Side-by-side from public catalog data. 2 vendors.
These vendors overlap in only Identity & Access Management — the product rows below reflect that; you may be comparing vendors for different needs.
| Dimension | Okta | Cisco |
|---|---|---|
| Independently verifiedHas anyone other than the vendor confirmed this? | Limitedchecked 3 of 4 | Limitedchecked 3 of 4 |
| Operating durabilityIs this a real, durable business? | Strongchecked 3 of 4 | Strongchecked 3 of 4 |
| Behaviour under stressWhat do they do when something goes wrong? | Limitedchecked 2 of 3 | Limitedchecked 2 of 3 |
| Disclosure postureDo they tell you the awkward things unprompted? | Strongchecked 2 of 3 | Limitedchecked 2 of 3 |
| MomentumAre they still shipping, or coasting? | Limitedchecked 1 of 2 | Limitedchecked 1 of 2 |
| Attribute | Okta | Cisco |
|---|---|---|
| Website | okta.com ↗ | cisco.com ↗ |
| Status | Unclaimed | Unclaimed |
| Categories | Identity & Access Management, MFA & Passwordless, CIAM | Endpoint Detection & Response, Network Firewall (NGFW), WAF / DDoS / App Protection, Email Security, Identity Threat Detection and Response, Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems |
| Total products | 14 | 10 |
| Public materials (datasheets, whitepapers, case studies) | 6 found → | 867 found → |
| Certifications (compliance claims, keyword-matched) | None found | None found |
| Security headers (vendor's own website) | 4/5 | 4/5 |
| Publishes pricing (vs. “contact us”-only) | No | No |
| Publishes a status page | No | No |
| GitHub org (open-source presence) | Yes → | Yes → |
| Domain registered (RDAP, registry record) | 2004 → | 1987 → |
| DNSSEC (their own domain) | No | No |
| CAA (restricts which CAs can issue certs) | Yes → | Yes → |
| Trust center (live compliance portal) | Yes → | No |
| HSTS preloaded (HTTPS enforced from the first connection) | No | No |
| Strengths (neutral, vendor-sourced) | Identity & Access Management: Broad workforce and customer identity cloud with a large app-integration network and strong SSO, MFA, and lifecycle automation. | — |
| Gaps / watch-outs | Identity & Access Management: Public materials emphasize access-management breadth; deep PAM and fine-grained governance are less central than SSO and lifecycle. | — |
| Identity & Access Management | ||
| CIAM | — | |
| Email Security | — | |
| Endpoint Detection & Response | — | |
| Identity Threat Detection and Response | — | |
| Intrusion Detection and Prevention Systems | — | |
| MFA & Passwordless | — | |
| Network Firewall (NGFW) | — | |
| Secure Access Service Edge (SASE/SSE) | — | |
| WAF / DDoS / App Protection | — |