Side-by-side from public catalog data. 2 vendors.
| Dimension | SailPoint | Okta |
|---|---|---|
| Independently verifiedHas anyone other than the vendor confirmed this? | Limitedchecked 3 of 4 | Limitedchecked 3 of 4 |
| Operating durabilityIs this a real, durable business? | Strongchecked 3 of 4 | Strongchecked 3 of 4 |
| Behaviour under stressWhat do they do when something goes wrong? | Strongchecked 2 of 3 | Limitedchecked 2 of 3 |
| Disclosure postureDo they tell you the awkward things unprompted? | Limitedchecked 3 of 3 | Strongchecked 3 of 3 |
| MomentumAre they still shipping, or coasting? | Limitedchecked 2 of 2 | Strongchecked 2 of 2 |
| Attribute | SailPoint | Okta |
|---|---|---|
| Website | sailpoint.com ↗ | okta.com ↗ |
| Status | Unclaimed | Unclaimed |
| Categories | Identity & Access Management, Non-Human Identity & Secrets, MFA & Passwordless, Data Access Governance | Identity & Access Management, MFA & Passwordless, Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) |
| Total products | 12 | 14 |
| Public materials (datasheets, whitepapers, case studies) | None found | 24 found → |
| Certifications (compliance claims, keyword-matched) | CSA STAR, FedRAMP, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, SOC 1, SOC 2 Type II | CSA STAR, FedRAMP, GDPR compliant, HIPAA, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, SOC 1, SOC 2 |
| Security headers (vendor's own website) | 2/5 | 4/5 |
| Publishes pricing (vs. “contact us”-only) | No | Yes → |
| Publishes a status page | Yes → |
| GitHub org (open-source presence) | No | Yes → |
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| Domain registered (RDAP, registry record) | 2001 → | 2004 → |
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| DNSSEC (their own domain) | No | No |
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| CAA (restricts which CAs can issue certs) | Yes → | Yes → |
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| Trust center (live compliance portal) | Yes → | Yes → |
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| HSTS preloaded (HTTPS enforced from the first connection) | No | No |
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| Strengths (neutral, vendor-sourced) | Identity & Access Management: Identity governance (IGA) depth — certifications, provisioning, access modeling — with data access and CIEM add-ons. | Identity & Access Management: Broad workforce and customer identity cloud with a large app-integration network and strong SSO, MFA, and lifecycle automation. |
|---|---|---|
| Gaps / watch-outs | Identity & Access Management: Governance-anchored; native access management (SSO/MFA) and PAM are less central than governance. | Identity & Access Management: Public materials emphasize access-management breadth; deep PAM and fine-grained governance are less central than SSO and lifecycle. |
| Identity & Access Management |
| MFA & Passwordless |
| Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) | — |
| Data Access Governance | — |
| Non-Human Identity & Secrets | — |