We performed a comparison between Microsoft Active Directory and Ping Identity Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"I can use Active Directory to block a user's internet access and monitor how an employee is using the internet."
"The scalability of the solution is high...The initial setup of the solution is easy, and I would rate it an eight or nine out of ten on a scale of one to ten, where one being difficult and ten being easy."
"It is easy to understand all the components."
"Active Directory makes managing user policies easier, like when a user wants to share files. We also use it to create and manage our email accounts."
"The most valuable features are it is easy to use, manage, create a repository, and create the OM."
"It is very user-friendly."
"We can also have separate domain controllers in different Active Directory sites based on their location."
"PingFederate gives you granular control over the settings. There are many options for fine-tuning policies."
"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The solution is highly stable and scalable"
"It provides ease of connecting all our devices."
"The only feature we were looking for in PingID was SSO integration with our existing web app."
"The solution has a smooth and configurable user interface for single sign-on capabilities."
"The mobile biometric authentication option improved user experience. It's always about security because, with two-factor authentication, it's always a separate device verifying the actual user logging in."
"We use the product to run different reports."
"The DNS services could improve in Microsoft Active Directory."
"I would like to see more integration with cloud-based applications. This would make it easier to manage users and devices across multiple platforms."
"If Microsoft is going to add anything to the on-prem solution, it should be an updated GUI."
"Microsoft Active Directory could improve by having better integration with other solutions."
"They should improve the solution's old computer cleanup tool."
"There is room for improvement."
"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."
"Microsoft Active Directory fails to provide MFA. MFA, which is also known as multi-factor authentication on top of the password and username, is what I would like to see in the product's future releases."
"Notifications and monitoring are two areas with shortcomings in the solution that need improvement."
"We have encountered instances where it is not easy to do authentication."
"They could use some bio-certification. It's just more user-friendly and more convenient than entering the one time passes. That would be an improvement."
"The initial setup appears to be difficult in the beginning."
"It requires some expertise to set up and manage."
"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's device management portal should be more easily accessible via a link. They provide no link to the portal like they do for the service. The passwordless functionality could be more comprehensive. You can't filter based on hardware devices. Having that filtering option would be great. Device authentication would be a great feature."
"In the beginning, the initial setup was very complex."
Microsoft Active Directory is ranked 8th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 36 reviews while Ping Identity Platform is ranked 4th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 19 reviews. Microsoft Active Directory is rated 8.6, while Ping Identity Platform is rated 8.4. 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 Ping Identity Platform 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 Ping Identity Platform is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Symantec Siteminder, ForgeRock, SailPoint Identity Security Cloud and RSA SecurID.
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