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Clerk vs Okta Workforce Identity: which is more reliable? (2026)
Clerk is more reliable than Okta Workforce Identity, scoring 53.3 vs 37.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Clerk reported 9 incidents and Okta Workforce Identity reported 11, with effective uptime of 98.98% and 97.57% respectively. Okta Workforce Identity resolves incidents faster on average (13h 8m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Clerk | Okta Workforce Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 53.3 | 37.7 |
| Rank (authentication providers) | #6 | #7 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.98% | 97.57% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 11 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 5 |
| Avg time to resolve | 16h 6m | 13h 8m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Clerk and Okta Workforce Identity differ
- Okta Workforce Identity reported 22% more incidents than Clerk over the last 90 days (11 vs 9).
- Okta Workforce Identity had 5 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Clerk.
- Okta Workforce Identity fixes problems faster: 13h 8m on average, against 16h 6m for Clerk.
- Clerk's longest outage on record lasted 3h 32m (Jul 12, 2026); Okta Workforce Identity's lasted 3d (Sep 15, 2026).
90-day uptime
Clerk
Okta Workforce Identity
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Clerk incidents
- Partial outageOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 36m
Affected: Authentication & User
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 1d 21h
Issues with Documentation "Ask AI"
Affected: Ask AI
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 14h 46m
Affected: Dashboard analytics, Dashboard, Dashboard search
- Degraded performanceSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 21d 2h
Development instances only - Apple rejecting emails
Affected: Email delivery
- MaintenanceSep 24, 2026 · ongoing
Scheduled Database Maintenance
Affected: Multi-tenant authentication, Email delivery, Authentication & User, Dashboard, Machine authentication, Hosted UIs (Account Portal) +8 more
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 1h 8m
Affected: Webhooks
Recent Okta Workforce Identity incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Office 365 Domain Federation Failures
Affected: Single Sign-On
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · ongoing
Degraded Performance: Delays in Outbound SMS Delivery
Affected: MFA
- Partial outageOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 7h 34m
Group Push Delays on OK3official update ↗
Affected: Core Platform
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 4h 41m
Affected: API Services
- Degraded performanceOct 13, 2026 · resolved in 1h 20m
Affected: Core Platform
- Partial outageOct 13, 2026 · resolved in 42m
Okta Cell - EU1 has gone into Read Only Mode
Affected: Core Platform
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