Compare the Approach

Password-free access is only part of the story.

Password managers, passkeys, and enterprise identity platforms have made sign-in safer and easier. piSun is being built around a different starting point: the Patron identity itself and the authorized relationships that connect that Patron to independent applications and organizations.

Identity and access

Credentials are not the same thing as identity.

Many security products help people manage passwords, replace passwords with passkeys, or give an organization centralized control over employee access. Those are important capabilities.

piSun takes a different approach. PSOP is being designed so that a verified Patron identity can remain independent while participating in multiple authorized applications and organization relationships.

An application does not become the Patron's identity provider simply because the Patron uses that application. An employer does not own the Patron's identity simply because the Patron works there.

The piSun identity belongs to the Patron. An organization controls only the relationship, role, or application for which it has authority.

Four familiar approaches

Different starting points. Different design purposes.

Each product addresses important identity or access needs. These comparisons describe the center of its public product model and how piSun's developing design focus differs.

Primary model

LastPass

Credential and password management with passkeys, autofill, secure vaults, business SSO, MFA, and access-management capabilities.

What it solves

Remembering and securely storing credentials
Creating and using passkeys for supported sites and apps
Autofill, credential sharing, and password hygiene
Business SSO, MFA, and related access controls

How piSun's design focus differs

piSun is not being built as a password vault or credential autofill service. Its starting point is the Patron identity and the authorization relationship between that Patron, an application, and an organization.

LastPassManage or replace credentials used to enter accounts.

piSunEstablish and authorize the Patron relationship underlying participating piSun applications and services.Create piSun Identity

Primary model

1Password

Password and passkey management, secure vaults, autofill, sharing, business administration, and SSO options.

What it solves

Storing passwords and passkeys
Using credentials across supported devices
Credential sharing and autofill
Business access administration

How piSun's design focus differs

1Password helps secure and use the credentials associated with accounts. piSun is being designed so participating applications can rely on an authorized Patron identity without making a password or passkey vault the center of the Patron relationship.

1PasswordProtect and use credentials associated with accounts.

piSunCenter participating services on an authorized Patron relationship.Create piSun Identity

Primary model

Okta

Enterprise identity and access management for workforce and application access, including FastPass, device context, biometric checks, authentication policy, and application access controls.

What it solves

Workforce and application access
Passwordless FastPass experiences
Device context and biometric user verification
Organization-managed authentication and access policy

How piSun's design focus differs

Okta is primarily designed around organizations administering identity and access to their workforce and applications. piSun's Patron model is designed so the underlying individual identity can remain independent of a single employer.

OktaAn organization governs access across its workforce and applications.

piSunAn organization controls its own relationship without controlling the Patron's unrelated identity or applications.Create piSun Identity

Primary model

Microsoft Entra

Enterprise identity, access, governance, security, and network-access services for employee, customer, partner, and workload identities.

What it solves

Identity for employees, customers, partners, and workloads
Passkeys and FIDO2 authentication
Conditional Access and organizational access control
Access to cloud and enterprise resources

How piSun's design focus differs

Microsoft Entra provides a broad enterprise identity and access ecosystem. piSun is being built around a Patron-centered relationship model spanning independent piSun applications, organizations, and future authorized services.

Microsoft EntraGovern enterprise identities, access, and resources.

piSunAllow the Patron to exist before, during, and after an employer relationship.Create piSun Identity

At a glance

Compare the primary design focus

Short descriptions avoid treating a broad product category as a simple yes-or-no checklist.

Capability / Design Focus	LastPass	1Password	Okta	Microsoft Entra	piSun
Primary starting point	Credential management	Credential management	Enterprise IAM	Enterprise IAM and security	Patron-centered identity platformCreate piSun Identity
Password or credential vault	Core product model	Core product model	Not the primary product model	Not the primary product model	Not the product modelCreate piSun Identity
Passkey support / passwordless access	Supported	Supported	FastPass and passwordless options	Passkeys / FIDO2 supported	Authentication is part of the developing platformCreate piSun Identity
Organization-managed workforce access	Business access capabilities	Business administration options	Core product focus	Core product focus	Organization relationship modelCreate piSun Identity
Independent Patron identity	Not the primary product model	Not the primary product model	Not the primary product model	Not the primary product model	Core design focusCreate piSun Identity
Employer relationship separated from personal identity	Not the primary product model	Not the primary product model	Organization-centered administration	Organization-centered administration	Core design principleCreate piSun Identity
Independent application portfolio	Credential portfolio	Credential portfolio	Organization application access	Enterprise and cloud resource access	Independent participating applicationsCreate piSun Identity
Organization controls only its relationship	Not the primary product model	Not the primary product model	Organization policy boundary	Organization policy boundary	Core design principleCreate piSun Identity
Protected-resource relationship model	Not the primary product model	Not the primary product model	Application and resource access	Enterprise resource access	Intended platform capabilityCreate piSun Identity

The key difference

One identity. Multiple independent relationships.

A Patron may use FamilyLink, add another participating piSun application, or establish an authorized relationship with an employer or institution. Those relationships remain separate.

If an employer rejects or ends an employee relationship, that decision applies to the employer relationship. It does not automatically erase the Patron's independent piSun identity or unrelated applications.

Create piSun Identity

Patron Identity

FamilyLinkEmployer AStatus: organization-authorized relationshipAnother piSun AppFuture participating service

Authentication context

Passkeys are valuable. They're just not the whole identity model.

Passkeys replace passwords with strong public-key credentials tied to a website or application. They are an important improvement in authentication.

piSun's objective is broader: establish the verified Patron and then govern which participating applications, organizations, and services are authorized to interact with that Patron.

A clear boundary

piSun is not intended to be:

A password vault
An autofill utility
A collection of passwords replacing another collection of passwords
An employer-owned identity
One giant application with unrestricted access to every Patron relationship

PSOP is intended to provide the common identity and authorization foundation beneath independent piSun applications and participating services.

Market context

Why piSun can look like several different markets

Credential Managers

LastPass · 1Password

They primarily protect and use credentials.

Enterprise Identity & Access

Okta · Microsoft Entra

They primarily help organizations govern access to applications and resources.

Passkey Ecosystems

Passkeys replace passwords with strong cryptographic credentials.

piSun

Patron-centered identity and authorization intended to support independent applications and organization relationships.

These products overlap with parts of what piSun is addressing. The difference is the system boundary: piSun is being designed around the Patron and the authorized relationships surrounding that Patron.

Review and references

Comparison references

Public product information reviewed for:

Reviewed August 2026

LastPass1PasswordOkta FastPassMicrosoft Entra

Product capabilities change over time. This comparison describes publicly documented product focus and capabilities and is intended to explain piSun's design approach, not to represent that competing products lack capabilities outside their primary use cases. Product and company names are trademarks of their respective owners. piSun Technologies is not affiliated with or endorsed by the companies referenced on this page.

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