Compare identity security tools side by side
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Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
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Select 2 to 5 products.
| Criterion | SilverfortTotal 7.6 / 10Rank 1 of 5 | Microsoft Defender for IdentityTotal 7.0 / 10Rank 2= of 5 | OktaTotal 7.0 / 10Rank 2= of 5 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Blocking identity attacks inline across Active Directory, cloud and service accounts | Microsoft Defender customers who want identity alerts in the same incidents | Okta estates that want session risk re-checked and Universal Logout |
| C1Detection breadth25% | 9Highest of selection Names brute force, password spraying, credential stuffing, Pass-the-Hash, Pass-the-Ticket, Kerberoasting and DCSync. Source: Silverfort: ITDR | 9Highest of selection Monitors on-premises Active Directory, Entra ID and other identity providers such as Okta, with sensors on identity infrastructure. | 6 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 |
| C2Stopping attacks at sign-in20% | 9Highest of selection Blocks, challenges with MFA or ends the session inline, before authentication completes. Source: Silverfort: ITDR | 5Gap in public material Positioned for detection, investigation and response; inline blocking at authentication is not described on the overview page. | 7 Re-challenges with MFA or restricts access mid-session when risk changes. Source: Okta: Identity Threat Protection |
| C3Token and session attacks20% | 6 Flags suspicious Kerberos tickets; forged federation tokens are not addressed on the page reviewed. Source: Silverfort: ITDR | 6 Covers compromised credentials and lateral movement stages; token forging is not singled out on the overview page. | 8Highest of selection 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 |
| C4Response and recovery15% | 7 Session termination and MFA challenge as responses; recovery is not part of the product. Source: Silverfort: ITDR | 7 Correlates identity alerts into incidents in the Microsoft Defender portal with remediation actions. | 8Highest of selection Session termination, read-only restriction and Universal Logout. Source: Okta: Identity Threat Protection |
| C5Posture and attack paths10% | 8Highest of selection Posture assessments through Microsoft Secure Score and lateral movement path analysis. | ||
| C6Maturity and buying clarity10% | 7Gap in public materialHighest of selection Long-running Microsoft product; licensing is not stated on the overview page. | ||
| Published pricing | Not published, contact sales. Source: Silverfort platform | Licensing is not stated on the overview page. | Identity Threat Protection is an add-on from the Essentials suite and is included in Professional. Price on request. Source: Okta pricing |
| Deployment | States no app or code changes are needed | Sensors on identity infrastructure, plus API connectors | Cloud service |
| Also scored in | AI agent security and identity, Non-human identities, MCP security, Identity visibility and hygiene | No other topic | AI agent security and identity, Workforce IAM |
Names brute force, password spraying, credential stuffing, Pass-the-Hash, Pass-the-Ticket, Kerberoasting and DCSync.
Source: Silverfort: ITDR
Blocks, challenges with MFA or ends the session inline, before authentication completes.
Source: Silverfort: ITDR
Flags suspicious Kerberos tickets; forged federation tokens are not addressed on the page reviewed.
Source: Silverfort: ITDR
Session termination and MFA challenge as responses; recovery is not part of the product.
Source: Silverfort: ITDR
Not published, contact sales.
Source: Silverfort platform
Monitors on-premises Active Directory, Entra ID and other identity providers such as Okta, with sensors on identity infrastructure.
Positioned for detection, investigation and response; inline blocking at authentication is not described on the overview page.
Covers compromised credentials and lateral movement stages; token forging is not singled out on the overview page.
Correlates identity alerts into incidents in the Microsoft Defender portal with remediation actions.
Posture assessments through Microsoft Secure Score and lateral movement path analysis.
Long-running Microsoft product; licensing is not stated on the overview page.
Licensing is not stated on the overview page.
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
Re-challenges with MFA or restricts access mid-session when risk changes.
Source: Okta: Identity Threat Protection
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
Session termination, read-only restriction and Universal Logout.
Source: Okta: Identity Threat Protection
Identity Threat Protection is an add-on from the Essentials suite and is included in Professional. Price on request.
Source: Okta pricing
Head-to-head pages for this selection: Silverfort vs Microsoft Defender for Identity · Silverfort vs Okta · Microsoft Defender for Identity vs Okta
Questions
How many products can I compare?
Two to five, all from the same topic, because each topic has its own six criteria and weights.
Why can I not compare products from different topics?
The criteria differ by topic. An MCP gateway and a workforce identity provider are scored on different questions, so a combined table would compare unlike things.
Where do the scores come from?
From the topic pages. Every score has a one-line reason and a link to the public page it is based on. The method page explains how the totals are calculated.