Quick shortlist
Okta for AI Agents is one of the most visible new agent identity governance options, but it is not the only path. The right alternative depends on whether your problem is identity lifecycle, Microsoft-native agent administration, AI security posture, runtime agent control, model governance, or evaluation and observability.
The strongest alternatives to evaluate are Microsoft Entra Agent ID for Microsoft-native agent identity, Strata Maverics for identity orchestration patterns, Lasso Security for agentic AI security posture and runtime protection, WitnessAI for enterprise AI security and governance, Credo AI for responsible AI governance workflows, and Galileo for AI evaluation, observability, and agent guardrails.
Alternatives at a glance
| Alternative | Best for | Watch-outs |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Entra Agent ID | Microsoft-native agent identities and Entra access controls | May not cover every non-Microsoft agent ecosystem by itself. |
| Strata Maverics | Identity orchestration and bridging complex identity estates | Confirm current AI-agent-specific packaging and supported integrations. |
| Lasso Security | AI agent discovery, AI-BOM, AI-SPM, red teaming, and runtime enforcement | More security-platform oriented than classic IAM. |
| WitnessAI | Enterprise AI security, governance, visibility, and behavioral controls for employees and agents | Validate deployment architecture and governance depth for your agent types. |
| Credo AI | Responsible AI governance, policy, risk, and compliance workflows | Not a direct identity lifecycle replacement. |
| Galileo | AI evaluation, observability, agent metrics, and production guardrails | Not a primary IAM or access governance product. |
Microsoft Entra Agent ID
Microsoft Entra Agent ID is the most direct alternative for organizations already standardized on Microsoft security and identity. It gives AI agents a Microsoft-native identity foundation and is connected to the Entra administration model that many security teams already operate.
Choose it when your priority is governing Microsoft-built agents, assigning sponsors, generating audit entries, and extending familiar access policies to the agent layer. Be careful if your agent estate is broader than Microsoft. In that case, Entra Agent ID may be a core foundation rather than the entire answer.
Lasso Security
Lasso Security is a stronger alternative when the problem is not just identity, but the security posture of agents and AI applications. Its platform messaging emphasizes discovering AI agents, building an AI-BOM, applying AI security posture management, running automated red teaming, and enforcing runtime protections.
Choose Lasso if security engineering owns the project and needs to understand which agents exist, what tools they can call, what risks they introduce, and how to stop unsafe behavior in production. It should be compared against Okta only after you separate identity lifecycle needs from runtime AI security needs.
WitnessAI
WitnessAI is a fit for teams looking at enterprise AI security and governance across employees, applications, models, and agents. Its current positioning emphasizes visibility into AI activity, policy controls, runtime defense, data protection, and governance for human and agentic workforces.
Choose WitnessAI if your buyer group includes security, privacy, compliance, and AI platform leaders who need an AI control plane rather than a narrow identity product. Validate how it maps agent activity back to accountable humans and how it integrates with existing IAM, DLP, SIEM, and cloud controls.
Credo AI
Credo AI is not an Okta replacement in the identity sense. It belongs on the alternatives list because many agent governance projects begin as responsible AI, risk, policy, and compliance programs rather than IAM projects.
Choose Credo AI when the core requirement is documenting AI systems, mapping controls, managing policy obligations, preparing for regulation, and giving governance teams a system of record. Pair it with identity and runtime security controls if agents will actually act on systems or data.
Galileo
Galileo is also not an identity product. It is relevant because serious agent governance needs evaluation and observability. Galileo's current positioning centers on AI evaluation, observability, agent-specific metrics, production monitoring, and guardrails.
Choose Galileo when the practical question is "are our agents behaving correctly in production?" rather than "who is this agent and what can it access?" It can complement an identity product by showing failures, drift, unsafe outputs, and agent workflow issues after deployment.
How to pick the right alternative
Use Okta or Entra when the problem is agent identity, ownership, access, and lifecycle. Use Lasso or WitnessAI when the problem is AI security, agent discovery, runtime enforcement, and AI activity governance. Use Credo AI when the problem is governance workflow and compliance evidence. Use Galileo when the problem is evaluation, observability, and production quality.
For large enterprises, the best stack may combine several categories. A Microsoft-heavy team might start with Entra Agent ID, add Galileo for production evaluation, and use a governance system such as Credo AI for policy evidence. A mixed-cloud security team might evaluate Okta for cross-provider identity and Lasso or WitnessAI for runtime AI security.