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Okta Customer Identity vs WorkOS
Compare Okta Customer Identity, WorkOS by active-user allowances, social login, MFA, SSO, organizations and audit logs.
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50K
Okta Customer Identity
Custom / not listed
Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 50K monthly active users
WorkOS
$0 / mo
Pay as you go · 50K monthly active users
Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.
Auth & Backend overview & pricing
| Auth & Backend | Okta Customer Identity | WorkOS |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Okta | WorkOS |
| Billing unit | monthly active users | monthly active users |
| Plan at selected usage | Custom / unlisted usage pricing | Pay as you go |
| Monthly estimate | Custom / not listed | $0/mo |
| Workload | 50K monthly active users | 50K monthly active users |
| Free access | 25K MAUs (Auth0) | 1M MAUs free (AuthKit) |
| Published plans | Okta Integrator Free Plan, Starter, Core Essentials, Essentials, Professional, Enterprise, Customer Identity - Enterprise base platform, Customer Identity - B2C Suite, Customer Identity - B2B Suite | Pay as you go, Annual Credits |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Okta Customer Identity
- Okta
- WorkOS
- WorkOS
Billing unit
- Okta Customer Identity
- monthly active users
- WorkOS
- monthly active users
Plan at selected usage
- Okta Customer Identity
- Custom / unlisted usage pricing
- WorkOS
- Pay as you go
Monthly estimate
- Okta Customer Identity
- Custom / not listed
- WorkOS
- $0/mo
Workload
- Okta Customer Identity
- 50K monthly active users
- WorkOS
- 50K monthly active users
Free access
- Okta Customer Identity
- 25K MAUs (Auth0)
- WorkOS
- 1M MAUs free (AuthKit)
Published plans
- Okta Customer Identity
- Okta Integrator Free Plan, Starter, Core Essentials, Essentials, Professional, Enterprise, Customer Identity - Enterprise base platform, Customer Identity - B2C Suite, Customer Identity - B2B Suite
- WorkOS
- Pay as you go, Annual Credits
Prices checked
- Okta Customer Identity
- 2026-10-08
- WorkOS
- 2026-10-08
Auth & Backend monthly cost
Okta Customer Identity: Not pricedWorkOS: $0
Cost by monthly active users
Cost curve data
| monthly active users | Okta Customer Identity | WorkOS |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | $0 | $0 |
| 12.5K | Not priced | $0 |
| 25K | Not priced | $0 |
| 50K | Not priced | $0 |
| 100K | Not priced | $0 |
| 250K | Not priced | $0 |
| 500K | Not priced | $0 |
0
- Okta Customer Identity
- $0
- WorkOS
- $0
12.5K
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not priced
- WorkOS
- $0
25K
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not priced
- WorkOS
- $0
50K
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not priced
- WorkOS
- $0
100K
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not priced
- WorkOS
- $0
250K
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not priced
- WorkOS
- $0
500K
- Okta Customer Identity
- Not priced
- WorkOS
- $0
Which authentication & backend providers fit your needs?
Okta Customer Identity features & plan notes
- Enterprise CIAM
- Compliance
- Workforce + customer
WorkOS features & plan notes
- SSO + SCIM
- Admin portal
- Enterprise-ready
- Automatic volume discounts
- First 1 million active users free
- Deploy in minutes
- Dedicated Slack channel
- Transparent pricing
- Social Auth
- Email + Password
- Magic Auth
- Multi-Factor Auth (MFA)
- Email verification
- Organization auth policies
- Just-in-time (JIT) user provisioning
- Biometric / Passkey Auth
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- CLI Authentication
How to compare authentication & backend providers
Check how each provider defines an active user and separates consumer identity from enterprise organizations. SAML, MFA, custom domains and audit logs can be gated behind higher plans. A backend platform can also charge separately for storage, functions and traffic.
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