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Bitwarden vs Okta

Okta provides identity and access management for workforce and customers, not a vault for personal passwords.

Which to pick

Pick Bitwarden if you want…

  • Open-source password and secrets manager
  • The lower starting price: $1.65/month against $3000/month
  • Open-source code (bitwarden/server on GitHub)

Pick Okta if you want…

  • Unified identity platform for employees, customers, and AI agents
  • Enterprise identity management

Side by side

What it is
Bitwarden:Bitwarden is an open-source password manager that stores, shares and manages passwords, passkeys and secrets for individuals and organizations.
Okta:Okta provides identity and access management for workforce, customers, and AI agents, offering SSO, MFA, and automation.
Best for
Bitwarden:Open-source password and secrets manager
Okta:Unified identity platform for employees, customers, and AI agents
Who it’s for
Bitwarden:Individuals, teams and enterprises needing secure credential management
Okta:Enterprises needing secure authentication, user provisioning, and AI agent identity management.
Pricing
Bitwarden:Freemium
Okta:Freemium
Plans
Bitwarden:Premium $1.65 per month (billed annually) · Families $3.99 per month (billed annually) · Teams $4 per month / per user (billed a · Enterprise $6 per month / per user (billed a
Okta:Starter $6 per user/month · Core Essentials $14 per user/month · Essentials $17 per user/month · Enterprise (Customer Identity) $3,000 per month
Open source
Bitwarden:Yes, 20,244 GitHub stars
Okta:—
Works with
Bitwarden:—
Okta:Active Directory, LDAP, HR apps, OAuth 2.0, SAML, Okta Integration Network

Bitwarden features

  • End-to-end encryption. All vault data is encrypted client-side with zero-knowledge architecture.
  • Autofill & generation. Instantly autofill logins and generate strong, unique passwords and usernames.
  • Secure sharing. Share passwords, notes and files with granular permissions across users and teams.
  • Credential lifecycle. Manage creation, rotation, retirement and succession of credentials.
  • Multi-factor support. Integrated authenticator, Duo MFA and hardware security key options.
  • Enterprise policies. Granular access control, passwordless SSO, custom roles and organization-wide policies.

Okta features

  • Single Sign-On (SSO). One-click access to cloud and on-prem apps with a single credential set.
  • Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication. Intelligent, phishing-resistant authentication for secure logins.
  • Lifecycle Management. Automates onboarding, offboarding, and profile updates at scale.
  • API Access Management. Centralized, identity-driven policies to protect APIs and microservices.
  • Workflows (no-code orchestration). Automates complex identity processes using pre-built connectors.

Bitwarden vs Okta FAQ

Is Bitwarden or Okta free?+

Bitwarden has a free plan; paid plans start at $1.65/month (Premium). Okta has a free plan; paid plans start at $3000/month (Enterprise (Customer Identity)).

Which is cheaper, Bitwarden or Okta?+

Bitwarden is cheaper to start with: Bitwarden's Premium plan ($1.65/month) against Okta's Enterprise (Customer Identity) plan ($3000/month).

Is Bitwarden or Okta open source?+

Bitwarden is open source (bitwarden/server on GitHub). DevHunt has no public source repository on record for Okta.

On DevHunt

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