NewCore vs Okta for ITDR
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Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
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Scores by criterion
NewCore does not publish a detection catalogue. It is an identity provider with protection built into sign-in, not a monitoring product for other directories.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
Continuous session risk detection for Okta sessions, plus shared signals from CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks and Jamf. Directory attacks on Active Directory are outside scope.
Source: Okta: Identity Threat Protection
Higher score: Okta
Phishing-resistant sign-in with passkeys and Visual MFA, and unconfigured access defaults to a high-strength baseline.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
Re-challenges with MFA or restricts access mid-session when risk changes.
Source: Okta: Identity Threat Protection
Higher score: NewCore
Secure Split Key needs two key shares to sign a token, so a stolen password and one-time code are not enough to forge one; the launch release names Golden SAML, AiTM, session theft and token replay.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security · NewCore launch release (PR Newswire)
Detects session hijacking and token theft, and can log a user out of supported apps at once with Universal Logout.
Source: Okta: Identity Threat Protection
Higher score: NewCore
Can end a session, agent or human path without disabling the account. No wider response or recovery tooling is published.
Source: NewCore: Agent Guardian
Session termination, read-only restriction and Universal Logout.
Source: Okta: Identity Threat Protection
Higher score: Okta
Scores each authenticator 1 to 10 against NIST levels; the discovery graph shows access paths.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security · NewCore: Identity Discovery
Higher score: Tie
Launched June 2026; no pricing or named customers published.
Higher score: Okta
Weighted total
NewCore 5.9 / 10 · Okta 7.0 / 10
Higher score: Okta
Where each one scores higher
NewCore scores higher on
- stopping attacks at sign-in (8 vs 7)
- token and session attacks (9 vs 8)
Okta scores higher on
- detection breadth (3 vs 6)
- response and recovery (5 vs 8)
- maturity and buying clarity (4 vs 7)
Pricing, side by side
Okta
Identity Threat Protection is an add-on from the Essentials suite and is included in Professional. Price on request.
Source: Okta pricing
As published on 2026-09-29.
Which should you choose?
Consider adding NewCore if token and session attacks and stopping attacks at sign-in matter most. It scores 9 and 8 on them. Secure Split Key needs two key shares to sign a token, so a stolen password and one-time code are not enough to forge one; the launch release names Golden SAML, AiTM, session theft and token replay.
Stay with Okta if token and session attacks and response and recovery matter most. It scores 8 and 8 on them. Detects session hijacking and token theft, and can log a user out of supported apps at once with Universal Logout.
Questions
Which scores higher overall, NewCore or Okta?
On our weights for ITDR, Okta scores 7.0 / 10 and NewCore 5.9 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the ITDR page.
Where does NewCore score higher than Okta?
On stopping attacks at sign-in; and token and session attacks.
Where does Okta score higher than NewCore?
On detection breadth; response and recovery; and maturity and buying clarity.
Related
Sources
- NewCore: Identity Security: https://newcore.com/platform/identity-security
- NewCore launch release (PR Newswire): https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/newcore-emerges-from-stealth-with-66m-to-rebuild-workforce-identity-for-the-agentic-era-302799643.html
- NewCore: Agent Guardian: https://newcore.com/platform/agent-guardian
- NewCore: Identity Discovery: https://newcore.com/platform/identity-discovery
- NewCore home page: https://newcore.com/
- Okta: Identity Threat Protection: https://www.okta.com/products/identity-threat-protection/
- Okta pricing: https://www.okta.com/pricing/