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Descope vs Okta Workforce Identity: which is more reliable? (2026)
Descope is more reliable than Okta Workforce Identity, scoring 100.0 vs 37.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Descope reported 0 incidents and Okta Workforce Identity reported 11, with effective uptime of 100% and 97.57% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | Descope | Okta Workforce Identity |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 100.0 | 37.7 |
| Rank (authentication providers) | — | #7 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 97.57% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 11 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 5 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 13h 8m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Descope and Okta Workforce Identity differ
- Descope reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Okta Workforce Identity reported 11.
- Okta Workforce Identity had 5 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Descope.
- Descope's longest incident on record lasted 2h 32m (Nov 18, 2025); Okta Workforce Identity's lasted 3d (Sep 15, 2026).
90-day uptime
Descope
Okta Workforce Identity
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Descope incidents
- MaintenanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 2h
- MaintenanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 2h
- MaintenanceOct 25, 2026 · resolved in 30m
- MaintenanceOct 25, 2026 · resolved in 30m
- MaintenanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 2h
- MaintenanceOct 20, 2026 · resolved in 1h
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
Other authentication providers to consider
- Ory Network · #1 · 99.99% uptime
- Kinde · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- Frontegg · #3 · 99.97% uptime
- Stytch · #4 · 99.82% uptime
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