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What SenseCrypt adds
In Okta you assemble a sign-in policy out of factors: a password, a push, a code, a hardware key. SenseCrypt removes the assembly. The user looks at the camera, and there is no password sitting behind that step for an attacker to fall back on.
That is a narrower product and a stronger guarantee at the same time. Which of those two matters more is the real decision on this page.
The match never leaves the device
Capture and comparison run on the user's own hardware. The server holds no face image and no face template, so there is no gallery to breach, to subpoena, or to migrate when you change vendors.
One token, one sign-in
Each ceremony spends a single-use face token, and that token is dead the moment it is used. A copy pulled off the wire is worthless. The tokenization is patent-pending.
Nothing for a caller to talk out of the user
A one-time PIN appears once in the whole lifecycle, when a new device is bound. It goes by email, and by SMS as well when a mobile number is on file. Sign-in itself has no password and no shared code, and that absence is the reason it resists phishing.
Certified for liveness, evaluated for recognition
iBeta ISO 30107-3 certification at Level 1 and Level 2 covers presentation attacks at the camera, such as a printed photo or a mask; app attestation and device authenticity checks block virtual-camera and SDK injection. Face recognition entered the NIST evaluation in 2021 (then FRVT, later split into FRTE and FATE) and is maintained through our latest submissions.
Where each fits
Both products hand your applications standard tokens and assertions, so protocol coverage is not what separates them. Okta is an established platform with a large catalog of prebuilt application integrations and a long record in workforce identity. SenseCrypt covers one sign-in method and keeps no password path behind it.
Judge this on the method and on how much surrounding platform you actually need.
Okta brings breadth
Directory, lifecycle, policy and a wide integration catalog built up over years, plus a large pool of administrators who already know the console. If your requirements list is long and mixed, that breadth earns its price.
SenseCrypt puts a hard floor under sign-in
One method, no password to reset, no code a user can be persuaded to repeat. The floor is high because the surface is small, and the two are the same fact.
The wire is common ground
OIDC, OAuth 2.0 and SAML 2.0 on both sides. Your application integration mostly ports across, so the switching cost lives in operations and rollout, not in code.
Use them together
Pulling out the identity provider that already holds your applications, your groups and your audit history is rarely worth it, and nothing here asks you to. Okta accepts an external identity provider over OIDC or SAML, and SenseCrypt is one.
Face login then arrives as a connection you configure, not a migration you have to schedule. Okta stays the front door. What changes is the moment of proof.
Okta keeps the directory and the policy
Your applications keep pointing at Okta. User records, group assignments and session policy stay where your team already administers them.
SenseCrypt becomes the proof step
Okta hands the user across, the face ceremony runs on the device, and SenseCrypt returns a standard token or assertion. Okta issues the application session exactly as it did before.
Start with one group, not the whole company
Because it is a connection, you can route one application or one pilot group through face login and leave everyone else on the current method. Widen it when the helpdesk queue stays quiet.
Standards, controls, and pricing in SenseCrypt
SenseCrypt is a full identity provider, so the protocol surface is not a module you license on top. On authorization, SenseCrypt emits roles and permissions in the token and your application enforces them. SenseCrypt itself runs a default-closed group gate at sign-in and capability checks on the admin console routes.
The price is one dollar per user per month with a 20-seat minimum, and that is the list price rather than the whole bill. Signing keys held in KMS custody add twenty dollars per key per month, and each tenant or custom domain past the three included in every account adds ten dollars per month. Customer identity bills on monthly active users, so a user who does not sign in that month does not bill. The 30-day trial takes no card.
- OIDC and OAuth 2.0, with PKCE and pushed authorization requests.
- SAML 2.0 for the applications that federate that way.
- SCIM 2.0 for user and group provisioning.
- CIBA, where the backchannel push starts a device-bound face ceremony instead of a tap to approve.
- Role-based access control, multi-tenant isolation, and audit logs.
SenseCrypt and Okta across common identity dimensions.
| Dimension | SenseCrypt | Okta |
|---|---|---|
| Primary sign-in method | Passwordless face login | Varies by plan |
| Biometric data on server | None; face matching on-device | Varies by plan |
| Open standards | OIDC, OAuth 2.0, SAML 2.0, SCIM 2.0, CIBA | Supported |
| Phishing-resistant by design | Yes; no password or shared code to enter | Varies by plan |
| Use as external IdP | Yes; federate SenseCrypt into Okta | Supported |
| Pricing model | One dollar per user per month (20-seat minimum) | Varies by plan |
Frequently asked questions
Is SenseCrypt an Okta alternative?
Yes. SenseCrypt is a full identity provider with passwordless face login. You can use it instead of Okta, or alongside it.
Can I use SenseCrypt with Okta?
Yes. SenseCrypt speaks open standards. You can federate SenseCrypt into Okta as an external identity provider.
Where does SenseCrypt match my face?
SenseCrypt matches the face on-device. SenseCrypt stores no face image and no face template. It uses a single-use face token.
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