We performed a comparison between Microsoft Active Directory and PingFederate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the configured appliance system in Hypervisor."
"The Solution's most important feature is that it can merge with a cloud-based active directory via Azure AD Connect."
"The ability for a single sign-on for applications."
"Active Directory plays a focal point in security management, encompassing aspects like credential management, lifecycle, dynamic provisioning, and the network infrastructure of customers."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is that it is an easy-to-use tool."
"The product is very stable and flexible. You can also integrate the solution with other products like mail solutions."
"It is a scalable solution."
"Audit, authentication and authorization are the best features."
"PingFederate gives you granular control over the settings. There are many options for fine-tuning policies."
"PingFederate is very flexible. We can do many customizations, and it also provides an SDK to tailor it to our specific requirements. There are also numerous plugins available. I've worked with tools like ForgeRock and Okta, but I find PingFederate to be the most customizable."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable feature is multifactor authentication."
"They should improve the solution's old computer cleanup tool."
"The solution could be made more safe by using authentication mechanisms."
"The solution needs to be simplified to navigate."
"The DNS services could improve in Microsoft Active Directory."
"There could be enough material to learn about the product."
"I would like to see the integration with Mac and IOS products improved."
"We may occasionally experience difficulty integrating some solutions with Microsoft Active Directory, but I am unsure whether the issue lies with Microsoft Active Directory or the other solution."
"The product's premium support services could be less expensive."
"It requires some expertise to set up and manage."
"Notifications and monitoring are two areas with shortcomings in the solution that need improvement."
"Currently, the main integration is SAML-based, but other integration methodologies need to be supported."
"PingFederate's UI could be streamlined. They have recently made several improvements, but it's still too complex. It's a common complaint. The configuration should be simplified because the learning curve is too steep."
Microsoft Active Directory is ranked 6th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 36 reviews while PingFederate is ranked 10th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 4 reviews. Microsoft Active Directory is rated 8.6, while PingFederate is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Microsoft Active Directory writes "A solution that easily merges with cloud-based ADs and provides superior data security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PingFederate writes " A highly stable tool offering extremely helpful technical support to its users". Microsoft Active Directory is most compared with Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Microsoft Entra ID, ManageEngine ADManager Plus and Auth0, whereas PingFederate is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Symantec Siteminder, PingID, CyberArk Identity and Red Hat Single Sign On. See our Microsoft Active Directory vs. PingFederate report.
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