SAASPOCALYPSEcase · head-to-head
wedge comparison
subjects of investigation
github.comvsokta.com
which is stronger?
→vs←
clone time
3 months
fortress3 months
okta.com
enterprise identity & access management platform
26/ 100
wedge scorefull report ↗
moat
how deep is each moat.
github.com · aggregate
8.0/10deep moat
moat delta-0.6
okta.com · aggregate
7.4/10deep moat
8.0
capital±0
8.0
8.0
technical-3.0 →
5.0
10.0
network-4.0 →
6.0
8.0
switching-1.0 →
7.0
7.0
data-1.0 →
6.0
6.0
regulatory+3.0 →
9.0
8.2
distribution+1.5 →
9.7
floor
cost + time, side by side.
monthly floorgithub.com wins
github.com
$26 + usage
okta.com
$47 + usage
delta −$21github.com costs less per month to keep the lights on.
time to cloneokta.com wins
github.com
∞
okta.com
3 months
delta · finite vs. ∞okta.com is buildable; github.com effectively isn't.
overlap
where they fight, where they don't.
features only one ships, plus the small middle they share.
only github.com · 55
developer ecosystemintegrationsmarketplacesocial graphwebhooks
shared · 33
version history & creative timelinesocial loginsso (saml/oidc)
only okta.com · 33
audit loghipaa compliancellm inference
stack
what they're built on.
shared infra and the differentiating bits.
only github.com · 55
AxiomCloudflare WorkersFly.ioRenderS3
shared infra · 55
CloudflareGitHubPostgresCloudflare R2Sentry
only okta.com · 88
FastlyLuciaNextAuthNext.jsResendSupabaseSupabase AuthVercel
the verdict
ATTACK OKTA FIRST
same comparison surface, two different walls. neither is a layup — okta is the thinner wall. circle back to github only if you genuinely need what it does that the other doesn't.
the case
matched moat depth
full reportfortress · 20
→ read the github.com report
full reportfortress · 26
→ read the okta.com report
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