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One Identity Active Roles vs Ping Identity Platform comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
5.4
One Identity Active Roles increases operational efficiency and security, reduces costs, and enhances user satisfaction with automation and data consistency.
Sentiment score
5.3
Ping Identity Platform simplifies identity management, lowers IT overhead, enhances security, improves efficiency, boosts satisfaction, and offers scalability.
One Identity Active Roles provides excellent reporting and auditing functionality, allowing administrators to track permissions, actions, and responsibilities effectively.
solution architect/ engineer at APEX.IT Sp. z o.o.
It has saved 90% of the time compared to before.
IAM Specialist
One Identity has a theme that they want the right people to have the right set of access, and this is what they are able to provide with their tool.
Assistant Manager- Pre-sales ( IT-Enterprise Vertical ) at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.7
One Identity Active Roles is praised for excellent customer service, proactive communication, and comprehensive support despite occasional issues.
Sentiment score
6.3
Ping Identity Platform offers responsive, knowledgeable support with some portal confusion; ratings typically range from six to eight.
Everything is good, and I can give One Identity technical support a rating of ten.
Assistant Manager- Pre-sales ( IT-Enterprise Vertical ) at a tech vendor with 201-500 employees
They are knowledgeable, and the response time is low.
IT Infrastructure & Cloud Manager at Softcell Technologies Limited
The customer support of One Identity Active Roles is very good and helps to balance policy enforcement capabilities while improving my approval workflow.
Cybersecurity Consultant at CyberBackbone
I have reached out to technical support for troubleshooting SAML certificate mismatches and federated errors between Ping and enterprise apps.
Senior ServiceNow Developer at Wells Fargo
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.4
One Identity Active Roles efficiently supports large-scale Active Directory environments with flexibility and high scalability ratings.
Sentiment score
7.2
Ping Identity Platform efficiently scales for diverse users, featuring adaptable environments, clustering, and load balancing for seamless performance.
It is very beneficial for large and complex environments.
Team Lead, Technical & Enterprise Directory Services Vita Program at AIS Network
If you are a major enterprise customer, it is a matter of scaling out on resources with more memory, disk, and CPU power.
IAM Specialist
The solution is highly scalable, with a scalability rating of nine.
IAM Product owner at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.5
One Identity Active Roles offers stable, reliable performance with minimal glitches, excelling in automation and compliance, rated 8-10 by users.
Sentiment score
7.8
Ping Identity Platform is stable, generally rated 8-10/10, with minor issues in integrations and external dependencies.
There were no major problems with One Identity Active Roles.
solution architect/ engineer at APEX.IT Sp. z o.o.
One Identity Active Roles has had no downtime and no major reliability issues so far.
IT Infrastructure & Cloud Manager at Softcell Technologies Limited
Regarding stability, One Identity Active Roles is mostly stable.
Director, Identity & M365 Engineering at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

One Identity Active Roles requires streamlined setup, modernized UI, better documentation, lower pricing, improved cloud integration, and enhanced customization.
Ping Identity Platform needs improvements in biometrics, integration, cloud capabilities, user interface, and documentation for better security and flexibility.
I also want One Identity Active Roles to improve in their policy configuration area, which requires advanced expertise, and in the area of reporting, I want the reporting to be more basic, visible, and have the ability to export and customize options.
Cybersecurity Consultant at CyberBackbone
The current REST API feels like an afterthought, and my developers want the ability to operate through CI/CD pipelines instead of logging into the GUI.
Identity and Access Management Specialist at a university with 10,001+ employees
A way to connect to various directories and integrate with cloud directories would be beneficial.
Team Lead, Technical & Enterprise Directory Services Vita Program at AIS Network
I would like to enable ServiceNow Generative AI for auto-diagnosing PingFederate SSO failures and suggest remediation steps.
Senior ServiceNow Developer at Wells Fargo
Ping Identity Platform has multiple products for access management, identity management, a solution for API security, a solution for authorization, and a product for identity verification.
VP Engineering at Inspirit Vision
 

Setup Cost

Enterprise buyers view One Identity Active Roles as expensive but justified by its ROI, efficiency, and flexible user-based licensing.
Ping Identity Platform offers competitive, subscription-based pricing, ideal for large enterprises but less suitable for smaller companies.
It is quite expensive, costing more than 50 euros per identity.
solution architect/ engineer at APEX.IT Sp. z o.o.
I think our total was in the seven-figure range for a couple of years of service.
Director, Identity & M365 Engineering at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
The pricing is high.
Team Lead, Technical & Enterprise Directory Services Vita Program at AIS Network
 

Valuable Features

One Identity Active Roles streamlines management and enhances security through automation, role-based access, dynamic groups, and compliance features.
Ping Identity Platform offers customizable authentication, robust security features, and seamless integration for diverse client needs and device management.
It's improved our security posture. It has limited access to our crown jewels, where all our identities lie within Active Directory.
IAM Specialist
It helps in removing custom Active Directory delegation, which enhances security by eliminating unnecessary privileges, addressing identity-based breaches by reducing the number of Active Directory delegations.
Head of Global Digital Identity Services at a hospitality company with 10,001+ employees
Dynamic groups are also one of the best features, eliminating the need to add or manage members manually.
Technical Specialist at LSEG
The platform enhances security measures by analyzing multi-factor authentication attempts, highlighting suspicious patterns, and generating compliance reports.
Senior ServiceNow Developer at Wells Fargo
It's a converged platform which can do both identity management, access management, and recently they are bringing privilege management capability as well.
VP Engineering at Inspirit Vision
 

Categories and Ranking

One Identity Active Roles
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
38
Ranking in other categories
User Provisioning Software (3rd), Active Directory Management (1st), Non-Human Identity Management (NHIM) (4th)
Ping Identity Platform
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (4th), Authentication Systems (7th), Data Governance (10th), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (6th), Access Management (4th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (3rd), Directory Servers (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

While both are Security Software solutions, they serve different purposes. One Identity Active Roles is designed for Active Directory Management and holds a mindshare of 12.2%, up 6.7% compared to last year.
Ping Identity Platform, on the other hand, focuses on Authentication Systems, holds 3.7% mindshare, up 3.5% since last year.
Active Directory Management Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
One Identity Active Roles12.2%
ManageEngine ADManager Plus11.5%
Netwrix Auditor9.9%
Other66.4%
Active Directory Management
Authentication Systems Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ping Identity Platform3.7%
Microsoft Entra ID7.8%
Okta Platform5.0%
Other83.5%
Authentication Systems
 

Featured Reviews

SN
Identity and Access Management Specialist at a university with 10,001+ employees
Governed access has transformed user management and now reduces internal attack surface
The crown jewels of One Identity Active Roles that make my life as an architect easier are Access Templates, Virtual Attributes, Workflow and Approval Engine, and Managed Units, which allowed us to structure our directory into a policy-driven asset rather than constantly firefighting manual errors. Access Templates and Managed Units are the real secret sauce of One Identity Active Roles for us. Access Templates standardize permission settings, reducing security drift and allowing for the creation of modular permission bundles such as those I created for the Tier 1 help desk. Managed Units help me stay organized without rewriting the physical structure of the directory, saving me hours of cleanup. A critical feature that I found essential for a clean environment is Dynamic Group management, which prevents permission creep by using rule-defined group memberships rather than manual additions. One Identity Active Roles automatically manages group membership based on rules tied to the HR records. One Identity Active Roles has had a transformative impact on my organization, moving from controlled chaos to governed operations. The biggest win has been a reduction in the internal attack surface, achieving over a 40% reduction in unauthorized or accidental access attempts.
SV
Senior ServiceNow Developer at Wells Fargo
Generative AI automates access reviews and provides workflow efficiencies
I work with Governance, Risk, and Compliance (GRC), IT Service Management (ITSM), and Customer Service Management (CSM) modules of ServiceNow. My project is related to cybersecurity. I have touched on generative AI and integrations like SOAP APIs. I have used the Ping Identity Platform for seamless…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
8%
University
7%
Financial Services Firm
21%
Retailer
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise21
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise20
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for One Identity Active Roles?
I am aware of the pricing; it is on the expensive side, though pricing is not my department.
What needs improvement with One Identity Active Roles?
One Identity Active Roles can be improved by simplifying the setup process since a small team in a small business requires implementation without extensive IT support. Additionally, the pricing cou...
What is your primary use case for One Identity Active Roles?
One Identity Active Roles is used primarily to simplify and automate Active Directory user and permission management. The solution automates routine tasks such as account creation, password reset, ...
What do you like most about PingFederate?
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 tool...
What needs improvement with PingFederate?
It requires some expertise to set up and manage. Also, having dedicated support is helpful. It's not something anyone can just set up and run without assistance – ideally, a team using PingFederate...
What is your primary use case for PingFederate?
We use PingFederate to provide SSO (Single Sign-On) solutions to enterprise applications. We support protocols like SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language), OAuth, and OpenID Connect. For example...
 

Also Known As

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

Overview

 

Sample Customers

City of Frankfurt, Moore Public Schools, George Washington University, Transavia Airlines, Howard County, MD. See all stories at OneIdentity.com/casestudies
Equinix, Land O'Lakes, CDPHP, Box, International SOS, Opower, VSP, Chevron, Truist, Academy of Art University, Northern Air Cargo, Repsol
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