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We performed a comparison between Atlassian Crowd and PingFederate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Single Sign-On (SSO) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Atlassian Crowd vs. PingFederate Report (Updated: March 2024).
768,886 professionals have used our research since 2012.
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Pros
"The most valuable features are predominantly in the directory and development spaces.""One standout feature is the capability to configure various authentication and authorization methods from diverse user directories."

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"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.""PingFederate is very flexible. We can do many customizations, and it also provides an SDK to tailor it to our specific requirements. There are also numerous plugins available. I've worked with tools like ForgeRock and Okta, but I find PingFederate to be the most customizable.""PingFederate gives you granular control over the settings. There are many options for fine-tuning policies.""The most valuable feature is multifactor authentication."

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Cons
"It makes you more efficient, but you have to optimize what you're doing before you get into the software.""There's a need for effective group membership management, especially for corporate programs."

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"PingFederate's UI could be streamlined. They have recently made several improvements, but it's still too complex. It's a common complaint. The configuration should be simplified because the learning curve is too steep.""Currently, the main integration is SAML-based, but other integration methodologies need to be supported.""It requires some expertise to set up and manage.""Notifications and monitoring are two areas with shortcomings in the solution that need improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It's pretty cheap. I would rate the price as three out of five."
  • "While it may seem affordable for larger enterprises, it tends to become more expensive as you move up the scale."
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  • "Ping offers flexible pricing that's not standardized."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:One standout feature is the capability to configure various authentication and authorization methods from diverse user directories.
    Top Answer:The pricing ranges from low to medium. While it may seem affordable for larger enterprises, it tends to become more expensive as you move up the scale.
    Top Answer:Our main use case is for user management, especially in the context of developers. The focus is consolidating different user types, such as active and desktop users, and facilitating a unified user… more »
    Top Answer:It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
    Top Answer:Notifications and monitoring are two areas with shortcomings in the solution that need improvement.
    Top Answer:In my company, we use PingFederate for federated connections and some ADC connections to arrange for single sign-on across our infrastructure and customers.
    Ranking
    14th
    Views
    277
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    Average Words per Review
    471
    Rating
    9.0
    10th
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    2,921
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    2,475
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    2
    Average Words per Review
    404
    Rating
    8.5
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    Also Known As
    Crowd
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    Overview
    Atlassian Crowd is a single sign-on and user identity tool that's easy to use, administer, and integrate. Users can come from anywhere: Active Directory, LDAP, Crowd itself, or any mix thereof. Control permissions to all your applications in one place Ð Atlassian, Subversion, Google Apps, or your own apps.

    PingFederate is an enterprise federation server that enables user authentication and single sign-on. It serves as a global authentication authority that allows employees, customers and partners to securely access all the applications they need from any device. PingFederate easily integrates with applications across the enterprise, third-party authentication sources, diverse user directories and existing IAM systems, all while supporting current and past versions of identity standards like OAuth, OpenID Connect, SAML and WS-Federation. And it can be deployed on-premises or in the cloud, so you can support today’s needs and future-proof your business for tomorrow’s requirements.

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    NHL, Interspire, Appfire
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    University14%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Healthcare Company10%
    Energy/Utilities Company8%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm28%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Educational Organization10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business35%
    Midsize Enterprise25%
    Large Enterprise39%
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    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise71%
    Buyer's Guide
    Atlassian Crowd vs. PingFederate
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Atlassian Crowd vs. PingFederate and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    768,886 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Atlassian Crowd is ranked 14th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 4 reviews while PingFederate is ranked 10th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 4 reviews. Atlassian Crowd is rated 9.2, while PingFederate is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Atlassian Crowd writes "Enhanced user management offering seamless single sign-on, scalability for large enterprises, and improved configurability through integration with various user sources and directories". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PingFederate writes " A highly stable tool offering extremely helpful technical support to its users". Atlassian Crowd is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, whereas PingFederate is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Symantec Siteminder, PingID, Microsoft Active Directory and CyberArk Identity. See our Atlassian Crowd vs. PingFederate report.

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