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C1 (formerly ConductorOne) vs Okta Identity Governance: reach beyond the IdP and IGA
The short answer
On our default weights C1 (formerly ConductorOne) scores higher overall, 6.30 against 5.10 out of 10. C1 scores higher on Unmanaged app discovery, Accounts inside the app, Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM and Orchestrates through the existing stack; Okta scores higher on Executes changes itself, Machine, service and agent accounts and Audit evidence. They tie on Pricing transparency. They sit in different layers (Identity governance (IGA) platform and Governance add-on to an identity provider), so many teams run both.
By The Credential Desk · IAM Compared · Published 2026-10-08
Desk research from public vendor pages and documentation read in September 2026, updated 2026-10-13. Editorial assessment; we did not test the products.
How do they score on each criterion?
| Criterion | Weight | C1 | Okta | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unmanaged app discovery | 18% | 6.0 Monitors shadow app sign-ups and logins to decide whether to bring an app under governance, and lists Shadow AI Discovery. | 3.0 Not described on the pages reviewed for applications: discovery of apps nobody connected to Okta is not described. ISPM scans environments for shadow AI agents and their connections. | C1 |
| Accounts inside the app | 16% | 6.0 Finds what offboarding missed; mapping of local accounts inside apps is not detailed. | 5.0 Entitlements give fine-grained control over what a user can do within an application, and downstream permissions are updated or revoked when a role changes; discovery of local, orphaned or dormant accounts inside apps is not described on the pages reviewed. | C1 |
| Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM | 14% | 6.5 Open-source Baton connectors and C1 Bridge for on-prem systems; apps with no connector are not described in detail. | 3.0 Not described on the pages reviewed. Reach into applications without an API, connector or SCIM endpoint is not described; onboarding and offboarding run between directories and cloud applications. | C1 |
| Orchestrates through the existing stack | 14% | 7.0 Connects to existing IdPs and HR systems rather than replacing them. | 5.0 A governance product inside the Okta identity platform; requests run through a self-service portal, Slack or Teams. Feeding findings into another IGA, PAM or ITSM tool is not described on the pages reviewed. | C1 |
| Executes changes itself | 12% | 7.8 HR systems and directories trigger join, role change and departure workflows. | 8.0 Automates user onboarding and offboarding between directories and cloud applications, and updates or revokes downstream permissions when a role changes. | Okta |
| Machine, service and agent accounts | 10% | 6.0 Shadow AI Discovery is listed; service account and credential coverage is not detailed. | 8.0 Okta for AI Agents tracks each agent, verifies ownership, governs access and shuts down rogue actions; ISPM surfaces shadow agents into a central directory; Cross App Access issues ephemeral, scoped tokens for tool calls. Service accounts and hardcoded credentials are not described. | Okta |
| Audit evidence | 10% | 6.5 Records each offboarding action; a framework evidence export is not described. | 7.0 Auditable records of access approvals and scheduled access certifications presented as evidence for auditors; a framework-mapped evidence export is not described. | Okta |
| Pricing transparency | 6% | 3.0 Publishes the pricing structure but no prices. | 3.0 No price on the Identity Governance page. The Okta pricing page lists Workforce Identity suites per user, with Identity Governance priced on inquiry. | Tie |
| Total | 100% | 6.30 | 5.10 | C1 |
What shape is each tool's reach?
- DISC
- Unmanaged app discovery
- 6.0
- INAPP
- Accounts inside the app
- 6.0
- NOAPI
- Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM
- 6.5
- ORCH
- Orchestrates through the existing stack
- 7.0
- EXEC
- Executes changes itself
- 7.8
- NHI
- Machine, service and agent accounts
- 6.0
- EVID
- Audit evidence
- 6.5
- PRICE
- Pricing transparency
- 3.0
Each sector is one criterion. The longer the engraved sector, the higher the editorial score. Sectors are equal width, so the picture shows the shape of a tool's reach, not its weighted total.
- DISC
- Unmanaged app discovery
- 3.0
- INAPP
- Accounts inside the app
- 5.0
- NOAPI
- Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM
- 3.0
- ORCH
- Orchestrates through the existing stack
- 5.0
- EXEC
- Executes changes itself
- 8.0
- NHI
- Machine, service and agent accounts
- 8.0
- EVID
- Audit evidence
- 7.0
- PRICE
- Pricing transparency
- 3.0
Each sector is one criterion. The longer the engraved sector, the higher the editorial score. Sectors are equal width, so the picture shows the shape of a tool's reach, not its weighted total.
Which parts of the estate does each document?
| Zone | C1 | Okta |
|---|---|---|
| Unsanctioned SaaS | Partial Shadow app sign-up and login monitoring | Not documented Discovery of unconnected SaaS not described |
| On-prem and legacy apps | Documented C1 Bridge for on-prem systems | Not documented On-prem and legacy apps not described |
| Custom-built apps | Partial Open-source Baton connectors you can extend | Not documented Custom-built apps not described |
| Local accounts in apps | Partial Find what offboarding missed | Not documented Local or orphaned accounts inside apps not described |
| Service accounts and hardcoded credentials | Not documented Not described on the pages reviewed | Not documented Service accounts and hardcoded credentials not described |
| AI agents | Partial Shadow AI Discovery listed | Documented Okta for AI Agents and shadow agent scanning in ISPM |
What do they cost?
C1 (formerly ConductorOne)
Pricing
Pricing structure published (Platform or Flex; Pro or Advanced; 100 to 20,000 managed identities) without prices.
Source: C1 pricing · Read 12 Oct 2026
Deployment
SaaS with hosted or on-prem connectors (C1 Bridge). EU instance with tenant data held in the EU since September 2026.
Okta Identity Governance
Pricing
No price on the Identity Governance page. Workforce Identity suites listed from $6 to $17 per user per month; Identity Governance priced on inquiry, with a $1,500 annual minimum.
Source: Okta pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
Deployment
Part of the Okta identity platform.
Frequently asked questions
Which scores higher overall, C1 (formerly ConductorOne) or Okta Identity Governance?
On our default weights C1 (formerly ConductorOne) scores higher overall, 6.30 against 5.10 out of 10.
Where does C1 (formerly ConductorOne) score higher than Okta Identity Governance?
C1 scores higher on Unmanaged app discovery (6.0 against 3.0), Accounts inside the app (6.0 against 5.0), Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM (6.5 against 3.0) and Orchestrates through the existing stack (7.0 against 5.0).
Can C1 (formerly ConductorOne) and Okta Identity Governance be used together?
Often, yes. They sit in different layers (Identity governance (IGA) platform; Governance add-on to an identity provider), and each one's pages describe working with existing identity tools.