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OptimalCloud vs Ping Identity Platform comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

OptimalCloud
Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
49th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
0
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Ping Identity Platform
Ranking in Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
6th
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), Access Management (4th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (3rd), Directory Servers (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) category, the mindshare of OptimalCloud is 0.4%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ping Identity Platform is 3.8%, down from 5.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ping Identity Platform3.8%
OptimalCloud0.4%
Other95.8%
Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS)
 

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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
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Financial Services Firm
22%
Retailer
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
 

Company Size

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Company SizeCount
Small Business9
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise20
 

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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

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

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Sample Customers

Kraft Foods, US Bank, Dow Corning
Equinix, Land O'Lakes, CDPHP, Box, International SOS, Opower, VSP, Chevron, Truist, Academy of Art University, Northern Air Cargo, Repsol
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