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Okta Company Overview

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Okta

● Active
Security · San Francisco, California · Est. 2009
IdentitySecuritySaaSZero TrustIAM↗ Website
$16.4B
Valuation
$2.85B
Revenue
6k+
Employees
2009
Founded

Okta is the leading independent identity and access management company, providing cloud-native workforce and customer identity solutions to over 19,000 organizations worldwide. Founded in 2009, it secures access for employees, contractors, and customers across any application with single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and lifecycle management.

Recent Press
5 items
Press Release·2026-03-05
Okta Identity Governance Surpasses 2,000 Customers
Okta Identity Governance crossed 2,000 customers in fiscal 2026, with AWS channel TCV growing more than 45% to ~$750 million and channel partners engaged in 18 of the top 20 Q4 deals.
Press Release·2026-01-05
Okta Board Approves $1 Billion Share Repurchase Program
Okta's board of directors approved a $1 billion share repurchase program effective January 5, 2026, reflecting confidence in the company's free cash flow generation and long-term growth trajectory.
Press Release·2025-11-25
Okta Q3 FY2026 Revenue Reaches $742 Million, Up 12% Year-Over-Year
Okta reported Q3 fiscal 2026 total revenue of $742 million (+12% YoY) with subscription revenue of $724 million, driven by strong enterprise identity adoption and new product traction.
Product Launch·2025-10-01
Okta Launches Auth0 for AI Agents and Okta for AI Agents Identity Products
Okta launched Auth0 for AI Agents and Okta for AI Agents in fiscal 2026, enabling secure machine-to-machine identity for AI workloads, with new products representing ~30% of Q4 bookings.
Partnership·2025-07-15
Okta Expands Partnership with Palo Alto Networks for Integrated Identity Security
Okta and Palo Alto Networks expanded their partnership in July 2025 to deliver integrated identity and network security, combining Okta's identity platform with Palo Alto's SASE and XDR capabilities for enterprise customers.
Company History
10 milestones
Todd McKinnon (former Salesforce VP Engineering) and Frederic Kerrest co-founded Okta with the mission to build the first cloud-native identity platform that would connect any user to any application on any device.

Okta Organization Structure & Team

Org Chart
6,366 employees · Click a leader to explore their team
6,670 across 12 departments
Chief Executive Officer
Todd McKinnon
Frederic Kerrest — Departments
· 6670 people across 12 depts

Okta Financials, Revenue & Market Share

Annual Revenue
$2.85B
+13% vs prior year
YoY Growth
+13%
From $1.30B to $2.85B
Revenue / Employee
$448K
Annual revenue per full-time employee
Revenue Growth
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
$1.30B
$1.86B
$2.26B
$2.53B
$2.85B
Market Share
Identity and Access Management
18%
share
Okta
18%
Microsoft Entra ID
35%
Ping Identity
8%
CyberArk
12%
SailPoint
7%
$80B
TAM
$30B
SAM
$6B
SOM
Revenue Streams
Subscription97%
Professional Services3%
Business Units
Workforce Identity Cloud72%
SSO, MFA, Lifecycle Management, Identity Governance, and Privileged Access for enterprise employee and contractor identities.
Customer Identity Cloud28%
Auth0-powered authentication and authorization platform for customer-facing B2B and B2C application developers.

Okta Internal Tools & Processes

Internal Tools
12 departments
Engineering2500 people · 3 roles
Standards & Certifications
10 standards
Compliance frameworks, security audits, and quality certifications this company maintains.
Security
SOC 2 Type II
Certified
Okta holds SOC 2 Type II certification for its Workforce Identity and Customer Identity Cloud platforms, providing enterprise customers independent verification of the security, availability, and confidentiality controls protecting their identity infrastructure.
Security
ISO 27001
Certified
Okta is ISO 27001 certified, demonstrating that its information security management program meets internationally recognized standards for protecting the authentication and identity data processed across its global cloud platform.
Regulatory
FedRAMP Moderate
Certified
Okta is FedRAMP Moderate authorized, enabling U.S. federal agencies to deploy Okta Workforce Identity for secure employee access management while meeting NIST 800-53 requirements for government cloud services.
Privacy
GDPR
Compliant
Okta maintains GDPR compliance for European customers, offering EU data residency for identity data processed through Workforce Identity and Auth0 Customer Identity Cloud, with a Data Processing Agreement covering all EU personal data.
Privacy
HIPAA
Compliant
Okta supports HIPAA-compliant identity deployments for healthcare organizations, signing Business Associate Agreements and providing audit logging of all PHI-system access events through Okta System Log for covered entity compliance.
Security
PCI DSS
Certified
Okta is PCI DSS compliant, enabling financial services and retail customers to use Okta for securing access to cardholder data environments with MFA enforcement and privileged access management controls.
Privacy
ISO 27018
Certified
Okta holds ISO 27018 certification for PII processing in public cloud, providing identity customers additional assurance that user authentication data processed by Okta is handled under internationally recognized cloud privacy controls.
Security
FIPS 140-2
Certified
Okta's cryptographic modules are FIPS 140-2 validated, enabling deployment in U.S. federal and regulated industry environments where NIST-approved cryptographic algorithms are required for identity and authentication systems.
Privacy
CCPA
Compliant
Okta complies with the California Consumer Privacy Act, providing its customers and end users with transparency into how identity and access management data is collected, processed, and stored within the Okta platform.
Security
CSA STAR Level 2
Certified
Okta holds CSA STAR Level 2 certification, independently validating that its cloud-based identity platform meets rigorous cloud security controls covering identity management, access governance, and data protection across the Okta service.

Okta Interview Preparation

Interview Prep
Role-specific interview questions and keywords. Select a department, then click any role to prepare.
Engineering· 3 roles

Okta Products & Competitors

Product Suite
8 products · select one to explore
Security
Security
Okta Workforce Identity
Identity platform securing employee and contractor access to any application

Okta Workforce Identity is the cloud-native identity platform that gives IT and security teams unified control over employee, contractor, and partner access across thousands of cloud and on-premise applications. Organizations use it to enforce zero-trust access policies, automate provisioning and deprovisioning, and provide employees a frictionless single sign-on experience.

Use Cases
Zero-Trust Application Access Enforcement for Hybrid WorkforceAutomated Employee Provisioning and Deprovisioning via HR System IntegrationSingle Sign-On Across 7,000+ Cloud and On-Premise Applications
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Key Customers
FX
FedEx
SL
Slack
HP
HPE
Competitive Intelligence
VSMicrosoft Entra ID
THEM

Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) is Microsoft's cloud identity and access management service used by enterprises for SSO, multi-factor authentication, and device management across Microsoft 365 and third-party apps.

EDGE

Vendor-neutral approach integrates with any IdP and avoids Microsoft ecosystem lock-in

VSPing Identity
THEM

Ping Identity is an enterprise identity security platform providing single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, API security, and identity governance for large organizations, enabling secure access to cloud, on-premises, and hybrid applications.

EDGE

Fastest deployment with pre-built connectors for 7,000+ apps in the Okta Integration Network

VSSailPoint
THEM

SailPoint is an identity security platform providing identity governance and administration, entitlement management, and access certification for large enterprises, helping organizations manage who has access to what data and systems across complex IT environments.

EDGE

Unified workforce and governance on one platform without a separate IGA product

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