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."Many of its features are valuable, including: facilitating application authentication, privileged access management, processes for attestation, and access reviews."
"The solution adds an extra layer of security."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that is easy to use."
"I would say that Azure AD's pricing is very reasonable because of the structure and in terms of the solution."
"Configuring the domain and setting it up in the Azure portal is just three clicks to be honest."
"It helps with privacy control of identity data. It makes security very easy."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is its ability to delegate roles to each individual resource, which is great."
"It's a very intuitive platform. It's easy to create groups and add people."
"This is a user-friendly solution."
"PingFederate gives you granular control over the settings. There are many options for fine-tuning policies."
"I find the auto-discovery feature the most valuable. It helps us automate a lot of things using a single password across applications."
"The only feature we were looking for in PingID was SSO integration with our existing web app."
"It is a scalable solution...It is a stable solution."
"I like the self-service feature. The 502 and UBP systems are also excellent. PingID's ability to authenticate with SSH, RDP, and Windows login is pretty handy. It covers the entire spectrum of use."
"The solution is stable. We haven't experienced any bugs or glitches."
"It provides ease of connecting all our devices."
"Sometimes, what one customer may like, another may not like it. We have had customers asking, "Why is Microsoft forcing us to do this?" For example, when you use Exchange Server on-premise, then you can customize it for your company and these customizations are unlimited. However, if you use Exchange Online or with Microsoft 365, then your ability to make modifications is limited. So, only the cloud versus is limited."
"It would be an improvement if Authenticator made it easier to recover the app if you reboot your cellphone and lose access."
"Some systems do not integrate very well with Azure AD. We thought of going for Okta, but later on we were able to achieve it, but not the way we wanted. It was not as easy as we thought it would be. The integration was not very seamless."
"The support could be better. Lately, they sort of dropped off a bit in terms of quality."
"The solution could be improved when it comes to monitoring and logging as these are the most critical areas in case something was to go wrong."
"Transitioning to the cloud is very difficult. They need the training to make it easier."
"The documentation, and the way that people are notified of updates, are things that can be improved. I'm a big fan of Microsoft products but the way they document is not that great."
"We have a custom solution now running to tie all those Azure ADs together. We use the B2B functionality for that. Improvements are already on the roadmap for Azure AD in that area. I think they will make it easier to work together between two different tenants in Azure AD, because normally one tenant is a security boundary. For example, company one has a tenant and company two has a tenant, and then you can do B2B collaboration between those, but it is still quite limited. For our use case, it is enough currently. However, if we want to extend the collaboration even further, then we need an easier way to collaborate between two tenants, but I think that is already on the roadmap of Azure AD anyway."
"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."
"In the beginning, the initial setup was very complex."
"PingID should put a little more effort into making a pretty self-explanatory deck about their tech features and the services they offer."
"The initial setup appears to be difficult in the beginning."
"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."
"PingID would benefit from a better user interface for integration."
"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."
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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