AWS vs Okta

Which one do AI engines recommend, and how do they differ on price, fit and features?

The short answer

Okta is the stronger AI pick in Identity & Access Management: it has a visibility score of 56.9 versus 14.1 for AWS, and ranks ahead in 84% of the answers that name both.

Choose AWS if…

You need SOC 1 or SOC 2 or SOC 3 or ISO 27017 or ISO 27018 or ISO 27701 or PCI DSS Level 1 or FedRAMP or DoD SRG or ISO 9001 or ISO 27001 coverage
Core federation and multi-account management included at no extra charge
Enterprise-grade reliability and uptime on AWS infrastructure
Pay-as-you-go, usage-based pricing

Choose Okta if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (56.9 vs 14.1)
AI answers describe it more positively (39% vs 16% positive)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or ISO/IEC 27017 or ISO/IEC 27018 or SOC 2 Type II or FedRAMP High or FedRAMP Moderate or FIPS 140-2 or DoD Impact Level 4 coverage
Market-leading IAM platform

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	AWS	Okta
Visibility score	14.1%	56.9%
Change vs last week	New	down−0.9%
Rank in Identity & Access Management	#9	#2
Share of voice	5.1%	12.2%
Mentions this run	15	38
Positive in AI answers	16%	39%

The stronger value in each row is marked with a ✓.

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

AWS +14.1pp · Okta −3.3000000000000043pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Okta leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

16.8%

68.4%

AI Mode

22%

60%

Perplexity

6.1%

53.9%

AWSOkta

Head to head in AI answers

19 engine answers name both brands

3AWS ranked higher

16Okta ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	AWS	Okta
What is a identity and access management platform and when does a company need one?	ChatGPT	#3	#4
How do companies control who can access which systems without a dedicated tool?	AI Mode	#4	#1
What should a identity and access management platform integrate with?	ChatGPT	#2	#5
What should a identity and access management platform integrate with?	Perplexity	#3	#2
What are the best Identity & Access Management tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#9	#2
Top identity and access management platform options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#13	#1
Best identity and access management platform for startups	ChatGPT	#9	#3
Best identity and access management platform for enterprise	ChatGPT	#8	#2
Best identity and access management platform for enterprise	AI Mode	#6	#2
Which identity and access management platform has the best reviews?	AI Mode	#7	#1
Compare the leading Identity & Access Management platforms	AI Mode	#8	#2
Alternatives to the most popular identity and access management platform	AI Mode	#10	#1

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	AWS	Okta
Pricing model	—	Per seat
Entry price	—	$6 per seat / mo
Free plan	—	No · 30-day trial
Deployment	—	Cloud (SaaS)
Integrations	—	8000+
Compliance	SOC 1, SOC 2, SOC 3, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 27701, PCI DSS Level 1, FedRAMP, DoD SRG, ISO 9001, ISO 27001	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP High, FedRAMP Moderate, FIPS 140-2, DoD Impact Level 4
Support	—	Online support (24x5), Knowledge base, Community forum, Premier Success Plans
Founded	2021	2009
Headquarters	Seattle, Washington	San Francisco, California, United States
Employees	5,000+	5,000+
Funding	—	IPO
Best for	—	Organizations that need to secure workforce, customer, partner and AI agent identities from one cloud identity platform.