Ping Identity
Ping Identity
Ping Identity provides secure access management by enabling authentication and authorization across multiple applications and devices. It supports adaptive authentication and identity federation to streamline user access while maintaining security controls.
Ping Identity provides secure access management by enabling authentication and authorization across multiple applications and devices. It supports adaptive authentication and identity federation to streamline user access while maintaining security controls.
Cost considerations
Functionality
Compatibility
User experience
Customer support
Why these ratings?
Cyberse perspective
Solution details
Target industry
Technology
Public sector
Healthcare
Financial services
Market segment
Enterprise
Services support
In-house services
Third party integrators
Managed services
Cloud ecosystem partners
Amazon Web Services
Microsoft Azure Cloud
Google Cloud Platform
Deployment
Cloud-native
Cloud-hosted
Pricing
Free trial available
Subcategory
Multi-Factor Authentication
Single-Sign On
Customer Identity and Access Management Platforms
Integrations
Governance Risk and Compliance
Key features
API access
Platform solution
Product features
Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
Single-Sign On (SSO)
We use the following criteria to evaluate this product:
Cost considerations
Ping Identity lists per-user subscription tiers, but key items like MFA, risk analytics and governance are extra, pushing the all-in cost to a solid mid-market level. Buyers typically see payback in around two years rather than within a single fiscal year. Competitors that bundle those functions can appear less expensive once Ping’s add-ons are tallied.
Cost considerations
Ping Identity lists per-user subscription tiers, but key items like MFA, risk analytics and governance are extra, pushing the all-in cost to a solid mid-market level. Buyers typically see payback in around two years rather than within a single fiscal year. Competitors that bundle those functions can appear less expensive once Ping’s add-ons are tallied.
Functionality
Ping Identity offers strong single sign-on and adaptive multi-factor authentication plus automated user onboarding and offboarding from HR sources. Built-in risk scoring and basic governance give managers visibility into access, while privileged account management remains outside the scope. This coverage outpaces basic SSO products but stops short of the full end-to-end capabilities of the most comprehensive suites.
Functionality
Ping Identity offers strong single sign-on and adaptive multi-factor authentication plus automated user onboarding and offboarding from HR sources. Built-in risk scoring and basic governance give managers visibility into access, while privileged account management remains outside the scope. This coverage outpaces basic SSO products but stops short of the full end-to-end capabilities of the most comprehensive suites.
Compatibility
Ping Identity connects natively to Active Directory, LDAP, Azure AD and common HR directories, and uses open standards like SAML, OIDC and SCIM to link cloud and on-prem apps. Mature REST APIs let internal teams integrate custom systems without proprietary workarounds. Organizations therefore encounter few compatibility roadblocks during deployment.
Compatibility
Ping Identity connects natively to Active Directory, LDAP, Azure AD and common HR directories, and uses open standards like SAML, OIDC and SCIM to link cloud and on-prem apps. Mature REST APIs let internal teams integrate custom systems without proprietary workarounds. Organizations therefore encounter few compatibility roadblocks during deployment.
User experience
Ping Identity gives users a straightforward MFA enrollment wizard and a modern portal, but administrators still rely on manuals when building complex policies. Advanced options are nested and take extra clicks, so onboarding a new application is slower than with the most intuitive rivals. Overall usability is solid yet not hands-off.
User experience
Ping Identity gives users a straightforward MFA enrollment wizard and a modern portal, but administrators still rely on manuals when building complex policies. Advanced options are nested and take extra clicks, so onboarding a new application is slower than with the most intuitive rivals. Overall usability is solid yet not hands-off.
Customer support
Ping Identity gives customers round-the-clock help for critical outages and promises an initial response within an hour, with identity specialists available for escalations. Users can tap a well-stocked knowledge base, training portal, and active community for self-service answers. Some customers note slower turnaround on specialized connector problems, so support is strong but not top-tier.
Customer support
Ping Identity gives customers round-the-clock help for critical outages and promises an initial response within an hour, with identity specialists available for escalations. Users can tap a well-stocked knowledge base, training portal, and active community for self-service answers. Some customers note slower turnaround on specialized connector problems, so support is strong but not top-tier.