Okta vs SailPoint

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 14.3 for SailPoint, and ranks ahead in 93% of the answers that name both.

Choose Okta if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (56.9 vs 14.3)
You need more native integrations (8000+ vs 200+)
You need ISO/IEC 27001 or SOC 2 Type II or FedRAMP High or FIPS 140-2 or DoD Impact Level 4 coverage
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)

Choose SailPoint if…

AI answers describe it more positively (50% vs 39% positive)
You need a self-hosted or on-premises option
You need CSA STAR Level 2 or C5 or EU-US DPF or GovRAMP or IRAP or ISO/IEC 27001:2022 or ISO/IEC 27701 or SOC 1 Type 2 or SOC 2 Type 2 or SOC 3 or Common Criteria coverage
Specialist in identity governance and administration

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Okta	SailPoint
Visibility score	56.9%	14.3%
Change vs last week	down−0.9%	up+0.4%
Rank in Identity & Access Management	#2	#8
Share of voice	12.2%	5.3%
Mentions this run	38	17
Positive in AI answers	39%	50%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Okta −3.3000000000000043pp · SailPoint −1.1999999999999993pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Okta leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

68.4%

21.4%

AI Mode

60%

10.2%

Perplexity

53.9%

18.5%

OktaSailPoint

Head to head in AI answers

27 engine answers name both brands

25Okta ranked higher

2SailPoint ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Okta	SailPoint
What is a identity and access management platform and when does a company need one?	Perplexity	#3	#4
How do I choose a identity and access management platform for a mid-market team?	ChatGPT	#3	#6
How do I choose a identity and access management platform for a mid-market team?	Perplexity	#2	#5
What should a identity and access management platform integrate with?	ChatGPT	#5	#6
How long does it take to roll out a identity and access management platform?	ChatGPT	#4	#1
What are the best Identity & Access Management tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#2	#4
Best identity and access management platform for enterprise	ChatGPT	#2	#4
Best identity and access management platform for enterprise	AI Mode	#2	#5
Best identity and access management platform for enterprise	Perplexity	#1	#4
Which identity and access management platform has the best reviews?	ChatGPT	#1	#4
Which identity and access management platform has the best reviews?	Perplexity	#1	#6
Compare the leading Identity & Access Management platforms	ChatGPT	#1	#5

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Okta	SailPoint
Pricing model	Per seat	—
Entry price	$6 per seat / mo	—
Free plan	No · 30-day trial	—
Deployment	Cloud (SaaS)	Cloud (multi-tenant SaaS) and on-premises (IdentityIQ)
Integrations	8000+	200+
Compliance	ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, SOC 2 Type II, FedRAMP High, FedRAMP Moderate, FIPS 140-2, DoD Impact Level 4	CSA STAR Level 2, C5, EU-US DPF, FedRAMP Moderate, GovRAMP, IRAP, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, SOC 3, Common Criteria
Support	Online support (24x5), Knowledge base, Community forum, Premier Success Plans	Customer support requests
Founded	2009	2005
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, United States	Austin, Texas, United States
Employees	5,000+	1,001–5,000
Funding	IPO	IPO
Best for	Organizations that need to secure workforce, customer, partner and AI agent identities from one cloud identity platform.	Large enterprises with complex, hybrid or heavily regulated environments needing identity governance for human, machine and AI identities