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OJumpCloud vs Okta
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose JumpCloud if…
- you want the lower entry price ($3/mo vs $6/mo)
- you work on Windows, macOS, Linux
- you're in its core audience: it administrators, small and mid-sized businesses
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Choose Okta if…
- you're in its core audience: it and security teams, enterprises and government agencies
Side by side
Feature JumpCloud Okta
Pricing modelFree trialFree trial
Starting price$3/mo$6/mo
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, APIWeb, API
CompanyJumpCloud Inc.Okta
Full feature lists
J JumpCloud
- Cloud directory with user lifecycle management
- Single sign-on and multi-factor authentication
- Cloud LDAP and Cloud RADIUS
- MDM for Windows, Apple, Linux and Android
- Patch management and remote access
- Conditional access and Zero Trust policies
- Password vault and passwordless login (JumpCloud Go)
- SaaS discovery and shadow AI governance
O Okta
- Single sign-on to cloud and on-prem apps
- Adaptive, phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication
- Universal Directory for centralized user profiles
- Lifecycle management and access governance
- Privileged access management
- Identity threat detection and security posture management
- API access management and machine-to-machine tokens
- Identity, permissions and auditing for AI agents
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
JumpCloud · jumpcloud.com
Okta · okta.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
| Team size | JumpCloud | Okta |
|---|---|---|
| 1 person | $3 À la carte features | $6 Starter |
| 5 people | $15 À la carte features | $30 Starter |
| 20 people | $60 À la carte features | $120 Starter |
Work it out for your team
All plans and prices
JumpCloud
À la carte featuresFrom $3/user/mo billed annually ($4 monthly)
Device Management$9/user/mo billed annually ($11 monthly)
SSO$11/user/mo billed annually ($13 monthly)
Device Identity Management$13/user/mo billed annually ($15 monthly)
Platform EssentialsCustom
PlatformCustom
Platform PrimeCustom
Okta
Starter$6 per user/month
Core Essentials$14 per user/month
Essentials$17 per user/month
ProfessionalInquire for pricing
EnterpriseInquire for pricing
Strengths and limitations
JumpCloud
- Individual features available à la carte from $3/user/mo billed annually
- 30-day free trial with full functionality and 24×7 premium support
- Covers identity, access and device management in one platform
- Special pricing for education, nonprofits and MSPs
- Platform packages require contacting sales for pricing
- Platform Essentials is capped at 300 users
- Suspended users are still billed as normal users
- Invoicing available only for accounts billing over $2,000 per month
Okta
- Published entry pricing from $6 per user/month
- 30-day free trial
- Covers workforce, customer and AI agent identity
- Named a Leader in Gartner's 2025 Magic Quadrant for Access Management
- Professional and Enterprise tiers require contacting sales
- Starter includes only 5 Workflows
- Per-user pricing adds up for large workforces
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Single sign-on & identityAPI
Facts from each vendor's public pages, prices checked Nov 10, 2026. Editorial policy