password expiration notifier: Admins can send end users password expiration notifications via SMS or email. 6. Directory self-update: Users can update their AD attribute information through the directory self-update feature. 163 Ratings Visit Website 1Password 1Password is a secure, scalable, and easy-to-use password manager that's trusted by the world's leading companies. Using 1Password makes it easy for your employees to stay safe online. Once 1Password is part of their workflow, good security habits will become second nature. 1Password Advanced Protection is now available with 1Password Business. Set Master Password policies, enforce two-factor authentication team-wide, restrict access with firewall rules, review sign-in attempts and require your team to use the latest version of 1Password. Our award-winning apps are available for Mac, iOS, Linux, Windows, and Android. 1Password syncs seamlessly across devices, so your employees always have access to their passwords. 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About One platform, infinite ways to connect to your employees and customers. Build auth into any app. Create secure, delightful experiences quickly by offloading customer identity management to Okta. Get security, scalability, reliability, and flexibility by combining Okta’s Customer Identity products to build the stack you need. Protect and enable your employees, contractors, and partners. Secure your employees—wherever they are—with Okta’s workforce identity solutions. Get the tools to secure and automate cloud journeys, with full support for hybrid environments along the way. Companies around the world trust Okta with their workforce identity.	About Smallstep is the world’s first Device Identity Platform™, built to ensure that only company-owned devices can access sensitive enterprise resources. It secures Wi-Fi, VPNs, ZTNA, SaaS applications, cloud APIs, and developer infrastructure using hardware-bound credentials. At its core is ACME Device Attestation, a modern standard co-developed with Google that binds identity directly to device hardware. This approach prevents credential theft, phishing, and impersonation by making credentials non-exportable. Smallstep extends Zero Trust beyond users by verifying devices with cryptographic assurance at the silicon level. The platform supports all major operating systems, enabling consistent security across modern, distributed workforces.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Not Supported	Platforms Supported Windows Supported Mac Supported Linux Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Supported iPhone Supported iPad Supported Android Supported Chromebook Supported
Audience Companies of all sizes that want a customer identity and workforce identity platform	Audience Smallstep is ideal for enterprise IT, security, and DevOps teams that need high-assurance device identity to protect sensitive infrastructure, applications, and data in Zero Trust environments
Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Supported	Support Phone Support Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
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Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.7 / 5 ease 4.9 / 5 features 4.6 / 5 design 4.7 / 5 support 4.7 / 5 Read all reviews	Reviews/Ratings Overall 0.0 / 5 ease 0.0 / 5 features 0.0 / 5 design 0.0 / 5 support 0.0 / 5 This software hasn't been reviewed yet. Be the first to provide a review: Review this Software
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros Okta is a very safe platform that helps protect our company's information, but also those clients that use our platform. There are lots of times that duel login is required, but once again, this shows the protection that Okta provides. Super easy to use, gives you options to sign in, warns you when anyone signs in, can install it on your phone. Okta is easy to use (both the web portal and the android app), implements with the platforms that our organisation uses. I like that it has multiple options for 2-factor authentication (such as through the app or an SMS text message). I also like how once you log into the platform, the platforms utilising SSO are all displayed on the first page that loads - straight to business! It is a privilege to have Okta because I can manage multiple logins of users who have the information. The technical support is fantastic; it helps to configure and customize with no hassle. I can hire new employees with ease. We managed to coordinate secure login management, which is easy to use; it works perfectly with my PC, syncs with many software, and contains helpful tools. Great User Interface Straightforward setup & usage Dashboard to view & manage access to all applications Single Sign On & Multi Factor Authentication Password Storage Cons Okta requires a new login every time you haven't been in a platform for a long time. This does slightly get annoying as I have to request permissions from our IT team every time I log in. This is hard when I am trying to log into an account over the weekend. Nothing, the app is great and works well, why change it? I'm only a basic user of the platform who was not involved in the set-up of the system, so do not have any further knowledge of the system (beyond as a user) to comment on any cons. No cons so far as a user! I don't have the opportunity to interpret the logs of anything done with Okta. I have to intuit what is going on in the interface. Requires more detailed user reporting feature. Expensive.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Supported	Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information Okta Founded: 2009 United States www.okta.com	Company Information Smallstep Founded: 2016 United States smallstep.com
Alternatives Rippling	Alternatives 1Password Extended Access Management (XAM) 1Password
Auth0 Okta	Teleport
FusionAuth	Auth0 Okta
Cisco Duo Cisco	JumpCloud
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Categories API Management Supported Biometric Authentication Supported Cloud Directory Supported Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) Supported Extended Access Management (XAM) Supported Identity and Access Management (IAM) Supported Identity Governance and Administration (IGA) Supported Identity Management Supported Identity Security Posture Management (ISPM) Supported Integration Supported Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Supported Passwordless Authentication Supported Risk-Based Authentication Supported Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) Supported Single Sign On Supported User Provisioning and Governance Supported Zero Trust Security Supported	Categories Identity and Access Management (IAM) Supported Privileged Access Management Supported Zero Trust Security Supported
Show More Features Identity Management Features Access Certification Supported Compliance Management Supported Multifactor Authentication Supported Password Management Supported Privileged Account Management Supported Self-Service Access Request Supported Single Sign On Supported User Activity Monitoring Supported User Provisioning Supported
Integrations Indent Supported Capptions Supported Casbin Supported CodeSignal Supported Daylight Supported Kong Mesh Supported LogicalDOC Supported MetaCert Supported PatPat360 Supported Protegrity Supported RingCentral RingEX Supported SOCLY.io Supported Securonix UEBA Supported Skycloak Supported Trakstar Learn Supported UnSpot Supported Vantage Pulse Supported Vectrix Supported Vivantio Supported anecdotes Supported Show More Integrations View All 1170 Integrations	Integrations Indent Supported Capptions Not Supported Casbin Not Supported CodeSignal Not Supported Daylight Not Supported Kong Mesh Not Supported LogicalDOC Not Supported MetaCert Not Supported PatPat360 Not Supported Protegrity Not Supported RingCentral RingEX Not Supported SOCLY.io Not Supported Securonix UEBA Not Supported Skycloak Not Supported Trakstar Learn Not Supported UnSpot Not Supported Vantage Pulse Not Supported Vectrix Not Supported Vivantio Not Supported anecdotes Not Supported Show More Integrations View All 11 Integrations
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