Does this rise to the level of antitrust scrutiny? Aren't these like the two biggest SSO providers?
Except that AWS and Google have their own offerings (and the I think these aren't SSO companies as much as Auth as a Service providers)
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#12Does this rise to the level of antitrust scrutiny? Aren't these like the two biggest SSO providers?
Except that AWS and Google have their own offerings (and the I think these aren't SSO companies as much as Auth as a Service providers)
Azure AD is the biggest in the game by far in terms of SSO, stretching every vertical from education to investment banking.
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#13Does this rise to the level of antitrust scrutiny? Aren't these like the two biggest SSO providers?
Had exactly the same thought – this seems like it's begging for the antitrust hammer.
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#14Wow, I wonder if this will create some space for a new competitor? I mean apart from these 2, who else are a serious option for rock solid SaaS IdP?
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#15Congrats to the Auth0 team! Their product solves a really tricky, undifferentiated problem that I'm glad I don't have to solve anymore.
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#16Does this rise to the level of antitrust scrutiny? Aren't these like the two biggest SSO providers?
In a way I think this is good for consumers as it positions them better to counterbalance Microsoft, the big bear in the field.
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#17stormpath > auth0 > okta > ??
Wonder who buys them next. This will be the third time I've updated my deployments.
Re: Okta to Acquire Auth0 for $6.5B
#18I was wondering when this was going to happen.
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#19Wow. These guys were basically 1 and 2 when it comes to enterprise auth/CIAM. It's great news for the businesses, but will likely only decrease competition in the marketplace. There's a ton of second tier competitors out there with plausible offerings who are probably going to start consolidating to stay alive.
Wouldn’t 1 be Microsoft?
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#20Okta stock dropped 12% in after hours. I see the acquisition as a positive business decision.