what Okta actually costs in 2026
Starter Suite from $6/user/mo · Essentials Suite from $17/user/mo (both annual)
the $1,500/yr contract minimum means a 5-10 person team pays an effective per-user rate above the $6 list price.
what companies your size actually pay
We have read no Okta invoices so far, which is fewer than the five we require before publishing a range. Until then this page shows published list pricing only, above.
the levers that work
- all suites are billed annually with a $1,500 annual contract minimum — very small teams may pay more per-user than the sticker rate implies once the minimum applies
- Professional/Enterprise suites are quote-only; most 5-50 person startups only need Starter or Essentials
- Customer Identity (Auth0-style) product has a separate $3,000/mo Enterprise base plus usage-based MAU add-ons — don't confuse it with Workforce Identity pricing
Across the audits we have run, roughly 20% of a small company's Okta line is recoverable without changing provider.
the closest alternatives, priced
| provider | published price | source |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) | P1 $6/user/mo, often already included in Microsoft 365 Business Premium | link |
| JumpCloud | from ~$9/user/mo (SSO) | link |
A published price is not a quote. In a full audit we email the alternative as a disclosed agent for your company and get a real price for your exact usage — which is the number your incumbent actually responds to.
see what the rest of your stack should cost.
Drop last quarter's invoices. We name every line you are overpaying, with an annualized amount, free. The full audit is $299 once: it gets a real quote from the alternative for your exact usage and runs the renegotiation with your incumbent until there is an answer. If it does not identify at least $2,990/yr, we refund it in full.
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