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Okta Workforce Identity vs WorkOS: which is more reliable? (2026)
WorkOS is more reliable than Okta Workforce Identity, scoring 58.7 vs 37.7 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Okta Workforce Identity reported 11 incidents and WorkOS reported 19, with effective uptime of 97.57% and 99.30% respectively. WorkOS resolves incidents faster on average (4h 31m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Okta Workforce Identity | WorkOS |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 37.7 | 58.7 |
| Rank (authentication providers) | #7 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 97.57% | 99.30% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 11 | 19 |
| Partial / major outages | 5 | 9 |
| Avg time to resolve | 13h 8m | 4h 31m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Okta Workforce Identity and WorkOS differ
- WorkOS reported 73% more incidents than Okta Workforce Identity over the last 90 days (19 vs 11).
- WorkOS had 9 partial or major outages, compared with 5 for Okta Workforce Identity.
- WorkOS fixes problems faster: 4h 31m on average, against 13h 8m for Okta Workforce Identity (2.9× quicker).
- Okta Workforce Identity's longest outage on record lasted 3d (Sep 15, 2026); WorkOS's lasted 2d 7h (Jun 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
Okta Workforce Identity
WorkOS
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
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
Recent WorkOS incidents
- Partial outageOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 2h 18m
SSO Profile API Timeoutsofficial update ↗
Affected: SSO
- Partial outageOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 3m
Elevated errors across SSO and AuthKit
Affected: AuthKit, SSO
- Partial outageOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 58m
Affected: AuthKit
- Partial outageOct 15, 2026 · resolved in 4h 34m
Radar SMS challenge failures for phone numbers in mainland China (+86)official update ↗
Affected: Dashboard, AuthKit
- InformationalOct 9, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 42m
Elevated errors for Audit Logs
Affected: Audit Logs
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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