IBM Security Verify Access vs Ping Identity Platform comparison

IBM and Ping Identity are both solutions in the Single Sign-On (SSO) category. IBM is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.0, while Ping Identity is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.3. IBM holds a 2.3% mindshare in SSO, compared to Ping Identity’s 7.7% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of IBM users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Ping Identity users who would recommend it.

IBM Security Verify Access

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Sep 18, 2024

Ping Identity Platform and IBM Security Verify Access are leading solutions in the identity and access management space. User reviews indicate that IBM provides better policy enforcement and security measures.

Features: Ping Identity Platform offers seamless integration capabilities, advanced authentication mechanisms, and versatile deployment options. IBM Security Verify Access provides comprehensive policy enforcement, robust security protocols, and flexible access controls.

Room for Improvement: Users suggest Ping Identity Platform improve its reporting functionalities, administration process, and user interface. IBM Security Verify Access needs improvements in simplified deployment, better documentation, and user onboarding.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Ping Identity Platform is known for its straightforward deployment model but lacks responsive customer service. IBM Security Verify Access has complex deployment but offers effective customer support when needed.

Pricing and ROI: Ping Identity Platform has a higher initial setup cost but offers competitive ROI due to its efficiency and feature set. IBM Security Verify Access is relatively cost-effective to set up and delivers satisfactory ROI driven by its comprehensive features.

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Categories and Ranking

IBM Security Verify Access

Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)

14th

Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

18th

Ranking in Access Management

13th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Identity Management (IM) (25th)

Ping Identity Platform

Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)

4th

Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)

6th

Ranking in Access Management

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Authentication Systems (5th), Data Governance (8th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (2nd), Directory Servers (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Single Sign-On (SSO) category, the mindshare of IBM Security Verify Access is 2.3%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ping Identity Platform is 7.7%, down from 10.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Single Sign-On (SSO)

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AsifIqbal

Chief Information Security Officer at a financial services firm with 1,001-5,000 employees

Has good scalability and is stable with no glitches; has a multi-factor authentication feature

What we'd like improved in IBM Security Access Manager is its onboarding process as it's complex, particularly when onboarding new applications. We need to be very, very careful during the onboarding. We have no issues with IBM Security Access Manager because the solution works fine, apart from the onboarding process and IBM's involvement in onboarding issues. If we need support related to the onboarding, we've noticed a pattern where support isn't available, or they don't have much experience, or we're not getting a response from them. We're facing the same issue with IBM Guardium. As we're just focusing on the multi-factor authentication feature of IBM Security Access Manager and we didn't explore any other features, we don't have additional features to suggest for the next release of the solution, but we're in discussion about exploring ID management and access management features, but those are just possibilities because right now, we're focused on exploring our domain.

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MAHESHKUMAR7

Cyber Security Engineer at TECHMINDZ DIGITAL CONSULTING PRIVATE LIMITED

Offers multi-factor authentication and application support side of PingFederate but application only supports specific protocols

A lot of teams work with technical support, but I work with it for user issues only. You might need support with things like application swaps, application names, and application URLs. I didn't know where to find those in Ping Identity, so I contacted technical support for those issues. The support team is very clever and active. They provide end-to-end support once an issue is created. I have worked with most of the support team. I also work with the support team because I work with the operations team. I provide 24/7 support to production and non-production environments. I coordinate with application and network teams to troubleshoot critical tickets and issues related to Ping Identity solutions.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I have found this solution to be really practical and when a user wants to log in, it is effortless and runs smooth."

"From the integration point of view, it supports SAML, OIDC, and OAuth. For legacy applications that don't have support for SAML and other new protocols, it provides single sign-on access to end-users. From the integration compatibility point of view, it is highly capable."

"It's a good solution for identification and access management."

"The solution has powerful authentification and authorization. It offers a good way to increase security."

"The tool provides a password vault, single sign-on, and multifactor authentication. It offers various authentication methods like fingerprint integration, one-time passwords, or tokens sent via email or SMS. This ensures secure access to your accounts by providing multiple authentication options."

"Its stability and UI are most valuable."

"The most valuable feature of IBM Security Access Manager, at least for my company, is multi-factor authentication. That's the only feature my company is using. The solution works well and has no glitches. IBM Security Access Manager is a very good solution, so my company is still using it."

"Setting up the infrastructure with Ping Identity Platform is very easy compared to other IAM products."

"PingFederate gives you granular control over the settings. There are many options for fine-tuning policies."

"The most valuable feature is multifactor authentication."

"What I like best about PingID is that it's very user-friendly. PingID is well-built as a developer tool and regularly upgrades and updates via patches. I also like that PingID has clear documents that will help you integrate it with other solutions."

"We use the product to run different reports."

"It's convenient for users to log in through Ping using the Kerberos adapter because it doesn't require them to authenticate again."

"It is a scalable solution."

"It is a stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

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Cons

"The solution could be classified as a hilt system. There are a lot of resources being used and it is suitable for very large enterprises or the public sector."

"There are a lot of areas that can be improved, but the main area is the lack of customization. You cannot easily customize anything in the product. It is not easy to tweak the functionality. It is challenging to change the out-of-the-box functionality."

"The user interface for users and administrators could be improved to make it easier. Automating some functions could also be beneficial."

"The user interface needs to be simplified, it's complex and not user-friendly."

"Configuration could be simplified for the end-user."

"They can improve the single sign-on configuration for OIDC and OAuth. That is not very mature in this product, and they can improve it in this particular area. OIDC is a third-party integration that we do with the cloud platforms, and OAuth is an authorization mechanism for allowing a user having an account with Google or any other provider to access an application. Organizations these days are looking for just-in-time provisioning use cases, but IBM Security Access Manager is not very mature for such use cases. There are only a few applications that can be integrated, and this is where this product is lagging. However, in terms of configuration and single sign-on mechanisms, it is a great product."

"What we'd like improved in IBM Security Access Manager is its onboarding process as it's complex, particularly when onboarding new applications. We need to be very, very careful during the onboarding. We have no issues with IBM Security Access Manager because the solution works fine, apart from the onboarding process and IBM's involvement in onboarding issues. If we need support related to the onboarding, we've noticed a pattern where support isn't available, or they don't have much experience, or we're not getting a response from them. We're facing the same issue with IBM Guardium. As we're just focusing on the multi-factor authentication feature of IBM Security Access Manager and we didn't explore any other features, we don't have additional features to suggest for the next release of the solution, but we're in discussion about exploring ID management and access management features, but those are just possibilities because right now, we're focused on exploring our domain."

"Ping Identity Platform must improve its UI since its management console is complicated."

"Some colleagues have mentioned API connectivity, data security, and privacy issues."

"Notifications and monitoring are two areas with shortcomings in the solution that need improvement."

"They could use some bio-certification. It's just more user-friendly and more convenient than entering the one time passes. That would be an improvement."

"One significant challenge was ensuring smooth user migration during system upgrades in Ping."

"We had issues with the stability."

"Currently, the main integration is SAML-based, but other integration methodologies need to be supported."

"It requires some expertise to set up and manage."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The license and costs depend on the amount range of users you have. For just approximately 2,000 users, the price is practical and fair. However, when you have 20,000 users, it starts to become really expensive, and the discount per user is not attractive enough to go ahead and purchase."

"It costs about 300K AED for a year. Its pricing is a bit on the higher end, but in comparison to other products in the market, its price is still better. There are lots of other products that are very costly."

"The product is not expensive. It depends on the number of users."

"The product is costly."

"The pricing is neither too expensive nor too cheap."

"The tool is quite affordable."

"Compared to some SaaS-based solutions, the platform is relatively cost-effective."

"The platform's value justifies the pricing, especially considering its security features and scalability."

"Ping Identity Platform is not very expensive."

"Ping offers flexible pricing that's not standardized."

"PingID pricing is a ten out of ten because it's a little bit cheaper than other tools, such as Okta and ForgeRock, and supports multiple tools."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

23%

Insurance Company

16%

Government

11%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about IBM Security Access Manager?

The tool provides a password vault, single sign-on, and multifactor authentication. It offers various authentication methods like fingerprint integration, one-time passwords, or tokens sent via ema...

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What needs improvement with IBM Security Access Manager?

The user interface for users and administrators could be improved to make it easier. Automating some functions could also be beneficial.

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What advice do you have for others considering IBM Security Access Manager?

I rate the product an eight out of ten.

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What do you like most about PingID?

The mobile biometric authentication option improved user experience. It's always about security because, with two-factor authentication, it's always a separate device verifying the actual user logg...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PingID?

The pricing is neither too expensive nor too cheap.

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What needs improvement with PingID?

The management console needs to be improved. PingID should revise it.

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Also Known As

IBM Security Verify Access (SVA), IBM Security Access Manager, ISAM

Ping Identity (ID), PingFederate, PingAccess, PingOne, PingDataGovernance, PingDirectory, OpenDJ

Overview

IBM Security Verify Access is a complete authorization and network security policy management solution. It provides end-to-end protection of resources over geographically dispersed intranets and extranets.Provides a wide range of built-in authenticators and supports external authenticators.Provides permit and deny decisions for protected resources requests in the secure domain through the authorization API.Manages secure access to private internal network-based resources by using the public Internet's broad connectivity and ease of use with a corporate firewall system.

IBM

IDENTITY DEFINED SECURITY PLATFORM delivers a unified, standards-based platform that can be deployed as SaaS, software or both and can scale to handle millions of identities. From multi-factor authentication and single sign-on to access security, directory and data governance, our capabilities work together to give employees, partners and customers secure access to cloud, mobile and enterprise applications, securing and streamlined everything from sign-on to sign-off and everywhere in between.

Ping Identity

Sample Customers

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Equinix, Land O'Lakes, CDPHP, Box, International SOS, Opower, VSP, Chevron, Truist, Academy of Art University, Northern Air Cargo, Repsol

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