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Okta vs Auth0: one company, two identity APIs
Okta owns Auth0, and the two score within 3.4 points. Okta is the more agent-ready; Auth0 publishes the clearer price.
Auth0
Okta acquired Auth0 in 2021, but the two still run separate developer programs. Both are exemplars: Okta at 73.8 and Auth0 at 70.4. Okta is the more agent-ready, at 51.1 against 37.2.
Okta leads on contract quality (75.3 against 63.3), contract governance (45.5 against 27.3), developer ergonomics (83.9 against 60.0) and discoverability. Auth0 leads on operational transparency (76.3 against 52.6) and access clarity (67.1 against 61.8). Each publishes things the other does not. Auth0 has agent skills, overlays, SDKs and a getting-started path. Okta has JSON Schema, JSON Structure, a vocabulary and a sandbox.
Auth0 is the only one with a readable price: $35 a month to start, and $240 a month for up to 500 monthly active users on a higher tier. The response names it the cheapest entry. Okta’s pricing did not resolve to a graded figure.
Facet by facet
The six Kin Score facets, 0 to 100. The facet leader is the one the tool names in facet_leaders. Each facet links to how it is measured.
| Facet | Okta | Auth0 | Leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discoverability | 70 | 61.7 | Okta |
| Contract Quality | 75.3 | 63.3 | Okta |
| Contract Governance | 45.5 | 27.3 | Okta |
| Operational Transparency | 52.6 | 76.3 | Auth0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 83.9 | 60 | Okta |
| Access Clarity | 61.8 | 67.1 | Auth0 |
| Kin Score | 73.8 | 70.4 | Okta |
| Agent readiness | 51.1 agent-ready | 37.2 agent-ready | Okta |
Artifact coverage
Every artifact type either provider publishes, from the tool's artifact_matrix. Differences are listed first.
| Artifact | Okta | Auth0 |
|---|---|---|
| AgentSkill | — | ✓ |
| Blog | ✓ | — |
| GettingStarted | — | ✓ |
| JSONLD | ✓ | — |
| JSONSchema | ✓ | — |
| JSONStructure | ✓ | — |
| Overlay | — | ✓ |
| Pricing | ✓ | — |
| Project | — | ✓ |
| Repository | — | ✓ |
| SDKs | — | ✓ |
| Sandbox | ✓ | — |
| Specification | ✓ | — |
| Vocabulary | ✓ | — |
| APIsJSON | ✓ | ✓ |
| AgenticAccess | ✓ | ✓ |
| Arazzo | ✓ | ✓ |
| AsyncAPI | ✓ | ✓ |
| Authentication | ✓ | ✓ |
| Documentation | ✓ | ✓ |
| FinOps | ✓ | ✓ |
| MCP | ✓ | ✓ |
| OpenAPI | ✓ | ✓ |
| OpenAPISource | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plans | ✓ | ✓ |
| RateLimits | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rules | ✓ | ✓ |
| Scopes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Security | ✓ | ✓ |
What it costs to get in
Each provider's economics as the tool returns them. Grade A is quoted on the provider's own pricing page, B is arithmetic on quotes, C a stated prior. Entry cost is the cheapest published paid tier — a floor on getting in, not the price of the API alone. Grades: A quoted on the provider's page, B arithmetic on quotes, C a stated prior.
| Okta | Auth0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience | — | business-product |
| Pricing basis | — | tiered-subscription |
| Delivery | — | managed+licensed |
| Entry (per month) | not published | $ 35 / month grade A · Essentials |
| Marginal cost | — | $ 240 / month ÷ Up to 500 monthly active users; Everything in Essentials plus custom database lo grade B |
| Take rate | — | — |
| Source | — | pricing page read 2026-09-20 |
Cheapest published way in: Auth0. Priced 1 of 2.
The full compare_providers response
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Result read 2026-10-27. Scores move as providers publish; run it yourself for today's numbers.
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