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Okta Identity Governance vs Veza: reach beyond the IdP and IGA
The short answer
On our default weights Veza scores higher overall, 6.37 against 5.10 out of 10. Okta scores higher on Executes changes itself, Machine, service and agent accounts and Pricing transparency; Veza scores higher on Unmanaged app discovery, Accounts inside the app, Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM and Orchestrates through the existing stack. They tie on Audit evidence. They sit in different layers (Governance add-on to an identity provider and Access graph and governance), 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 | Okta | Veza | Higher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unmanaged app discovery | 18% | 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. | 3.5 Finds accounts outside identity platforms within the systems it integrates with; discovery of applications nobody connected is not described. | Veza |
| Accounts inside the app | 16% | 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. | 8.0 Reveals local, machine and service accounts and dormant accounts, with effective permissions from the Access Graph. | Veza |
| Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM | 14% | 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. | 7.0 The Open Authorization API imports authorization metadata from any system, including custom or on-premise apps, through a JSON schema and REST API; someone has to build the feed. | Veza |
| Orchestrates through the existing stack | 14% | 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. | 7.5 Adds visibility beside existing IdP and HR sources and writes changes back through OAA Write; now part of ServiceNow. | Veza |
| Executes changes itself | 12% | 8.0 Automates user onboarding and offboarding between directories and cloud applications, and updates or revokes downstream permissions when a role changes. | 7.2 Birthright access, role-change and offboarding automation, including local accounts, with Dry Run and Safety Limits. | Okta |
| Machine, service and agent accounts | 10% | 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. | 7.5 Reveals machine and service accounts; the acquisition post frames the combined offer as an agent identity control plane. | Okta |
| Audit evidence | 10% | 7.0 Auditable records of access approvals and scheduled access certifications presented as evidence for auditors; a framework-mapped evidence export is not described. | 7.0 Audit logging for lifecycle actions; a framework-mapped evidence export is not described on the pages reviewed. | Tie |
| Pricing transparency | 6% | 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. | 2.0 No public pricing. | Okta |
| Total | 100% | 5.10 | 6.37 | Veza |
What shape is each tool's reach?
- 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.
- DISC
- Unmanaged app discovery
- 3.5
- INAPP
- Accounts inside the app
- 8.0
- NOAPI
- Reach into apps without APIs or SCIM
- 7.0
- ORCH
- Orchestrates through the existing stack
- 7.5
- EXEC
- Executes changes itself
- 7.2
- NHI
- Machine, service and agent accounts
- 7.5
- EVID
- Audit evidence
- 7.0
- PRICE
- Pricing transparency
- 2.0
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 | Okta | Veza |
|---|---|---|
| Unsanctioned SaaS | Not documented Discovery of unconnected SaaS not described | Not documented Discovery of unconnected SaaS not described |
| On-prem and legacy apps | Not documented On-prem and legacy apps not described | Documented The Open Authorization API imports authorization metadata from custom or on-premise apps |
| Custom-built apps | Not documented Custom-built apps not described | Documented Custom systems connect through OAA |
| Local accounts in apps | Not documented Local or orphaned accounts inside apps not described | Documented Reveals local accounts outside identity platforms |
| Service accounts and hardcoded credentials | Not documented Service accounts and hardcoded credentials not described | Partial Reveals machine and service accounts; hardcoded credentials not described |
| AI agents | Documented Okta for AI Agents and shadow agent scanning in ISPM | Partial Acquisition post frames the combined offer as an agent identity control plane |
What do they cost?
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.
Which should you choose?
Frequently asked questions
Which scores higher overall, Okta Identity Governance or Veza?
On our default weights Veza scores higher overall, 6.37 against 5.10 out of 10.
Where does Okta Identity Governance score higher than Veza?
Okta scores higher on Executes changes itself (8.0 against 7.2), Machine, service and agent accounts (8.0 against 7.5) and Pricing transparency (3.0 against 2.0).
Can Okta Identity Governance and Veza be used together?
Often, yes. They sit in different layers (Governance add-on to an identity provider; Access graph and governance), and each one's pages describe working with existing identity tools.