OpenCIAM vs Okta Customer Identity Cloud

OOpenCIAM8.6Visit Okta Customer Identity Cloud7.6Visit

Higher score O OpenCIAM #5 in Passwordless Authentication Software 8.6/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 5 features Visit OpenCIAM

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Okta Customer Identity Cloud #15 in Passwordless Authentication Software 7.6/10 Free plan · 30-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Okta

• OpenCIAM fits best

  Open-source teams wanting broad identity flows

• Okta Customer Identity Cloud fits best

  Large customer-identity programs

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Side by side

Feature	OOpenCIAM 8.6/10 Visit ↗	Okta Customer Identity Cloud 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	7.6
Ranking	#5 in Passwordless Authentication Software	#15 in Passwordless Authentication Software
Best for	Open-source teams wanting broad identity flows	Large customer-identity programs
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	—	$3,000/mo
Free plan	✓	✓
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Community, Docs · 24/7	Community, Docs
Integrations	30+ integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OpenCIAM 4/5 · Okta Customer Identity Cloud 5/5
Magic links	✓	✓
Biometric login	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
SAML SSO	✓	✓
OpenID Connect	✓	✓
Directory synchronization	✓	✓
Specs
Passwordless methods	FIDO2/WebAuthn passkeys, magic links, email OTP, SMS OTP, push approval	Passkeys, biometrics, magic links, email OTP, SMS OTP, push notifications
Our review
Pros	Supports passkeys, magic links, OTP, push approval, and adaptive MFA Self-hosted Community plan includes unlimited monthly active users Covers OAuth, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, REST, GraphQL, and SDKs	Supports passkeys, biometrics, magic links, email, SMS, and one-time codes Combines OIDC, SAML, WS-Federation, directory sync, and provisioning Offers customer organizations, APIs, SDKs, roles, and access management
Cons	Cloud pricing becomes usage-based beyond 7,500 monthly active users Enterprise capabilities such as 24/7 support are plan-specific Its platform coverage is narrower than some established alternatives	Enterprise base pricing starts at $3,000 per month billed annually The free plan is limited to non-production use and 10 active users The breadth of features may exceed the needs of smaller applications
Our verdict	OpenCIAM is an open-source customer identity and access management platform for developers and teams adding authentication to applications. It supports passwordless login through FIDO2/WebAuthn passkeys, magic links, email and SMS OTP, and… Read the review →	Okta Customer Identity Cloud is a customer identity and access management platform for consumer applications, B2B SaaS products, and digital services. It supports passwordless authentication through passkeys, biometrics, magic links, email… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OpenCIAM — where it wins

  • Supports passkeys, magic links, OTP, push approval, and adaptive MFA
  • Self-hosted Community plan includes unlimited monthly active users
  • Covers OAuth, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, REST, GraphQL, and SDKs

  Where it doesn't

  • Cloud pricing becomes usage-based beyond 7,500 monthly active users
  • Enterprise capabilities such as 24/7 support are plan-specific
  • Its platform coverage is narrower than some established alternatives

• Okta Customer Identity Cloud — where it wins

  • Supports passkeys, biometrics, magic links, email, SMS, and one-time codes
  • Combines OIDC, SAML, WS-Federation, directory sync, and provisioning
  • Offers customer organizations, APIs, SDKs, roles, and access management

  Where it doesn't

  • Enterprise base pricing starts at $3,000 per month billed annually
  • The free plan is limited to non-production use and 10 active users
  • The breadth of features may exceed the needs of smaller applications

• OOpenCIAM8.6/10 · Free plan

  A flexible open-source identity platform for teams building passwordless login flows.

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• Okta Customer Identity Cloud7.6/10 · Free plan · 30-day trial

  A broad enterprise identity platform for large customer-identity programs

  Visit OktaFull verdict →