Okta vs WorkOS

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 9.5 for WorkOS, and ranks ahead in 73% of the answers that name both.

Choose Okta if…

You want the brand AI engines rank higher (56.9 vs 9.5)
You need more native integrations (8000+ vs 20+)
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
You prefer a larger, established vendor (5,000+ employees)

Choose WorkOS if…

You want a free plan to start
AI answers describe it more positively (56% vs 39% positive)
You need SOC 2 Type 2 or GDPR or CCPA or SOC 3 or SIG Lite coverage
Usage-based pricing suits your budget better than per seat

AI visibility side by side

Latest weekly run · Nov 3

Metric	Okta	WorkOS
Visibility score	56.9%	9.5%
Change vs last week	down−0.9%	down−1.3%
Rank in Identity & Access Management	#2	#11
Share of voice	12.2%	3%
Mentions this run	38	10
Positive in AI answers	39%	56%

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

Visibility score trend

Weekly runs over the last 60 days

Okta −3.3000000000000043pp · WorkOS +0.5999999999999996pp over 1 weekly runs.

Engine by engine

Okta leads on 3 of 3 engines

ChatGPT

68.4%

4.5%

AI Mode

60%

6.3%

Perplexity

53.9%

12.8%

OktaWorkOS

Head to head in AI answers

11 engine answers name both brands

8Okta ranked higher

3WorkOS ranked higher

Prompt	Engine	Okta	WorkOS
What should a identity and access management platform integrate with?	Perplexity	#2	#5
What are the best Identity & Access Management tools in 2026?	Perplexity	#2	#13
Top identity and access management platform options for B2B SaaS companies	ChatGPT	#1	#3
Top identity and access management platform options for B2B SaaS companies	AI Mode	#2	#1
Top identity and access management platform options for B2B SaaS companies	Perplexity	#9	#1
Best identity and access management platform for startups	ChatGPT	#3	#7
Best identity and access management platform for startups	Perplexity	#4	#5
Best identity and access management platform for enterprise	Perplexity	#1	#8
Compare the leading Identity & Access Management platforms	Perplexity	#2	#11
Best identity and access management platform with AI features	Perplexity	#5	#4
Which identity and access management platform has transparent pricing?	Perplexity	#2	#8

Features, pricing & fit

Dimension	Okta	WorkOS
Pricing model	Per seat	Usage-based
Entry price	$6 per seat / mo	Contact sales
Free plan	No · 30-day trial	Yes
Deployment	Cloud (SaaS)	Cloud APIs and SDKs
Integrations	8000+	20+
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	SOC 2 Type 2, GDPR, CCPA, SOC 3, SIG Lite
Support	Online support (24x5), Knowledge base, Community forum, Premier Success Plans	Email support, In-dashboard web support, Slack channel, Video calls
Founded	2009	2019
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, United States	San Francisco, California, United States
Employees	5,000+	51–200
Funding	IPO	Seed · $195M raised
Best for	Organizations that need to secure workforce, customer, partner and AI agent identities from one cloud identity platform.	SaaS and AI companies that need to add enterprise features like SSO and SCIM to sell to large organizations.