Okta Workflows vs Torq (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Okta Workflows grades higher than Torq: 1.8 against 1.6 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA
Okta Workflows grades higher on the free plan. They get the same grade on value for money, features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Okta Workflows
No-code identity automation, sold inside Okta's workforce suites
Which one is for you
Pick Okta Workflows if
- Fits if you already use Okta and want to automate joiners and leavers
- Works for an IT admin who wants no-code flows for identity tasks
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you do not use Okta, as it is sold inside its suites
- Tight if you pick Starter or Core Essentials, which cap you at 5 flows
- Watch out: you pay per user for the whole suite, not for Workflows alone
- Watch out: Professional and Enterprise prices are not published, and billing is annual
Pick Torq if
- Fits if you run a security operations team buried in alerts and false positives
- Works for teams that want AI to write up evidence and a timeline for each case
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want general business or personal automation, as it's aimed at security operations
- Skip it if you need a price: none is published and the vendor's pricing address returns not found
- Tight if you want to test it first, because no free plan or trial is listed
- Watch out: the pages we read name no integrations, so you can't check it fits your tools
How we grade them
| 1.8GPAOkta WorkflowsWeak | 1.6GPATorqWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CStarter is $6 a user a month billed annually, but it includes just 5 flows. The 50 flows on Essentials cost $17, close to the middle ($19). | CNo prices are published; the site directs buyers to request a demo. With nothing on record it sits at C. |
| Free plan and trial | DA free trial is offered on the Starter suite, but its length is not stated. | FNo free plan and no trial are listed, and the site directs buyers to request a demo. |
| Features | CA no-code flow builder, a connector builder and lifecycle and group management. It does its identity job fully but is a smaller job than general automation. | CAI triage, case management, investigation agents, a response agent called Socrates and threat hunting runbooks. It's a narrower job than general automation, and most of it is the vendor's own description. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. Flows have to be built, and you need Okta set up first. | CNo store rating on record. Agents, runbooks and a context model need setting up before they earn their keep. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb only, with no integrations listed on the pricing page. | CWeb only. The listing names no integrations. |
| Best for | automating user setup and access | triaging security alerts with AI agents |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Okta Workflows and Torq. How we grade
Where they differ
- Okta Workflows also covers templates and no-code.
- Torq also covers AI agents and case management.
At a glance
| Okta Workflows | Torq | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free trial | Paid |
| Starts at | $6 per user / month (Starter suite, 5 flows), billed annually | Not published |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | Free trial offered on the Starter suite; length not stated on the pricing page | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Okta | Torq |
| Price read from | okta.com | Not confirmed |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Okta Workflows
- It is bundled into Okta Workforce Identity suites, so you pay per user for the whole suite, not for Workflows alone.
- Flow counts are capped by suite: 5 on Starter and Core Essentials, 50 on Essentials, and a maximum on Professional and Enterprise.
- Professional and Enterprise prices are not published; Okta asks buyers to contact sales.
- Okta says its suites are billed annually, so the per-month figures are not available month to month.
Torq
- No prices are published; the site directs buyers to request a demo.
- It is aimed at security operations, not general business or personal automation.
- The vendor's own pricing address returns a page-not-found error.
Key features
Okta Workflows
- No-code flow builder
- Build automations with clicks instead of code, using if-this-then-that logic across multiple APIs and pre-built templates.
- Connector Builder
- Create your own connector to link apps that have no ready-made one, using the Connector Builder.
- Lifecycle and group management
- Automate group memberships and account changes during employee or partner onboarding and offboarding.
- Inactive-user clean-up and reports
- Find inactive users and act on their accounts, or generate audits and reports on a schedule.
- Security responses
- Act on suspicious activity, lock a user's device on offboarding, and configure flows that help prevent account takeovers.
- Low-latency inline hooks
- A low-latency mode lets flows run during sign-in, for tasks such as token enrichment or SAML assertion changes.
Torq
- Auto triage
- AI agents de-duplicate events and filter false positives, giving verdicts that the vendor says are grounded in your team's past decisions.
- Case management
- Cases are created, assigned and managed from one place, which the vendor describes as the single source of truth for an incident.
- AI investigation
- Specialized AI agents take on repetitive investigation work and record evidence, timelines and recommended actions for review.
- Response with Socrates
- Socrates is a natural-language agent that can remediate threats autonomously or with a human overseeing the action.
- Threat hunting runbooks
- Agentic runbooks access authorized data and tools, compare findings with historical cases and summarize what they find.
- Reporting and context model
- A context model records each verdict, exception and override, and reporting tools keep stakeholders informed.
Plans
Okta Workflows
Starter$6
per user / month, billed annually
Suite with single sign-on, MFA and Universal Directory. Includes 5 Workflows flows.
Core Essentials$14
per user / month, billed annually
Okta suite priced between Starter and Essentials. Includes 5 Workflows flows.
Essentials$17
per user / month, billed annually
Adds lifecycle management and access governance to Starter. Includes 50 Workflows flows.
ProfessionalCustom
Everything in Essentials plus device access and identity threat protection. Maximum flows; sold through sales.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Professional plus API access management and an access gateway. Maximum flows; sold through sales.
Torq
Pricing could not be confirmed. See torq.io.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Okta Workflows or Torq?
As of Nov 12, 2026, Okta Workflows starts at $6 per user / month (Starter suite, 5 flows), billed annually, and Torq has no price we could confirm.
Which has a free plan, Okta Workflows or Torq?
As of Nov 12, 2026, neither Okta Workflows nor Torq has a free plan. Okta Workflows has a free trial.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.