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Product	Okta API Access Management by Okta View product	StrongDM Access 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 Access is an identity-aware infrastructure access gateway for frictionless developer access and VPN replacement. See features and IAM alternatives.
Product type	OAuth 2.0 API Access Management	Identity-Aware Infrastructure Access Gateway
Best for	Cross-industry, Software, Financial Services, E-Commerce	Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Startups, Software Development, E-commerce
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; On-premises/VPC gateways
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	Identity-driven access routing Seamless SSO credential binding Native client support (CLI, GUI, IDE) Automated credential injection Ephemeral access leases Network isolation Frictionless developer access VPN replacement
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	DatabasesSSH hostsRDP bastionsKubernetes clustersInternal web apps
Compliance	OAuth 2.0OIDCJWTSOC 2	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPR
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	MuleSoftApigeeKongAWS API GatewayOkta Universal Directory	OktaGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft Entra IDSlackGitHubDatadog
Industries	Cross-industrySoftwareFinancial ServicesE-Commerce	TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareStartupsSoftware DevelopmentE-commerce
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 Access

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 Access

StrongDM Access is an identity-aware infrastructure access gateway for frictionless developer access and VPN replacement. See features and IAM alternatives.

Product type

Okta API Access Management

OAuth 2.0 API Access Management

StrongDM Access

Identity-Aware Infrastructure Access Gateway

Best for

Okta API Access Management

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

StrongDM Access

Technology, Financial Services, Healthcare, Startups, Software Development, E-commerce

Pricing

Pricing model

Okta API Access Management

Contact Vendor

StrongDM Access

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Okta API Access Management

StrongDM Access

Deployment

Deployment options

Okta API Access Management

SaaSCloud

StrongDM Access

SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise

Deployment details

Okta API Access Management

Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS API authorization server

StrongDM Access

Cloud SaaS / Hybrid Gateway; Cloud control plane; On-premises/VPC gateways

Data residency

Okta API Access Management

Global; US; EU; APAC; Australia

StrongDM Access

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 Access

Identity-driven access routing
Seamless SSO credential binding
Native client support (CLI, GUI, IDE)
Automated credential injection
Ephemeral access leases
Network isolation
Frictionless developer access
VPN replacement

Platform & access

API access

Okta API Access Management

StrongDM Access

Single sign-on (SSO)

Okta API Access Management

StrongDM Access

Role-based access (RBAC)

Okta API Access Management

StrongDM Access

Multi-tenant

Okta API Access Management

StrongDM Access

Mobile app

Okta API Access Management

StrongDM Access

Supported platforms

Okta API Access Management

API GatewaysMicroservicesCustom APIs

StrongDM Access

DatabasesSSH hostsRDP bastionsKubernetes clustersInternal web apps

Compliance

Okta API Access Management

OAuth 2.0OIDCJWTSOC 2

StrongDM Access

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPR

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Okta API Access Management

MuleSoftApigeeKongAWS API GatewayOkta Universal Directory

StrongDM Access

OktaGoogle WorkspaceMicrosoft Entra IDSlackGitHubDatadog

Industries

Okta API Access Management

Cross-industrySoftwareFinancial ServicesE-Commerce

StrongDM Access

TechnologyFinancial ServicesHealthcareStartupsSoftware DevelopmentE-commerce

Regions

Okta API Access Management

Global

StrongDM Access

Global

Vendor

Company

Okta API Access Management

Okta

StrongDM Access

StrongDM

Headquarters

Okta API Access Management

San Francisco, California, USA

StrongDM Access

Burlingame, California, USA

Company size

Okta API Access Management

6,000+

StrongDM Access

500+

Founded

Okta API Access Management

2009

StrongDM Access

2015