NewCore vs Okta for workforce IAM
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Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
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Scores by criterion
No app catalogue or integration count is published. SAML and OIDC apps connect "with no application changes".
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
More than 8,000 pre-built integrations in the Okta Integration Network.
Source: Okta Integration Network
Higher score: Okta
Passkeys, Visual MFA and live 1 to 10 strength scoring for every authenticator, mapped to NIST levels.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
FastPass is passwordless and Okta states it meets NIST AAL3 on properly configured devices.
Source: Okta FastPass
Higher score: Tie
Secure Split Key: both key shares, one in NewCore's cloud and one in your environment, are needed to sign a valid token.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
Customer-held signing keys are not described on the pages reviewed.
Source: Okta pricing
Higher score: NewCore
SCIM or app provisioning is not mentioned on the pages reviewed.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security · NewCore home page
SCIM provisioning "for thousands of apps", with HR systems as a source.
Source: Okta Lifecycle Management
Higher score: Okta
People and AI agents share one policy engine and one audit trail.
Source: NewCore home page · NewCore: Identity Security
Okta for AI Agents with agent discovery and scoped tokens, sold as an add-on.
Source: Okta: Secure AI · Okta pricing
Higher score: NewCore
Starter $6, Core Essentials $14 and Essentials $17 per user per month, billed annually, $1,500 minimum.
Source: Okta pricing
Higher score: Okta
Weighted total
NewCore 5.4 / 10 · Okta 8.5 / 10
Higher score: Okta
Where each one scores higher
NewCore scores higher on
- protection of token signing (9 vs 5)
- AI agent identities (9 vs 8)
Okta scores higher on
- app integration breadth (3 vs 10)
- provisioning to apps (2 vs 9)
- pricing transparency (2 vs 8)
Pricing, side by side
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?
Consider adding NewCore if phishing-resistant sign-in and AI agent identities matter most. It scores 9 and 9 on them. Passkeys, Visual MFA and live 1 to 10 strength scoring for every authenticator, mapped to NIST levels.
Stay with 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, NewCore or Okta?
On our weights for workforce IAM, Okta scores 8.5 / 10 and NewCore 5.4 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the Workforce IAM page.
Where does NewCore score higher than Okta?
On protection of token signing and AI agent identities.
Where does Okta score higher than NewCore?
On app integration breadth, provisioning to apps and pricing transparency.
Related
Sources
- NewCore: Identity Security: https://newcore.com/platform/identity-security
- NewCore home page: https://newcore.com/
- 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/