JumpCloud vs Ping Identity
JumpCloud and Ping Identity are both identity and access software. JumpCloud is a commercial product from JumpCloud. Ping Identity is a commercial product from Ping Identity.
Which to pick
- Pick JumpCloud when
- A small or midsize company without Active Directory wants one place for users, devices and access.
- Pick Ping Identity when
- A large enterprise or bank has complex hybrid identity needs, including on-premise federation.
Side by side
Cloud directory combining user identity, SSO, MFA, device management for Windows, Mac and Linux, LDAP and RADIUS.
Enterprise identity platform for workforce and customer SSO, MFA, federation and access management, deployable in cloud or on premise.
Prices have risen, and device management is shallower than dedicated MDM tools.
Merged with ForgeRock under Thoma Bravo, so product lines are being consolidated.
Production-ready (both)
Cloud service
Cloud service and self-hosted server
Not published
Java
Closed source, sold by JumpCloud
Closed source, sold by Ping Identity
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code. (both)
179 Wikipedia readers a month on phones
498 Wikipedia readers a month on phones
Other comparisons
More identity providers and single sign-on servers
Both sides were judged on 2026-11-03 from makers' descriptions, Wikipedia, READMEs and GitHub data. License, age and popularity lines are worked out directly.