Paswad vs Okta

Okta is a powerful workforce and CIAM identity provider, strongest at enterprise SSO, directories, and employee access. Paswad is passwordless-first consumer identity: a KYC-verified web passport with passkeys and per-payment transaction signing that the end user owns.

They overlap on passkey login, but Paswad focuses on verifying real people and signing high-value actions rather than managing a workforce directory.

Okta typically prices around per-user, per-month seats across an IAM suite of modules. Paswad is built as a focused identity and signing layer, so you adopt passwordless passkeys and transaction signing without buying a broad workforce suite.

For current Paswad plans, see the pricing page; teams should confirm Okta's latest tiers directly with Okta.

Yes. Beyond passwordless passkey sign-in, Paswad lets a user cryptographically sign each individual payment or sensitive action. This per-transaction signing binds approval to a specific amount and payee, which standard login alone does not provide.

It is well suited to banks and fintechs that need strong customer authentication on every payment, not just at the front door.

Paswad is built on open FIDO2 and WebAuthn standards, so passkeys you enroll are portable and not locked to a vendor. Many teams run Paswad alongside an existing IdP first, then move consumer-facing flows over once passwordless and signing are proven.

Typical launches are measured in days rather than the longer rollouts common with full IAM suites. See the broader comparison.