WorkOS vs Zoho Directory

WorkOS provides APIs and hosted components for SaaS companies adding enterprise capabilities to applications. Its User Management supports SAML and OIDC identity providers, social authentication, and passwordless email codes. Directory Sync handles SCIM provisioning and HRIS integrations for user lifecycle management. Customer IT administrators can configure identity providers and directories in a hosted Admin Portal with custom branding and a custom domain. Developers get REST APIs, JSON responses, webhooks, and SDKs for Node.js, Ruby, Python, .NET, Go, PHP, and Java. AuthKit includes email and password, magic-code sign-in, MFA, passkeys, organization policies, JIT provisioning, RBAC, and CLI authentication. WorkOS lists API, iOS, and web platforms, plus integrations such as Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, Google Workspace, Salesforce, Slack, and Stripe. Pricing is freemium: free plans exist, while paid products start at $99/mo for Custom Domain and $125/mo for SSO or Directory Sync.

Zoho Directory is a workforce identity and access management platform for managing employee access to apps and devices. It offers single sign-on, device authentication, and multi-factor authentication, with factors including biometrics, time-based OTP, QR code, authenticator apps, SMS OTP, and YubiKey. IT admins can provision user profiles in connected applications, while conditional access rules can use location, IP address, device, platform, day, and time. The product lists more than 350 pre-built integrations, including Dropbox, Evernote, GitHub, Slack, Zendesk, Tableau, SurveyMonkey, and Trello. Anomaly Detection flags unusual or suspicious user behavior, and audit logs record critical administrator actions. Businesses can import and manage their own Key Encryption Key through BYOK. Cloud LDAP supports encrypted LDAPS and StartTLS authentication for LDAP-based resources without an on-premises LDAP server. The free plan costs nothing and includes 10 users, three third-party cloud apps, two directory stores, 10 device authentications, seven-day reports and audit logs, and Cloud RADIUS and Cloud LDAP for 10 users. Platforms include Android, iOS, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows.