Okta Identity Governance vs Veza
ILM Reference editors · Editorial assessment · Published 2026-09-28
Veza scores higher overall on our weights: 69/100 against 59/100 for Okta Identity Governance. Okta Identity Governance wins two of the seven criteria (JML automation and pricing transparency) and Veza wins four (disconnected-app coverage, orphan and local account discovery, certification campaign depth and works alongside existing IdP and IGA); they tie on audit evidence. On disconnected-app coverage, the heaviest-weighted criterion, Veza leads 65 to 40.
- Lifecycle coverage score
- 59 / 100
- Rank of 8
- 8
- Category
- Identity governance and administration (IGA)
- Designation
- Best if Okta is already your workforce IdP
- Lifecycle coverage score
- 69 / 100
- Rank of 8
- 3
- Category
- Access graph and governance
- Designation
- Best for entitlement-level visibility
Scores are an editorial assessment of public vendor material. See Editorial method.
How do Okta Identity Governance and Veza score on each criterion?
| Criterion (weight) | Okta Identity Governance | Veza | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Disconnected-app coverage (22) | 40 | 65 | Veza |
| Orphan and local account discovery (18) | 50 | 80 | Veza |
| JML automation (15) | 80 | 72 | Okta Identity Governance |
| Certification campaign depth (12) | 70 | 78 | Veza |
| Audit evidence (13) | 70 | 70 | Tie |
| Works alongside existing IdP and IGA (12) | 55 | 75 | Veza |
| Pricing transparency (8) | 60 | 20 | Okta Identity Governance |
| Lifecycle coverage score | 59 | 69 | Veza |
Read the reasons for each score
- Disconnected-app coverage
- Okta Identity Governance: Apps without provisioning rely on Workflows, APIs or manual processes; disconnected-app governance not documented on the pages reviewed.
- Veza: Reveals accounts that exist outside identity platforms; custom systems connect through the Open Authorization API.
- Orphan and local account discovery
- Okta Identity Governance: Identifies inactive app users and reclaims unused licenses.
- Veza: Detects dormant accounts and reveals local, machine and service accounts.
- JML automation
- Okta Identity Governance: HR-driven provisioning from Workday and SuccessFactors with SCIM to thousands of apps.
- Veza: Birthright access, role-change and offboarding automation, including local accounts, with Dry Run and Safety Limits.
- Certification campaign depth
- Okta Identity Governance: Access certification campaigns with automated manager notifications and revocation.
- Veza: Access certification campaigns prioritized by risk, with effective permissions in plain terms.
- Audit evidence
- Okta Identity Governance: Queryable governance reports and audit trails.
- Veza: Audit logging for lifecycle actions; no framework-specific evidence export described on the pages reviewed.
- Works alongside existing IdP and IGA
- Okta Identity Governance: Requires Okta Workforce Identity.
- Veza: Integrates with Okta and HR sources and adds visibility beside existing IdP tooling.
- Pricing transparency
- Okta Identity Governance: Workforce suites priced from $6 to $17 per user per month; Identity Governance sits in Professional and Enterprise, priced on inquiry.
- Veza: No public pricing.
What does each tool do?
Okta's governance add-on for access requests, certifications and entitlement management, built on Okta Workforce Identity.
Category Identity governance and administration (IGA)
Builds an Access Graph of effective permissions across 325+ integrations and runs reviews and lifecycle actions on top of it.
Category Access graph and governance
How do Okta Identity Governance and Veza compare on pricing and deployment?
| Fact | Okta Identity Governance | Veza |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Identity Governance included in Professional and Enterprise suites (inquire). Starter $6, Core Essentials $14, Essentials $17 user/month. $1,500 annual minimum. | Not published. Contact sales. |
| Deployment | Okta cloud service. | SaaS (agentless integrations as described by Veza). |
How do they handle disconnected applications?
| Tool | Discovery of the app | Account data collection | Leaver action on the app | Method described | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veza | Not documented | Documented accounts outside identity platforms, custom systems via OAA | Documented offboarding including local accounts | Access Graph integrations and OAA | Source: veza.com lifecycle and access reviews pages · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
| Okta Identity Governance | Not documented | Not documented | Partial Workflows, APIs or manual steps | Workflows and manual processes | Source: okta.com lifecycle page · Reviewed Sep 2026 |
Source: veza.com lifecycle and access reviews pages · Reviewed Sep 2026
Source: okta.com lifecycle page · Reviewed Sep 2026
Which should you choose?
Choose Okta Identity Governance if you need a published price to model the budget before a sales call, or if HR-driven joiner, mover and leaver automation is the priority.
Okta's governance add-on for access requests, certifications and entitlement management, built on Okta Workforce Identity.
Choose Veza if you need coverage for applications with no connector, no SCIM endpoint and no SSO integration, or if finding orphan, dormant and local accounts is the priority.
Builds an Access Graph of effective permissions across 325+ integrations and runs reviews and lifecycle actions on top of it.
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FAQ
Which is better for identity lifecycle management, Okta Identity Governance or Veza?
On our rubric Veza scores 69/100 and Okta Identity Governance 59/100. Veza is ahead mainly on disconnected-app coverage and orphan and local account discovery. Buyers who weight pricing transparency more heavily may prefer Okta Identity Governance; the calculator shows how the order changes.
Which handles disconnected applications better, Okta Identity Governance or Veza?
Veza scores 65 to 40 on disconnected-app coverage. Okta Identity Governance: Apps without provisioning rely on Workflows, APIs or manual processes; disconnected-app governance not documented on the pages reviewed. Veza: Reveals accounts that exist outside identity platforms; custom systems connect through the Open Authorization API.
Do Okta Identity Governance and Veza publish pricing?
Okta Identity Governance: Identity Governance included in Professional and Enterprise suites (inquire). Starter $6, Core Essentials $14, Essentials $17 user/month. $1,500 annual minimum. Veza: Not published. Contact sales.
Keep reading
Sources
- okta.com Identity Governance
- help.okta.com IGA
- okta.com pricing
- okta.com lifecycle management
- veza.com lifecycle management
- veza.com access reviews
- veza.com
Reviewed Sep 2026