Microsoft Entra ID vs Ping Identity
Microsoft Entra ID and Ping Identity are both identity and access software. Microsoft Entra ID is a commercial product from Microsoft. Ping Identity is a commercial product from Ping Identity.
Which to pick
- Pick Microsoft Entra ID when
- Your organisation uses Microsoft 365 and wants identity and SSO without another vendor.
- Pick Ping Identity when
- A large enterprise or bank has complex hybrid identity needs, including on-premise federation.
Side by side
Microsoft's cloud directory (formerly Azure AD) for Microsoft 365 sign-in, SSO to other apps, MFA, conditional access and device-aware policies.
Enterprise identity platform for workforce and customer SSO, MFA, federation and access management, deployable in cloud or on premise.
Conditional access and governance features need P1 or P2 licences, and the admin surface is large.
Merged with ForgeRock under Thoma Bravo, so product lines are being consolidated.
Production-ready (both)
Cloud service
Cloud service and self-hosted server
Azure
Java
Closed source, sold by Microsoft
Closed source, sold by Ping Identity
Closed source: you use it under the maker's terms and cannot change or resell the code. (both)
508 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.