One Identity Defender vs Ping Identity Platform comparison

One Identity and Ping Identity are both solutions in the Authentication Systems category. One Identity is ranked #28, while Ping Identity is ranked #7 with an average rating of 8.2. One Identity holds a 1.0% mindshare in AS, compared to Ping Identity’s 4.0% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of One Identity users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Ping Identity users who would recommend it.

One Identity Defender

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100% willing to recommend

Ping Identity Platform

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100% willing to recommend

One Identity Defender

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between One Identity Defender and Ping Identity Platform based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Authentication Systems solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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One Identity Defender vs. Ping Identity Platform

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Categories and Ranking

One Identity Defender

Ranking in Authentication Systems

28th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Ping Identity Platform

Ranking in Authentication Systems

7th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Single Sign-On (SSO) (3rd), Data Governance (8th), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (5th), Access Management (4th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (2nd), Directory Servers (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Authentication Systems category, the mindshare of One Identity Defender is 1.0%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ping Identity Platform is 4.0%, down from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Authentication Systems Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Ping Identity Platform	4.0%
One Identity Defender	1.0%
Other	95.0%

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Featured Reviews

Maksym Tkachenko

Sales Engineer at Bakotech

Good compatibility, responsive support, and a nice interface

The solution works very well. The initial setup is pretty easy. It is stable and pretty reliable in general. We find that the product scales very well. Technical support is responsive. The interface is good. It is compatible with other products. It has everything we need right now. The login…

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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

"We find that the product scales very well."

"One Identity Defender has good network protection."

"It's very fast, and it's easy to use because it's integrated with Active Directory."

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

"I find the auto-discovery feature the most valuable. It helps us automate a lot of things using a single password across applications."

"I like PingFederate."

"We use the product to run different reports."

"The product's most valuable features include its cloud-based capabilities for handling cloud applications and providing authentication and authorization through OIDC and SAML. It also supports integrations needed for both local and internal applications, including legacy applications requiring web server access."

"It is a scalable solution."

"The solution has a smooth and configurable user interface for single sign-on capabilities."

"People use the solution to secure their applications and authenticate particular processes."

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Cons

"Maybe it could provide support for more web applications. It seems more focused on IIS web applications."

"We have some clients that are wanting to protect their Apache web servers with One Identity Defender but all the research I have done says cannot be done. It can only be oriented to an IIS server. One Identity Defender should have more integration with more types of web servers."

"The login capabilities could be better."

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

"I think that the connection with like Microsoft Word, especially for Office 365, is a weak point that could be improved."

"If the solution is going to compete with Microsoft, they need to offer more unique functionality to keep their current user base."

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

"PingID would benefit from a better user interface for integration."

"PingID's device management portal should be more easily accessible via a link. They provide no link to the portal like they do for the service. The passwordless functionality could be more comprehensive. You can't filter based on hardware devices. Having that filtering option would be great. Device authentication would be a great feature."

"PingID should put a little more effort into making a pretty self-explanatory deck about their tech features and the services they offer."

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

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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"The product is costly."

"Ping Identity Platform is not an expensive solution."

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

"PingID's pricing is pretty competitive."

"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."

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

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

"The tool is quite affordable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Non Profit

12%

Retailer

12%

Government

12%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Financial Services Firm

24%

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

No data available

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	20

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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

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

Overview

Defender enhances security by requiring two-factor authentication to gain access to your network resources. Defender uses your current identity store within Microsoft Active Directory (AD) to enable two-factor authentication.

One Identity

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

Bakersfield Police Department, Village of Westmont, Illinois

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

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