# Okta Identity Threat Protection alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 234 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Okta Identity Threat Protection holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/okta-identity-threat-protection/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Huntress Managed ITDR: 74
- Microsoft Defender for Identity: 40
- CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: 26
- Silverfort ITDR: 6
- Microsoft Entra ID: 4
- Microsoft Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection: 3

## Identity threat detection and response

**Small business**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Okta Identity Threat Protection.

- Huntress Managed ITDR: first choice in 51 of those 78
- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 5 of those 78
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Microsoft Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Defender for Identity: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Microsoft Defender for Identity / Microsoft Entra ID Protection: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Mid-market**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Okta Identity Threat Protection (Okta Identity Threat Protection is #7 of 12 at 0%).

- Huntress Managed ITDR: first choice in 19 of those 78
- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 14 of those 78
- CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: first choice in 7 of those 78
- Silverfort ITDR: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 2 of those 78
- CrowdStrike Falcon Next-Gen Identity Protection: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Microsoft Defender for Identity / Entra ID Protection: first choice in 1 of those 78

**Enterprise**: 78 of 84 answers did not name Okta Identity Threat Protection (Okta Identity Threat Protection is #9 of 11 at 0%).

- Microsoft Defender for Identity: first choice in 21 of those 78
- CrowdStrike Falcon Identity Protection: first choice in 19 of those 78
- Huntress Managed ITDR: first choice in 4 of those 78
- Microsoft Defender XDR: first choice in 2 of those 78
- Silverfort ITDR: first choice in 2 of those 78
- BeyondTrust Platform: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Blumira: first choice in 1 of those 78
- Exabeam: first choice in 1 of those 78

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