Security News > 2022 > April > IAM software: Okta vs Azure Active Directory

This all makes IAM solutions critical to any modern business, and two popular options in that category are Okta and Microsoft Azure Active Directory.

Azure Active Directory is a separate cloud-based user management solution for Azure and web logins.

Okta vs. Azure Active Directory: Feature comparison FeaturesOktaAzure Active Directory User self-service portalYesYes Built-in integrationsYesYes User SSO appYesNo Security reportingYesYes Passwordless sign-on optionsYesYes Head-to-head comparison: Okta vs Azure Active Directory Contextual access for multi-factor authentication.

Both Okta and Azure Active Directory offer detailed security reports, but as with other options, Azure Active Directory only offers these in their premium packages.

With Azure Active Directory, unless your organization is already heavily invested in the Azure infrastructure, you'll almost certainly require a dedicated support plan in addition to Azure Active Directory in order to fully get things up and running.

Azure Active Directory on the other hand is for enterprises already all-in with Azure and Microsoft.

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