Subcategory · AI Citation Index
Who AI is citing in Identity Provider
Okta leads AI citations at 71, rising 5 points, while the category shows no dominant shortlist winner across 16 discovery prompts.
Brands tracked
14
Avg AEO score
67/100
Citation coverage
0%
of brands cited at least once
Dominant brands
0
cited > 50% of queries
Discovery stage
The shortlist
When buyers ask AI for the best Identity Provider software
No discovery-stage prompts have been scored against this category yet — once the shortlist cron runs, this section will surface which brands AI cites most.
Evaluation stage
The battleground
How brands fare on comparison queries · category median 16/100
In head-to-head comparisons, Oracle Sales Performance Management averages 31 vs Okta's 0 across 4 evaluation queries — a surprising edge given Okta's stronger overall score. The median evaluation score sits at 16, indicating lukewarm AI confidence in direct comparisons.
Each brand's evaluation score averages how AI responds to head-to-head comparison queries that mention them. Above-median brands win their comparisons more often than they lose.
Trends
Over the last 12 months
Too few audits to establish a trend. Two months of data (March–April 2026) show flat performance: 65 to 66 average score. Okta is flagged as rising with a +5 delta, but the sample is too narrow to confirm momentum.
Editorial picks
Brands worth watching
Okta
Scores 71 — the highest in the category — and shows a +5 point rise in recent audits. Despite this, it scores 0 in head-to-head evaluations, suggesting AI cites it broadly but struggles to justify it vs competitors.
Read brand profile →Oracle Sales Performance Management
Averages 31 in evaluation queries, outperforming Okta in direct comparisons despite a lower overall score of 63. The gap hints at AI treating Oracle as a credible alternative when buyers compare products explicitly.
Read brand profile →Descope
Tracked in the category but lacks scored citations. Represents the long tail of identity providers that fail to break into AI-generated shortlists or evaluation sets.
Read brand profile →FAQ
Identity Provider questions, answered
Which identity provider does AI cite most often?+
Do any identity providers dominate AI-generated shortlists?+
How does Okta perform in head-to-head comparisons?+
Is the identity provider category growing in AI citations?+
What is the median evaluation score for identity providers?+
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