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At a Glance
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.5% of reviews)
Enterprise (75.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
No pricing available
Microsoft Entra ID
Star Rating
(793)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.5% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Free
Browse all 4 pricing plansPingFederate
Star Rating
(34)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (75.0% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about PingFederateMicrosoft Entra ID vs PingFederate
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Microsoft Entra ID easier to use and administer. Reviewers also felt that Microsoft Entra ID was easier to do business with overall. However, reviewers felt that the products are equally easy to set up.
- Reviewers felt that PingFederate meets the needs of their business better than Microsoft Entra ID.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that PingFederate is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, Microsoft Entra ID and PingFederate received similar ratings from our reviewers.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Microsoft Entra ID
Azure Active Directory Free
Free
The free edition of Azure AD is included with a subscription of a commercial online service such as Azure, Dynamics 365, Intune, Power Platform, and others.
- Partially Included: Authentication, single sign-on and multifactor authentication (MFA)
- Partially Included: Applications Access
- Partially Included: Authorization and Conditional Access
PingFederate
No pricing availableFree Trial
Microsoft Entra ID
Free Trial is available
PingFederate
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
628
9.4
19
Ease of Use
8.8
632
8.6
19
Ease of Setup
8.6
355
8.6
16
Ease of Admin
8.8
342
8.2
14
Quality of Support
8.7
572
8.9
19
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
331
8.8
16
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
609
9.4
18
Features by Category
Authentication Options
9.0
209
8.9
17
8.9
200
8.8
16
9.3
201
9.1
17
8.8
202
9.2
17
8.7
170
9.1
16
8.8
160
9.2
16
Access Control Types
8.9
191
8.9
17
8.9
190
8.8
17
8.9
190
9.0
16
8.8
168
8.8
16
8.7
167
8.9
14
Administration
8.9
189
8.6
16
9.0
198
8.9
17
8.9
199
8.6
16
8.7
203
8.5
17
8.9
193
9.0
15
Platform
8.7
172
8.9
16
8.9
170
8.6
17
9.0
186
8.8
16
8.8
164
8.7
17
8.9
180
8.9
16
8.8
176
8.5
16
8.6
161
9.0
15
User on/off Boarding
8.9
71
|
Verified
8.6
7
8.7
73
|
Verified
8.6
7
9.1
79
|
Verified
9.2
8
9.2
77
|
Verified
8.8
8
9.0
78
|
Verified
9.0
7
8.9
69
|
Verified
8.8
7
User Maintenance
9.0
74
|
Verified
8.6
7
8.4
72
|
Verified
8.3
7
8.6
72
|
Verified
7.6
7
Governance
8.9
77
|
Verified
8.8
7
8.8
72
|
Verified
8.6
7
Administration
8.7
78
|
Verified
8.8
7
8.4
66
|
Verified
9.4
6
8.9
80
|
Verified
8.3
7
8.8
72
|
Verified
9.4
6
Authentication type
8.1
158
Not enough data
7.3
139
Not enough data
8.4
150
Not enough data
7.8
137
Not enough data
8.8
159
Not enough data
8.6
159
Not enough data
8.9
166
Not enough data
8.5
146
Not enough data
Functionality
8.9
168
Not enough data
8.6
164
Not enough data
Implementation
8.9
181
Not enough data
8.2
144
Not enough data
8.1
132
Not enough data
Access Control
9.0
170
Not enough data
8.7
164
Not enough data
8.8
155
Not enough data
8.6
151
Not enough data
Administration
8.6
156
Not enough data
8.7
168
Not enough data
8.7
154
Not enough data
8.7
161
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
168
Not enough data
9.1
172
Not enough data
9.0
160
Not enough data
Administration
9.3
89
Not enough data
8.8
83
Not enough data
9.0
86
Not enough data
8.6
84
Not enough data
9.4
88
Not enough data
9.1
87
Not enough data
Functionality
9.5
87
Not enough data
9.4
87
Not enough data
9.1
76
Not enough data
8.9
82
Not enough data
9.3
87
Not enough data
9.3
88
Not enough data
9.0
85
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.1
81
Not enough data
9.2
81
Not enough data
Monitoring
9.2
87
Not enough data
9.2
87
Not enough data
9.0
83
Not enough data
Reporting
9.1
85
Not enough data
9.2
83
Not enough data
Functionality
8.6
85
Not enough data
8.8
91
Not enough data
9.1
111
Not enough data
7.6
100
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
226
Not enough data
8.7
193
Not enough data
9.2
223
Not enough data
8.9
216
Not enough data
9.3
223
Not enough data
9.2
222
Not enough data
Type
8.5
198
Not enough data
9.3
218
Not enough data
Reporting
8.8
203
Not enough data
8.8
212
Not enough data
9.4
6
Not enough data
8.1
6
Not enough data
Authentication & Authorization - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
9.7
6
Not enough data
Administration & Governance - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
8.9
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Generative AI - Identity and Access Management (IAM)
8.3
6
Not enough data
8.6
6
Not enough data
8.9
6
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Microsoft Entra ID and PingFederate are categorized as User Provisioning and Governance Tools and Single Sign-On (SSO)
Unique Categories
Microsoft Entra ID is categorized as Passwordless Authentication, Cloud Directory Services, Privileged Access Management (PAM), Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), and Identity and Access Management (IAM)
PingFederate has no unique categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Microsoft Entra ID
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
PingFederate
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Information Technology and Services
26.3%
Computer Software
9.7%
Computer & Network Security
6.7%
Financial Services
4.7%
Hospital & Health Care
2.8%
Other
49.9%
Information Technology and Services
21.4%
Pharmaceuticals
10.7%
Computer Software
10.7%
Computer & Network Security
10.7%
Utilities
3.6%
Other
42.9%
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Discussions
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4 Comments
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2 Comments
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PingFederate has no discussions with answers
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