1Password vs Okta
1Password and Okta are both security options. 1Password lists 6 features across 6 platforms; Okta lists 6 features across 1 platform — see the full breakdown below, sourced from each vendor's own site rather than ratings or reviews.
Side-by-side summary
Best for 1Password
Positioned for organizations — from individual users to large enterprises — that need to manage access, credentials, and secrets across complex environments, including human and machine/AI-agent identities.
Best for Okta
Positioned for enterprises, governments, and public sector agencies across industries (financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, travel, technology, energy), as well as small businesses and developers.
Feature comparison
Every feature listed here comes directly from each vendor's own official site.
1Password
- Password/credential vault with autofill
- Secrets management for developers
- Privileged/just-in-time access controls
- Passkey and two-factor authentication support
- Watchtower security posture insights
- SaaS discovery and access governance
Okta
- Single Sign-On (SSO) across a large integration network
- Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Universal Directory / lifecycle management
- Identity governance and identity security posture management
- Privileged Access Management
- AI agent identity governance
Pros and cons
1Password
- Password/credential vault with autofill
- Secrets management for developers
- Privileged/just-in-time access controls
- Passkey and two-factor authentication support
- Watchtower security posture insights
- SaaS discovery and access governance
- The Teams Starter Pack includes 10 members and only scales to 20 with paid extra seats; larger teams need the per-user Business plan.
- There is no permanent free business tier; the current business plans offer a 14-day trial before paid service.
Okta
- Single Sign-On (SSO) across a large integration network
- Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Universal Directory / lifecycle management
- Identity governance and identity security posture management
- Privileged Access Management
- AI agent identity governance
- Workforce Identity suites are billed annually and carry a $1,500 annual contract minimum, so the $6/user/month Starter rate is not the full minimum commitment for very small deployments.
- Professional and Enterprise pricing is not public, and capabilities such as advanced threat protection, device access, API access management, and Access Gateway require higher suites or add-ons.
Key differences
- 1Password lists Password/credential vault with autofill, Secrets management for developers, Privileged/just-in-time access controls, Passkey and two-factor authentication support, Watchtower security posture insights, SaaS discovery and access governance that Okta doesn't list.
- Okta lists Single Sign-On (SSO) across a large integration network, Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Universal Directory / lifecycle management, Identity governance and identity security posture management, Privileged Access Management, AI agent identity governance that 1Password doesn't list.
- 1Password supports macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Linux, which Okta doesn't list.
Choose 1Password if…
Choose 1Password if this fits: Positioned for organizations — from individual users to large enterprises — that need to manage access, credentials, and secrets across complex environments, including human and machine/AI-agent identities. Compared with Okta specifically, 1Password also offers Password/credential vault with autofill, Secrets management for developers, Privileged/just-in-time access controls, and 3 more features that Okta doesn't list, plus macOS, Windows, iOS, Android, Linux support that Okta doesn't list.
Choose Okta if…
Choose Okta if this fits: Positioned for enterprises, governments, and public sector agencies across industries (financial services, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, travel, technology, energy), as well as small businesses and developers. Compared with 1Password specifically, Okta also offers Single Sign-On (SSO) across a large integration network, Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), Universal Directory / lifecycle management, and 3 more features that 1Password doesn't list.
Facts on this page are sourced from each vendor's official site (linked below), not from ratings or reviews. Products change — verify anything that matters to your decision directly on the vendor's own site before switching. See our Disclaimer and Sources Policy.
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