OneLogin review

OneLogin is a cloud-based identity and access management platform from One Identity for workforce and customer identities. It centralizes authentication, directory management and access control across cloud, hybrid and on-premises environments. The core job is giving people one place to sign in and controlling which apps and resources they can reach.

Its single sign-on supports SAML 2.0, OIDC, WS-Federation and form-based automation. Multifactor options include push, TOTP, SMS, voice, email, WebAuthn biometrics and physical security keys. SmartFactor Authentication uses contextual login risk and Vigilance AI to adjust authentication requirements. Lifecycle management handles onboarding, role-based provisioning and deprovisioning through SCIM and pre-built connectors. OneLogin can synchronize accounts with Active Directory, LDAP, VLDAP, Workday and Google Workspace, or act as a cloud directory. OneLogin Access secures on-premises web servers, while OneLogin Desktop installs PKI certificates for workstation authentication.

OneLogin covers the main workforce IAM jobs in one platform: SSO, MFA, directory integration and user lifecycle management. That breadth matters when a team needs more than a login portal. SCIM and pre-built connectors can automate provisioning and deprovisioning, while role-based provisioning and directory synchronization help tie access to user and directory data.

The authentication options are broad, from common push and TOTP methods to WebAuthn biometrics and physical security keys. SmartFactor Authentication adds contextual login risk to authentication decisions. For organizations with on-premises systems, OneLogin Access and Desktop extend the platform beyond cloud apps, according to the published product details.

The listed workforce entry price is $3 per user per month for Basic, with Essentials at $6 and Business at $10. Basic may suit a small deployment: it includes lifecycle management for five applications and five security policies. Essentials removes the five-application lifecycle limit. In one Reddit thread about an AD, Office 365 and SAML setup, commenters said both OneLogin and Okta should handle the basics; one advised checking which provider supports the organization’s specific apps out of the box.

The lowest price comes with real caps. Basic is $3 per user per month, but lifecycle management is limited to five applications and security policies to five. The pricing details do not publish seat limits. Essentials costs $6 per user per month and removes the lifecycle application cap, but other plan limits are not specified. Business is $10 per user per month, with plan limits and seat limits not published. Annual-billing prices are also not published.

Costs become harder to compare above those tiers. Enterprise workforce identity and B2B Identity are call-for-pricing plans; Customer Identity and Education Identity require contacting sales or calling for pricing. OneLogin Workflows is listed at an additional $2 per user per month. Enterprise Sandbox is call for pricing, while Development Tenant pricing and overage costs are not published.

That leaves buyers without a complete price picture for larger or more customized deployments. Before switching, check the connector coverage for your actual apps and confirm the required plan, policy count and add-ons with OneLogin. A Reddit commenter recommended comparing providers against the app list rather than assuming feature coverage is identical.

The listed monthly prices are $3 per user for Basic, $6 for Essentials and $10 for Business. That means moving from Basic to Essentials doubles the per-user price; Business costs $4 more per user per month than Essentials. Annual-billing prices are not published, so there’s no listed discount to compare.

Basic includes lifecycle management for five applications and five security policies. Essentials removes the five-application lifecycle-management limit. The pricing data does not publish seat limits for any of these plans, and Business plan limits are also not published. Check those details before estimating a larger rollout.

Workflows is an additional $2 per user per month. Enterprise Sandbox is call for pricing, and the Development Tenant price and overage costs are not published. Workforce Enterprise, B2B Identity, Customer Identity and Education Identity also lack published prices. In short: the $3 starting price is for a capped Basic plan, not a complete estimate for every deployment.

Plan to inventory your applications, authentication methods and directory sources before switching. OneLogin supports SAML 2.0, OIDC, WS-Federation and form-based automation, and it can synchronize accounts with sources including Active Directory, LDAP, Workday and Google Workspace. That gives you several integration paths to map, but the published information does not specify migration tooling, timelines or data-export options.

Before committing, ask OneLogin what you can export and how to preserve user, group, policy and provisioning data if you leave. The available details do not say whether exports are self-service or which records they cover. Provisioning workflows and app connections may also need rebuilding or validation in a replacement system; treat that as a migration checklist, not a documented OneLogin limitation.

We don’t have published material documenting Reddit users’ reasons for leaving OneLogin, so we can’t responsibly report a recurring complaint. Get written answers on export scope, migration support and any exit costs before rollout.