Okta Identity Governance review: lifecycle and certifications inside Okta
ILM Reference editors · Editorial assessment · Last reviewed September 2026, updated 2026-10-13
Okta Identity Governance scores 59/100, eighth of nine on this rubric, mainly because its public pages do not document governance of disconnected applications. Inside an Okta estate it is capable: access requests, certification campaigns, entitlement management and HR-driven lifecycle provisioning to thousands of SCIM apps. It requires Okta Workforce Identity and sits in suites priced on inquiry.
- Vendor
- Okta
- Category
- Identity governance and administration (IGA)
- Designation
- Best if Okta is already your workforce IdP
- Lifecycle coverage score
- 59 / 100
- Rank
- 8 of 9
- Pricing
- Okta's pricing table marks Identity Governance (OIG) as included from Essentials ($17 per user per month) upward; Okta's footnote describes OIG as an add-on.
- Deployment
- Okta cloud service.
- Last reviewed
- September 2026, updated 2026-10-13
Scores are an editorial assessment of public vendor material. See Editorial method.
How does Okta score on each criterion?
Apps without provisioning rely on Workflows, APIs or manual processes; disconnected-app governance not documented on the pages reviewed.
Identifies inactive app users and reclaims unused licenses.
HR-driven provisioning from Workday and SuccessFactors with SCIM to thousands of apps.
Access certification campaigns with automated manager notifications and revocation.
Queryable governance reports and audit trails.
Requires Okta Workforce Identity.
Okta's pricing table marks Identity Governance (OIG) as included from Essentials ($17 per user per month) upward; Okta's footnote describes OIG as an add-on.
What does Okta Identity Governance do for identity lifecycle management?
Okta's documentation lists Access Certifications ('review your users' access to resources and approve or revoke access automatically'), Access Requests, Entitlement Management and governance reports, with Okta Workflows for custom automation. Okta Lifecycle Management provisions from HR systems such as Workday and SuccessFactors and supports 'automated provisioning for thousands of apps using the SCIM standard'. The OIG add-on includes Access Governance, Lifecycle Management and Workflows.
How does Okta handle disconnected applications and orphan accounts?
For applications without native provisioning, Okta points to Workflows, APIs and manual processes. It identifies inactive app users and reclaims unused licenses. Discovery of applications outside Okta, and of local accounts inside them, is not documented on the pages reviewed.
What does it cost?
Okta publishes Workforce Identity suites at $6 (Starter), $14 (Core Essentials) and $17 (Essentials) per user per month, with a $1,500 annual minimum. Okta's pricing table marks Identity Governance (OIG) as included from Essentials ($17 per user per month) upward; Okta's footnote describes OIG as an add-on.
What are the watch-outs?
- Requires Okta Workforce Identity.
- Disconnected apps depend on custom Workflows or manual steps.
- Governance pricing is not published even though entry suites are.
Who should shortlist Okta?
Organizations standardized on Okta that want governance in the same console and have most applications connected via SCIM or the Okta Integration Network.
FAQ
Is Okta Identity Governance a separate product?
Okta's pricing table marks Identity Governance (OIG) as included from Essentials ($17 per user per month) upward; Okta's footnote describes OIG as an add-on. It requires Okta Workforce Identity.
Can Orchid Security work with Okta?
Orchid says it augments existing IAM tools rather than replacing them. Its home page names Microsoft, Saviynt, SentinelOne, CyberArk and SailPoint as integrations, so ask Orchid for Okta-specific integration details during evaluation.
Sources
Reviewed Sep 2026
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