Ping Identity

pingidentity.com
Identity & Access Management
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Identity Security for the Digital Enterprise

How to Replace Ping Identity

Overview

Ping Identity is an advanced identity platform that provides seamless, secure, and scalable identity solutions for digital enterprises. The platform offers unmatched flexibility, resilience, and security to meet demanding identity challenges across workforce and customer identity use cases. With AI-powered intelligence and extensive integration capabilities, Ping enables organizations to build secure digital experiences without compromising innovation.

Features

45 features across 8 categories

AI(1)

Helix AIAI

AI engine at the core of the platform that pioneers the next generation of secure, intelligent identity services with built-in intelligence and smarter protection

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Administration(1)

Unified Administration Portal

Single pane of glass for administrators to view and configure environments

Also in: Notion, Airtable, Smartsheet

Authentication(8)

Adaptive Multi-Factor AuthenticationPremium

Risk and contextual based MFA that improves security and productivity

Authentication Policies

Centralized authentication with intuitive policy creation to quickly secure access to every app

Kerberos Support

Support for the Kerberos protocol designed to provide secure authentication for existing client and server applications

Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)Premium

Balance security with customer convenience by using advanced policies that leverage context to only prompt for MFA when needed

Password to Passwordless Migration

Incrementally migrate password users to passwordless without sacrificing security

Passwordless AuthenticationPremium

Streamline security and productivity with device or token based logins, including FIDO support and out-of-the-box passwordless solutions

Pre-Built Passwordless Flow Templates

Get started quickly with pre-built passwordless flow templates and out-of-the-box user journeys for registration, authentication, and device enrollment and management

Single Sign-On (SSO)

Give customers and employees consistent digital experiences with one set of credentials across every digital property

Also in: LastPass, Dashlane, 1Password

Core IAM(9)

Access

Access control and management

Directory

Flexible, lightweight directory modeled on the SCIM standard with group-based access control to simplify provisioning

Govern

Governance and compliance capabilities

Identify

Core capability to identify users and entities within the system

Manage

User and identity management capabilities

PingOne Advanced ServicesPremium

Deploy advanced SSO, authentication, dynamic authorization and access security identity services

PingOne AuthorizePremium

Use real-time data to make authorization decisions for access to data, services, APIs and other resources

Unified Customer Profile

Personalize the experience with rich customer profiles accessed across apps using REST and SCIM APIs and synchronized across directories

User Management

Comprehensive user and customer data management with encryption in every state

Integration(8)

350+ Connectors

6,500+ orchestrated capabilities across 350+ connectors for extensive integration possibilities

Inbound Provisioning

Create and update user records through inbound provisioning with SCIM

LDAP Directory

Connect to your existing LDAP directory with an on-premise gateway

Microsoft Ecosystem IntegrationsPremium

Support for Windows, Active Directory, and Office365 environments

Mobile SDKPremium

Embed MFA capabilities and seamless authentication into customer-facing apps

Open Standards Support

Support for OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM with pre-built integrations from application catalog

RADIUS Gateway

Integrate with RADIUS servers for remote access authentication

RESTful APIs

Access customer and employee identity services via APIs that are supported with documentation and sample apps

Also in: monday.com, Notion, Airtable

Security(9)

API Access ManagementPremium

Configure, enforce, and audit API access to ensure the right users have the right permissions for specific APIs, calls and data

Decentralized IdentityPremium

Improve privacy, convenience and security with reusable verified credentials

Default Risk and Authentication Policies

Get started quickly with pre-built policies for risk and authentication based on industry best practices

Fraud PreventionPremium

Spot fakes, block threats and keep bad actors out without slowing real users down

PingOne ProtectPremium

Evaluate activity in real-time to detect threats and assign risk scores that drive mitigation policies and prevent fraud

PingOne VerifyPremium

Streamline and secure the onboarding experience by embedding customer identity verification into registration and account creation

Protect

Security protection and threat prevention

Real-Time Threat Detection

Evaluate activity in real-time to assign risk scores that drive mitigation policies and prevent identity fraud

Transaction ApprovalsPremium

Enhance security of high-value and high-risk transactions to confirm customer identity with push notifications

Also in: Hugging Face, Notion, Airtable

User Experience(6)

Customer Device ManagementPremium

Self-service portal for customers to add and remove trusted devices for MFA

Customizable Registration and Sign-On Experiences

Create experiences that are consistent, easy-to-use while being on brand

Employee Dock

An application portal offering employees single click access to all their apps in one place

Passwordless Getting Started Wizard

Quickly build and test different passwordless end-user journeys without any manual configuration or custom coding

Secure Self-Service Profile Management

Pre-built profile management flow templates for customers to manage their accounts, preferences, and trusted devices

Self-Service Preference Management

Customers can manage their own preferences and trusted devices without the need for support

Workflow Automation(3)

No-Code Identity Orchestration Engine

Build, test and optimize experiences with a drag-and-drop interface to weave together Ping identity services

Orchestrate

Identity journey orchestration with no-code, drag-and-drop interface

PingOne DaVinciPremium

Design frictionless, secure employee access by integrating all chosen identity vendors and business applications with workflows

Also in: Stampli, Smartsheet, Chili Piper

Pricing

PingOne for Customers - Passwordless

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  • Pre-built passwordless flow templates
  • Passwordless getting started experience
  • Password to passwordless migration experiences
  • Default policies for risk and authentication
  • Real-time threat detection
  • Secure self-service profile management

PingOne for Customers Essential

Starting at $35k annually
  • No-code identity orchestration engine
  • Single sign-on
  • Authentication policies
  • Customizable registration and sign-on experiences
  • Unified customer profile
  • Self-service preference management
  • Secure user management
  • Open standards support (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM)
  • Unified administration portal
  • RESTful APIs
  • Inbound Provisioning
  • LDAP directory

PingOne for Customers Plus

Popular
Starting at $50k annually
  • Everything in Essential
  • Adaptive multi-factor authentication
  • Convenient, secure authentication methods
  • Mobile SDK for MFA
  • Seamless MFA with device authorization
  • Customer device management
  • Transaction approvals
  • API Access Management

PingOne for Workforce Essential

$3 per user per month
  • No-code Identity Orchestration Engine
  • Single Sign-on
  • Directory
  • Standards Support (OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML, SCIM)
  • Employee Dock
  • Ease of Administration
  • Inbound Provisioning
  • LDAP directory
  • Kerberos support
  • RADIUS Gateway

PingOne for Workforce Plus

Popular
$6 per user per month
  • Everything in Essential
  • Adaptive Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Microsoft Ecosystem Integrations
  • Passwordless Authentication

Cost Calculator

Keep Paying Ping Identity

Monthly$3/mo
Yearly$36/yr
5-Year Total$180

Build It Yourself

Est. Build Time~3 hrs
Hosting$20/mo
DifficultyVery Easy

Total Cost Comparison

1 Year
SaaS
$36
DIY
$240
3 Years
SaaS
$108
DIY
$720
5 Years
SaaS
$180
DIY
$1.2k

DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 45 features at very easy complexity.

Build vs Buy

Should you build a Ping Identity alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 45 features.

Buy Ping Identity

Better Value
Monthly cost$30/mo
3-year total$1,080
Time to deployDays

Build Your Own

Development cost$24,000
Maintenance$360/mo
3-year total$36,960
Dev time~2 months

Buying Ping Identity saves ~$35,880 over 3 years vs building.

Estimates based on 45 features and a BuildScore of 5/5. Actual costs vary.

Integrations

11 known integrations

FIDO2KerberosLDAPMicrosoft Active DirectoryMicrosoft Office 365OAuth 2.0OpenID ConnectRADIUSSAMLSCIMWindows