# Crowd vs Ping Identity Comparison

| | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Star Rating** | 4.0 out of 5 | 4.4 out of 5 | 
| **Total Reviews** | 14 | 114 | 
| **Largest Market Segment** | Mid-Market (50.0% of reviews) | Enterprise (71.3% of reviews) | 
| **Entry Level Price** | No pricing available | $3 Per User Per Month | 

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## Top Pros & Cons

### Crowd


Cons:
- Poor Interface Design (1 reviews)

### Ping Identity

Pros:
- Customer Management (1 reviews)
- Customer Support (1 reviews)

Cons:
- Authentication Issues (1 reviews)
- Complex Administration (1 reviews)

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## Ratings Comparison
| Rating | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
  | **Meets Requirements** | 8.0 (10 reviews) | 9.0 (77 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Use** | 8.7 (10 reviews) | 8.7 (79 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Setup** | Not enough data | 8.3 (54 reviews) | 
  | **Ease of Admin** | Not enough data | 8.3 (51 reviews) | 
  | **Quality of Support** | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 8.5 (71 reviews) | 
  | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | Not enough data | 8.6 (49 reviews) | 
  | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 5.8 (11 reviews) | 8.3 (75 reviews) | 

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## Pricing

### Crowd

#### Entry-Level Pricing

No pricing available

#### Free Trial

No information available

### Ping Identity

#### Entry-Level Pricing

Plan: Cloud MFA & SSO

Price: $3 Per User Per Month

Description: Ping Identity's IDaaS for IT Departments

Key Features:
- Unlimited multi-factor authentication
- Unlimited single sign-on
- Included contextual capabilities to balance security with convenience

[Learn more about Ping Identity](https://www.g2.com/products/ping-identity/reviews)

#### Free Trial

Yes

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## Features Comparison By Category

### Single Sign-On (SSO)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Crowd** | 8.4/10 | 10 |
| **Ping Identity** | 8.7/10 | 42 |

#### Authentication Options

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Authentication User experience** | 8.1 (9 reviews) | 9.1 (35 reviews) | 
| **Supports Required Authentication systems** | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 9.1 (32 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Factor Authentication** | 8.0 (5 reviews) | 9.0 (32 reviews) | 
| **Supports Required Authentication Methods/Protocols** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 9.2 (34 reviews) | 
| **Federation/SAML support (idp)** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 9.1 (32 reviews) | 
| **Federation/SAML support (sp)** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 9.4 (28 reviews) | 

#### Access Control Types

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Endpoint access** | Not enough data | 8.6 (22 reviews) | 
| **Local Access** | 8.9 (6 reviews) | 8.9 (28 reviews) | 
| **Remote Access** | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 8.7 (25 reviews) | 
| **Partner Access** | Not enough data | 8.5 (17 reviews) | 
| **Supports BYOD users** | Not enough data | 9.0 (17 reviews) | 

#### Administration

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Ease of installation on server** | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 8.8 (30 reviews) | 
| **Password Policy Enforcement** | 8.8 (7 reviews) | 8.7 (21 reviews) | 
| **Administration Console** | 8.3 (6 reviews) | 8.2 (28 reviews) | 
| **Ease of connecting applications** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 8.5 (31 reviews) | 
| **Self Service Password Administration** | 8.3 (5 reviews) | 8.1 (15 reviews) | 

#### Platform

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multiple Operating system support** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 9.4 (27 reviews) | 
| **Multi-Domain Support** | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 8.8 (25 reviews) | 
| **Cross Browser support** | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 8.8 (31 reviews) | 
| **Fail over protection** | 6.7 (5 reviews) | 8.6 (25 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | 6.7 (6 reviews) | 7.3 (22 reviews) | 
| **Auditing** | 6.3 (5 reviews) | 8.1 (27 reviews) | 
| **Third Party Web Services support** | Not enough data | 8.8 (23 reviews) | 

### Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Crowd** | N/A | N/A |
| **Ping Identity** | 8.1/10 | 21 |

#### Authentication type

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **SMS-Based** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Voice-Based Telephony** | Not enough data | 8.0 (5 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Email-Based** | Not enough data | 8.9 (12 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Hardware Token-Based** | Not enough data | 8.1 (7 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Software Token** | Not enough data | 9.1 (13 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Biometric Factor** | Not enough data | 7.9 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Mobile-Push** | Not enough data | 8.7 (14 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Risk-Based Authentication** | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Device Sync** | Not enough data | 7.7 (10 reviews) | 
| **Backup** | Not enough data | 7.7 (5 reviews) ✓ Verified | 

#### Implementation

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Easy Setup** | Not enough data | 7.8 (16 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Mobile SDK** | Not enough data | 7.2 (10 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Web SDK** | Not enough data | 7.9 (11 reviews) | 

### Risk-Based Authentication (RBA)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Crowd** | N/A | N/A |
| **Ping Identity** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Bi-Directional Identity Synchronization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Policy Management** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 
| **Cloud Directory** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Application Integrations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Privileged Access Management (PAM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Crowd** | N/A | N/A |
| **Ping Identity** | N/A | N/A |

#### Administration

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Policy, User, and Role Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Approval Workflows** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Provisioning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Bulk Changes** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Centralized Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Self-Service Access Requests** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Functionality

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Multi-Factor Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Single Sign-On** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **BYOD support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Password Vault** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Centralized management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Role-based security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Live notifications** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Live session recording & playback** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Hide passwords** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Temporary, time-limited privilege** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Monitoring

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Audit Logging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Activity Logging** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Reporting

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Audit log** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Crowd** | N/A | N/A |
| **Ping Identity** | 8.9/10 | 9 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Self-registration and self-service** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | 9.4 (9 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Scalability** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Consent and preference management** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) ✓ Verified | 
| **Social login** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Customer data linking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI Authentication Risk Management - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive MFA** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Fraudulent Login Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Adaptive Authentication Policies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Risk-Based Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI Biometric & Behavioral Analysis - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Behavioral Biometric Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Liveness Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### AI Context-Aware Security Controls - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Account Recovery Assistants** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Constraint Enforcement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Passwordless Authentication

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Crowd** | N/A | N/A |
| **Ping Identity** | N/A | N/A |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **FIDO2-compliant** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Works with hardware security keys** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Multiple authentication methods** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Offline or no-phone solution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

### Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Product | Score | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| **Crowd** | N/A | N/A |
| **Ping Identity** | 8.3/10 | 22 |

#### Functionality

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **User provisioning** | Not enough data | 7.5 (10 reviews) | 
| **Password manager** | Not enough data | 8.3 (8 reviews) | 
| **Single Sign-on** | Not enough data | 8.8 (14 reviews) | 
| **Enforces policies** | Not enough data | 8.2 (16 reviews) | 
| **Authentication** | Not enough data | 8.9 (19 reviews) | 
| **Multi-factor authentication** | Not enough data | 8.3 (16 reviews) | 

####  Type

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **On-premises solution** | Not enough data | 8.8 (12 reviews) | 
| **Cloud-solution** | Not enough data | 8.2 (17 reviews) | 

####  Reporting

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Tracking** | Not enough data | 8.3 (12 reviews) | 
| **Reporting** | Not enough data | 7.4 (14 reviews) | 
| **Access & Permission Change Reporting** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Compliance & Audit Trail Export** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Adaptive & Contextual Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Identity Lifecycle Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Self‑Service Account Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

#### Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)

| Feature | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **AI‑Driven Access Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Automated Policy Tuning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 
| **Predictive Role Recommendations** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 

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## Categories
**Shared Categories (1):** [Single Sign-On (SSO) Solutions](https://www.g2.com/categories/single-sign-on-sso)


**Unique to Ping Identity (6):** [Privileged Access Management (PAM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/privileged-access-management-pam), [Identity and Access Management (IAM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/identity-and-access-management-iam), [Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam), [Passwordless Authentication Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/passwordless-authentication), [Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/multi-factor-authentication-mfa), [Risk-Based Authentication Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/risk-based-authentication-rba)


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## Reviewer Demographics

### By Company Size

| Segment | Crowd | Ping Identity | 
|---|---|---|
| **Small-Business** | 21.4% | 3.7% | 
| **Mid-Market** | 50.0% | 25.0% | 
| **Enterprise** | 28.6% | 71.3% | 

### By Industry

#### Crowd

- **Information Technology and Services:** 35.7%
- **Computer Software:** 21.4%
- **Internet:** 14.3%
- **Telecommunications:** 7.1%
- **Marketing and Advertising:** 7.1%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 7.1%
- **E-Learning:** 7.1%

#### Ping Identity

- **Information Technology and Services:** 14.3%
- **Computer Software:** 9.5%
- **Hospital & Health Care:** 7.6%
- **Insurance:** 7.6%
- **Financial Services:** 6.7%
- **Retail:** 5.7%
- **Pharmaceuticals:** 4.8%
- **Airlines/Aviation:** 3.8%
- **Banking:** 3.8%
- **Telecommunications:** 2.9%
- **Other:** 33.3%

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## Top Discussions

### Crowd

No discussions available for this product.

### Ping Identity

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