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Product	Okta API Access Management by Okta View product	StrongDM by StrongDM View product
Overview
What it is	Evaluating Okta API Access Management? See how this IAM tool handles API gateway sync and centralized API scopes, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.	StrongDM: zero standing privileges, dynamic just-in-time access and protocol-native proxying. Built for zero trust infrastructure access. Compare Zero Trust alternatives.
Product type	OAuth 2.0 API Access Management	Zero Trust Infrastructure Access Management Platform
Best for	Cross-industry, Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce	Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Retail, Telecommunications, Media
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloud	SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details	Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS API authorization server	Cloud SaaS / Hybrid Gateway; Cloud control plane with self-hosted gateways (Docker, Linux)
Data residency	Global; US; EU; APAC; Australia	United States; European Union
Key features
What it offers	OAuth 2.0 authorization server Dynamic JWT token minting Centralized API scopes API gateway sync API authorization Centralized scopes Microservice-to-microservice security	Zero standing privileges Dynamic just-in-time access Protocol-native proxying Keystroke and query session recording SSO and MFA integration Tamper-proof audit trails Automated credential rotation Zero trust infrastructure access
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: no	Mobile app: no
Supported platforms	API GatewaysMicroservicesCustom APIs	Linux serversWindowsmacOSKubernetesSQL/NoSQL databasesCloud CLIs
Compliance	OAuth 2.0OIDCJWTSOC 2	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSSGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	MuleSoftApigeeKongAWS API GatewayOkta Universal Directory	OktaMicrosoft Entra IDAWSGoogle CloudAzurePostgreSQLMySQLKubernetes+1 more
Industries	Cross-industrySoftwareFinancial ServicesE-Commerce	TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareE-commerceRetailTelecommunications+1 more
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Okta	StrongDM
Headquarters	San Francisco, California, USA	Burlingame, California, USA
Company size	6,000+	500+
Founded	2009	2015

Okta API Access Management

by Okta

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StrongDM

by StrongDM

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Overview

What it is

Okta API Access Management

Evaluating Okta API Access Management? See how this IAM tool handles API gateway sync and centralized API scopes, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

StrongDM

StrongDM: zero standing privileges, dynamic just-in-time access and protocol-native proxying. Built for zero trust infrastructure access. Compare Zero Trust alternatives.

Product type

Okta API Access Management

OAuth 2.0 API Access Management

StrongDM

Zero Trust Infrastructure Access Management Platform

Best for

Okta API Access Management

Cross-industry, Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce

StrongDM

Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, E-commerce, Retail, Telecommunications, Media

Pricing

Pricing model

Okta API Access Management

Contact Vendor

StrongDM

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Okta API Access Management

StrongDM

Deployment

Deployment options

Okta API Access Management

SaaSCloud

StrongDM

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

Deployment details

Okta API Access Management

Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS API authorization server

StrongDM

Cloud SaaS / Hybrid Gateway; Cloud control plane with self-hosted gateways (Docker, Linux)

Data residency

Okta API Access Management

Global; US; EU; APAC; Australia

StrongDM

United States; European Union

Key features

What it offers

Okta API Access Management

OAuth 2.0 authorization server
Dynamic JWT token minting
Centralized API scopes
API gateway sync
API authorization
Centralized scopes
Microservice-to-microservice security

StrongDM

Zero standing privileges
Dynamic just-in-time access
Protocol-native proxying
Keystroke and query session recording
SSO and MFA integration
Tamper-proof audit trails
Automated credential rotation
Zero trust infrastructure access

Platform & access

API access

Okta API Access Management

StrongDM

Single sign-on (SSO)

Okta API Access Management

StrongDM

Role-based access (RBAC)

Okta API Access Management

StrongDM

Multi-tenant

Okta API Access Management

StrongDM

Mobile app

Okta API Access Management

StrongDM

Supported platforms

Okta API Access Management

API GatewaysMicroservicesCustom APIs

StrongDM

Linux serversWindowsmacOSKubernetesSQL/NoSQL databasesCloud CLIs

Compliance

Okta API Access Management

OAuth 2.0OIDCJWTSOC 2

StrongDM

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI DSSGDPR

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Okta API Access Management

MuleSoftApigeeKongAWS API GatewayOkta Universal Directory

StrongDM

OktaMicrosoft Entra IDAWSGoogle CloudAzurePostgreSQLMySQLKubernetes+1 more

Industries

Okta API Access Management

Cross-industrySoftwareFinancial ServicesE-Commerce

StrongDM

TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareE-commerceRetailTelecommunications+1 more

Regions

Okta API Access Management

Global

StrongDM

Global

Vendor

Company

Okta API Access Management

Okta

StrongDM

Headquarters

Okta API Access Management

San Francisco, California, USA

StrongDM

Burlingame, California, USA

Company size

Okta API Access Management

6,000+

StrongDM

500+

Founded

Okta API Access Management

2009

StrongDM

2015