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JumpCloud vs Okta: IAM jobs, prices and limits side by side

Short answer

Both document directory and single sign-on. JumpCloud bundles device management and caps Platform Essentials at 300 users; Okta adds lifecycle, governance and threat protection products and lists 8,000+ integrations, with a $1,500 annual minimum. Both cover directory and SSO, lifecycle and IGA and privileged access. Only Okta covers threat detection.

By The Access Desk · Best IAM Tools · Published 2026-10-08

Desk research from public vendor pages read in September 2026, updated 2026-10-11. Editorial profiles, no scores; we did not run the products.

How do they compare job by job?

Coverage as described on each vendor's own pages, read in September 2026 and updated 11 October 2026. Not a score.
Job	JumpCloud	Okta
J1Directory and SSO	Documented Cloud directory, SSO, MFA, passwordless and conditional access, plus cloud LDAP and RADIUS. Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026	Documented Universal Directory, SSO and MFA from the Starter suite; 8,000+ pre-built integrations in the Okta Integration Network; FastPass passwordless; Adaptive MFA. Source: Okta pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Okta Integration Network · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Okta FastPass · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Okta Adaptive MFA · Read 27 Sep 2026
J2Lifecycle and IGA	Partial User lifecycle management is sold as an add-on, and JumpCloud has introduced agentic identity lifecycle management. Source: JumpCloud pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026	Documented Lifecycle Management with HR sources (Workday, BambooHR, SuccessFactors) and SCIM; Okta Identity Governance adds access requests, certifications and entitlement management and requires Okta Workforce Identity. Source: Okta Lifecycle Management · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Okta Identity Governance · Read 27 Sep 2026
J3App coverage	Not in our sources	Not in our sources Governance of apps outside Okta's integrations is not described on the pages reviewed.
J4Privileged access	Partial Privileged Access Management is listed on the pricing page and sold through sales, not as a line item in the plan table; feature detail is not in our sources. Source: JumpCloud pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026	Partial Privileged Access is listed in the Essentials suite on the pricing page; feature detail is not in our sources. Source: Okta pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
J5Threat detection	Not in our sources	Documented Identity Threat Protection evaluates risk during sessions, offers Universal Logout and shares signals with CrowdStrike, Zscaler, Palo Alto Networks and Jamf. Source: Okta Identity Threat Protection · Read 27 Sep 2026

Can you run both in one stack?

They overlap on directory and SSO, so most stacks would use one of them for that job and the other only for the jobs it adds.

What do they cost and how are they deployed?

JumpCloud

Pricing: Per user per month: Device Management $9 annual or $11 monthly; SSO $11 or $13; Device Identity Management $13 or $15. Platform tiers priced on request (Platform Essentials up to 300 users). Add-ons $3 to $6. 30-day trial.
Source: JumpCloud pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Deployment: Cloud service with cloud LDAP and RADIUS.
Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Integrations: Microsoft 365 integration named on the platform page; no integration count in our sources.
Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Certifications: Not covered in our sources

Okta

Pricing: Starter $6, Core Essentials $14, Essentials $17 per user per month, billed annually; Professional and Enterprise priced on request; $1,500 annual minimum; 30-day Starter trial. Identity Threat Protection is an add-on from Essentials up and included in Professional. Okta's pricing table marks Identity Governance (OIG) as included from Essentials ($17 per user per month) upward, and Okta's footnote describes OIG as an add-on.
Source: Okta pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Okta Identity Governance · Read 27 Sep 2026
Deployment: Okta cloud service.
Source: Okta pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Integrations: 8,000+ pre-built integrations.
Source: Okta Integration Network · Read 27 Sep 2026
Certifications: FastPass page cites FedRAMP High and NIST AAL3 requirements on properly configured devices.
Source: Okta FastPass · Read 27 Sep 2026

What are each one's strengths and limits?

JumpCloud

Strengths

Directory, sign-in and device management in one product.
Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026
Published module prices and a 30-day trial.
Source: JumpCloud pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
LDAP and RADIUS for older systems and networks.
Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026

Limits

Platform Essentials has a 300-user maximum.
Source: JumpCloud pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Lifecycle management is an add-on, Privileged Access Management is sold through sales, and no threat detection product is in our sources.
Source: JumpCloud pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026

Okta

Strengths

The largest integration catalog in our sources (8,000+).
Source: Okta Integration Network · Read 27 Sep 2026
Published entry prices.
Source: Okta pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Directory, lifecycle, governance and threat protection from one vendor.
Source: Okta Lifecycle Management · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Okta Identity Governance · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: Okta Identity Threat Protection · Read 27 Sep 2026

Limits

$1,500 annual minimum contract.
Source: Okta pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Professional and Enterprise are priced on request, and the footnote describes Identity Governance as an add-on.
Source: Okta pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Apps outside the integration catalog are not covered in our sources.
Basis: absence on the pages we read

Which should you look at first?

JumpCloud

Look at JumpCloud first if you need: the jobs both cover.

JumpCloud's pages highlight: Directory, sign-in and device management in one product.

Source: JumpCloud platform · Read 27 Sep 2026

Okta

Look at Okta first if you need: threat detection.

Okta's pages highlight: The largest integration catalog in our sources (8,000+).

Source: Okta Integration Network · Read 27 Sep 2026

Frequently asked questions

Do JumpCloud and Okta publish prices?

JumpCloud: Per user per month: Device Management $9 annual or $11 monthly; SSO $11 or $13; Device Identity Management $13 or $15. Platform tiers priced on request (Platform Essentials up to 300 users). Add-ons $3 to $6. 30-day trial. Okta: Starter $6, Core Essentials $14, Essentials $17 per user per month, billed annually; Professional and Enterprise priced on request; $1,500 annual minimum; 30-day Starter trial. Identity Threat Protection is an add-on from Essentials up and included in Professional. Okta's pricing table marks Identity Governance (OIG) as included from Essentials ($17 per user per month) upward, and Okta's footnote describes OIG as an add-on.

Do JumpCloud and Okta overlap?

They overlap on directory and SSO, so most stacks would use one of them for that job and the other only for the jobs it adds.

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