Drop-in Okta alternative for app authentication?
Passkey-based identity provider with zero per-MAU pricing — open source, audited.
Internet Identity is a free, open-source authentication system. Unlike Okta (which charges per monthly active user), Internet Identity has no usage-based pricing. Users sign in with WebAuthn passkeys; each app gets a unique cryptographic identity so users can't be tracked across services.
Why switch from Okta?
- Free — no per-MAU or per-tenant pricing
- Passkeys / WebAuthn out of the box
- Per-app cryptographic identity — no cross-app tracking
- Open source — fully auditable
Our pick
Internet Identity by DFINITY Foundation — Passwordless sign-in for the Internet Computer — a passkey or a provider you already use, with no tracking and no personal data shared. Launch
Frequently asked questions
- Can I really use this in production for my SaaS app?
- Yes if your app is deployed on the Internet Computer. For off-chain apps, integration is possible but the experience is smoother for ICP-native apps.
- How does pricing scale at 10K+ MAU?
- It doesn't — there's no MAU-based pricing. The system is funded as a public good on the Internet Computer.
- Does it support SAML / OIDC like Okta?
- Internet Identity uses WebAuthn signed delegations (a different but conceptually similar standard). Apps integrate via the IC SDK.
- What about user management dashboards?
- There's no central admin dashboard — by design. User identities are cryptographic, not entries in a database an admin can query or freeze.
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