Okta vs Silverfort for AI agent security and identity
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Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
Scores by criterion
Okta for AI Agents issues "dynamic, least-privilege tokens" in place of static API keys; Agent SSO with short-lived tokens was listed as generally available in September 2026.
Source: Okta: Secure AI · Okta newsroom, 22 Sep 2026
The agent page covers discovery, binding and runtime decisions; issuing short-lived credentials to agents is not described.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
Higher score: Okta
Okta says it enforces policy "at every tool call"; its Agent Gateway was announced on 22 September 2026 as planned for Q3 2026 (https://www.okta.com/newsroom/press-releases/ai-innovations-oktane-2026/).
Source: Okta: Secure AI · Okta newsroom, 22 Sep 2026
An MCP gateway receives every tool call first and returns an approve or block decision before execution.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
Higher score: Silverfort
Treats the agent as a principal with delegation from the user and streams access decisions to a SIEM. A human approval step is not described on the page reviewed.
Source: Okta: Secure AI
Binds each agent to a human identity and maps actions to responsible people. A human approval step is not described.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
Higher score: Tie
Discovers sanctioned and rogue agents through read-only APIs across Entra ID, Okta, AWS, Azure and GCP.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
Higher score: Silverfort
Publishes the Cross App Access protocol and an integration network of 8,000+ pre-built integrations.
Source: Okta: Secure AI · Okta Integration Network
Works with Entra ID, Okta and the three main clouds through an MCP gateway and SSO through your identity provider.
Source: Silverfort: AI agent security
Higher score: Okta
Okta for AI Agents is sold as an add-on to published Workforce Identity plans; the add-on price itself is not published.
Source: Okta pricing
Established identity protection vendor. No pricing or launch date for the agent product is published.
Higher score: Okta
Weighted total
Okta 7.8 / 10 · Silverfort 7.2 / 10
Higher score: Okta
Where each one scores higher
Okta scores higher on
- no standing credentials for agents (8 vs 6)
- standards and ecosystem (9 vs 7)
- maturity and buying clarity (8 vs 6)
Silverfort scores higher on
- per-call authorization (7 vs 8)
- finding agents you did not register (8 vs 9)
Pricing, side by side
Okta
Okta for AI Agents is an add-on to Workforce Identity plans. Add-on price not published, contact sales.
Source: Okta pricing
As published on 2026-09-29.
Which should you choose?
Choose Okta if standards and ecosystem and no standing credentials for agents matter most. It scores 9 and 8 on them. Publishes the Cross App Access protocol and an integration network of 8,000+ pre-built integrations.
Choose Silverfort if finding agents you did not register and per-call authorization matter most. It scores 9 and 8 on them. Discovers sanctioned and rogue agents through read-only APIs across Entra ID, Okta, AWS, Azure and GCP.
Questions
Which scores higher overall, Okta or Silverfort?
On our weights for AI agent security and identity, Okta scores 7.8 / 10 and Silverfort 7.2 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the AI agent security and identity page.
Where does Okta score higher than Silverfort?
On no standing credentials for agents; standards and ecosystem; and maturity and buying clarity.
Where does Silverfort score higher than Okta?
On per-call authorization and finding agents you did not register.
Related
Sources
- Okta: Secure AI: https://www.okta.com/solutions/secure-ai/
- Okta newsroom, 22 Sep 2026: https://www.okta.com/newsroom/press-releases/ai-innovations-oktane-2026/
- Okta Integration Network: https://www.okta.com/integrations/
- Okta pricing: https://www.okta.com/pricing/
- Silverfort: AI agent security: https://www.silverfort.com/platform/ai-agent-security
- Silverfort platform: https://www.silverfort.com/