JumpCloud vs Okta for workforce IAM
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Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
Scores by criterion
SSO is sold as a product; an app catalogue size is not published on the pages reviewed.
Source: JumpCloud pricing
More than 8,000 pre-built integrations in the Okta Integration Network.
Source: Okta Integration Network
Higher score: Okta
FastPass is passwordless and Okta states it meets NIST AAL3 on properly configured devices.
Source: Okta FastPass
Higher score: Okta
Customer-held signing keys are not described on the pages reviewed.
Source: JumpCloud platform
Customer-held signing keys are not described on the pages reviewed.
Source: Okta pricing
Higher score: Tie
SCIM provisioning "for thousands of apps", with HR systems as a source.
Source: Okta Lifecycle Management
Higher score: Okta
Mentions agentic identity lifecycle management on its platform page without detail.
Source: JumpCloud platform
Okta for AI Agents with agent discovery and scoped tokens, sold as an add-on.
Source: Okta: Secure AI · Okta pricing
Higher score: Okta
SSO at $11 per user per month billed annually, monthly billing option, 30-day trial.
Source: JumpCloud pricing
Starter $6, Core Essentials $14 and Essentials $17 per user per month, billed annually, $1,500 minimum.
Source: Okta pricing
Higher score: JumpCloud
Weighted total
JumpCloud 6.7 / 10 · Okta 8.5 / 10
Higher score: Okta
Where each one scores higher
JumpCloud scores higher on
- pricing transparency (9 vs 8)
Okta scores higher on
- app integration breadth (6 vs 10)
- phishing-resistant sign-in (7 vs 9)
- provisioning to apps (7 vs 9)
- AI agent identities (5 vs 8)
Pricing, side by side
JumpCloud
- SSO, billed annually: $11 per user per month
- SSO, billed monthly: $13 per user per month
per user per month, billed annually; per user per month, billed monthly.
The SSO product includes SSO, MFA and a password manager. Platform tiers are priced on request. 30-day trial.
Source: JumpCloud pricing
As published on 2026-09-29.
Okta
- Starter: $6 per user per month
- Core Essentials: $14 per user per month
- Essentials: $17 per user per month
per user per month, billed annually.
Professional and Enterprise are priced on request. $1,500 annual minimum contract.
Source: Okta pricing
As published on 2026-09-29.
Which should you choose?
Choose JumpCloud if pricing transparency and phishing-resistant sign-in matter most. It scores 9 and 7 on them. SSO at $11 per user per month billed annually, monthly billing option, 30-day trial.
Choose Okta if app integration breadth and phishing-resistant sign-in matter most. It scores 10 and 9 on them. More than 8,000 pre-built integrations in the Okta Integration Network.
Questions
Which scores higher overall, JumpCloud or Okta?
On our weights for workforce IAM, Okta scores 8.5 / 10 and JumpCloud 6.7 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the Workforce IAM page.
Where does JumpCloud score higher than Okta?
On pricing transparency.
Where does Okta score higher than JumpCloud?
On app integration breadth, phishing-resistant sign-in, provisioning to apps and AI agent identities.
Related
Sources
- JumpCloud pricing: https://jumpcloud.com/pricing
- JumpCloud platform: https://jumpcloud.com/platform
- Okta Integration Network: https://www.okta.com/integrations/
- Okta FastPass: https://www.okta.com/products/fastpass/
- Okta pricing: https://www.okta.com/pricing/
- Okta Lifecycle Management: https://www.okta.com/products/lifecycle-management/
- Okta: Secure AI: https://www.okta.com/solutions/secure-ai/