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We performed a comparison between AWS IAM Identity Center and PingFederate based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The product is easy for beginners to learn and use."

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"PingFederate gives you granular control over the settings. There are many options for fine-tuning policies.""The most valuable feature is multifactor authentication.""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."

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Cons
"In the product, two groups cannot have the same name...In general, the tool does not allow for the duplication of names."

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"Currently, the main integration is SAML-based, but other integration methodologies need to be supported.""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.""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
  • "The product is cheap since it is available on the cloud."
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  • "Ping offers flexible pricing that's not standardized."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The product is easy for beginners to learn and use.
    Top Answer:The product is cheap since it is available on the cloud. AWS IAM Identity Center does not fall under the services that my company provides continuously to our customers, but we do create users and… more »
    Top Answer:I don't think there is any need for improvement in the product since everything has been created architecturally by AWS. AWS has given all the features in the tool. In the product, two groups cannot… 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.
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    AWS Single Sign On, AWS SSO
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    Overview

    AWS IAM Identity Center is the recommended service for managing your workforce's access to AWS applications or your multiple AWS accounts (or both). It is a flexible solution that can be used to connect your existing identity source or help you create users in AWS. IAM Identity Center can be used alongside your existing AWS account access configurations.

    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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    Expedia, Intuit, Royal Dutch Shell, Brooks Brothers
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company24%
    Government10%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm28%
    Computer Software Company11%
    Educational Organization10%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise57%
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    Small Business13%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise72%
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    AWS IAM Identity Center is ranked 21st in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 1 review while PingFederate is ranked 10th in Single Sign-On (SSO) with 4 reviews. AWS IAM Identity Center is rated 9.0, while PingFederate is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AWS IAM Identity Center writes "Helps users provide or revoke accesses whenever needed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PingFederate writes " A highly stable tool offering extremely helpful technical support to its users". AWS IAM Identity Center is most compared with Red Hat Single Sign On, Microsoft Entra ID and Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, whereas PingFederate is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Symantec Siteminder, PingID, Microsoft Active Directory and Fortinet FortiAuthenticator.

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