We performed a comparison between Microsoft Entra ID and Ping Identity Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Authentication Systems solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Overall, I think the support and the pictorial format of this web portal are very good."
"The most valuable features of Microsoft Entra ID are the login and the conditional access pieces."
"In terms of identity management, it helps to improve security posture. It generally helps in terms cloud security, simplicity, and single sign-on for multiple apps."
"The tool's most valuable feature is auto logs. It helps with user activity and monitoring. It also assists us with GLBA policies and procedures. Microsoft Entra ID gives a 360 view of what the user has access to, what applications are available to them, when they are logging in and out, etc. It makes knowing what is happening to our tenants incredibly powerful."
"It is very simple. The Active Directory functions are very easy for us. Its integration with anything is very easy. We can easily do third-party multifactor authentication."
"Let's say we decide that our users need to have MFA, multi-factor authentication. It is very easy to implement that with Azure Active Directory."
"It's a very scalable solution."
"User and device management is the most valuable feature."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"PingFederate gives you granular control over the settings. There are many options for fine-tuning policies."
"It's pretty stable as a product."
"What I like best about PingID is that it's very user-friendly. PingID is well-built as a developer tool and regularly upgrades and updates via patches. I also like that PingID has clear documents that will help you integrate it with other solutions."
"We use the product to run different reports."
"The solution is stable. We haven't experienced any bugs or glitches."
"The most valuable feature is multifactor authentication."
"This is a user-friendly solution."
"The downside of using a single password to access the entire system is that if those credentials are compromised, the hacker will have full access."
"Compared to what we can do on-prem, Azure AD lacks a feature for multiple hierarchical groups. For example, Group A is part of group B. Group B is part of group C. Then, if I put someone into group A, which is part of already B, they get access to any system that group B has access to, and that provisioning is automatically there."
"Its integration with open-source applications can be improved. I know that they are working on open-source authentication methods for integration with open-source applications, but they can make it more open."
"It would be awesome to have a feature where you can see the permissions of a user in all their Azure subscriptions. Right now, you have to select a user, then you have to select the subscription to see which permissions the user has in their selected subscriptions. Sometimes, you just want to know, "Does that user have any permissions in any subscriptions?" That would be awesome if that would be available via the portal."
"I believe it can also be integrated into other Microsoft products, as well as more integrations with other solutions."
"There are some features, where if you want to access them, then you need to make use of PowerShell. If someone is not really versed in PowerShell scripting, then they would definitely have issues using some of those features in Azure Active Directory."
"Microsoft's technical support has shortcomings where improvements are required."
"The technical support could improve by having a faster response time."
"We have encountered instances where it is not easy to do authentication."
"The solution should allow for better integration with other platforms and the UBT."
"The management console needs to be improved. PingID should revise it."
"If the solution is going to compete with Microsoft, they need to offer more unique functionality to keep their current user base."
"Currently, the main integration is SAML-based, but other integration methodologies need to be supported."
"The timing of the token validity, if it could be extended, would be great. I'm not sure if there is even an option to configure these types of settings."
"I think that the connection with like Microsoft Word, especially for Office 365, is a weak point that could be improved."
"PingID classifies the type of environment into internal and external, which is an area for improvement because you need to take additional steps to trust internal and external users."
Microsoft Entra ID is ranked 1st in Authentication Systems with 190 reviews while Ping Identity Platform is ranked 5th in Authentication Systems with 19 reviews. Microsoft Entra ID is rated 8.6, while Ping Identity Platform is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Microsoft Entra ID writes "Saves us time and money and features Conditional Access policies, SSPR, and MFA". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ping Identity Platform writes " A highly stable tool offering extremely helpful technical support to its users". Microsoft Entra ID is most compared with Microsoft Intune, Google Cloud Identity, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Okta Workforce Identity and Cisco Duo, whereas Ping Identity Platform is most compared with Symantec Siteminder, ForgeRock, Microsoft Active Directory, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud and RSA SecurID. See our Microsoft Entra ID vs. Ping Identity Platform report.
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