Ping Identity Platform vs RSA Authentication Manager comparison

Ping Identity Platform vs. RSA Authentication Manager

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Categories and Ranking

Ping Identity Platform

Ranking in Authentication Systems

7th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Single Sign-On (SSO) (4th), 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)

RSA Authentication Manager

Ranking in Authentication Systems

16th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

8.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Authentication Systems category, the mindshare of Ping Identity Platform is 3.7%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of RSA Authentication Manager is 2.5%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Authentication Systems Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Ping Identity Platform	3.7%
RSA Authentication Manager	2.5%
Other	93.8%

Authentication Systems

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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

"The solution is stable. We haven't experienced any bugs or glitches."

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

"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."

"It is a scalable solution."

"From a security perspective, I highly value the product's biometric authentication methods such as FIDO, FaceID, YubiKey, and the mobile app."

"PingFederate is a good product but there are limitations."

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

"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."

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"In 2005 we started with a managed authentication service for three small companies with each having approx. 250 users, and now we have 25 large enterprises/government departments with over 150,000 authenticating users and an uptime of nearly 100% over the last five years."

"It is a good solution for token identification."

"I have found RSA Authentication Manager to be scalable."

"The single sign-on feature is the most important."

"The technical support has been great; their service is perfect."

"It stands out as a comprehensive and adaptable solution that excels in both on-premises and cloud-based authentication, offers strong security with multi-layered authentication, and boasts a well-maintained product with reliable performance."

"RSA Authentication Manager is the best available solution."

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Cons

"In Ping Identity, we have had some issues. We've worked with logging and troubleshooting, including some firewall and security issues."

"The solution should allow for better integration with other platforms and the UBT."

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

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

"Many times when we are authenticating, we'd like the freedom to set the time; maybe it needs to be slightly longer, and before we can authenticate it, it ends up in an error and then we have to create everything all over again in terms of launching the application."

"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."

"It has a long way to go until it is a cloud-based solution."

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"We are not planning on using the solution in the future."

"Perhaps parts of the the user interface should become more intuitive."

"We found technical support was not very responsive to our requests for assistance."

"Perhaps parts of the user interface should become more intuitive."

"We are not planning on using the solution in the future."

"RSA Authentication Manager is perfect. We do not see current missing products or enhancements yet emphasize the importance of a continuous development roadmap."

"We have encountered issue when trying to expand this particular solution for a large set of users across the country."

"The product's capabilities to protect cloud environments need improvement."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Ping Identity Platform is not an expensive solution."

"PingID's pricing is pretty competitive."

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

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

"Ping Identity Platform is not very expensive."

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

"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."

"The product is costly."

More Ping Identity Platform pricing and cost advice

"The solution is costly."

"As a new customer, the minimum cost would be four dollars, but you have room for negotiation, potentially bringing it down to as low as three dollars."

"The pricing is a little bit complicated because sometimes resellers are able to make prices that are too low. Our price, with a discount, is typically not as high as some of our competitors."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

21%

Retailer

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

10%

Computer Software Company

10%

Government

Construction Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	20

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

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...

What needs improvement with RSA Authentication Manager?

RSA Authentication Manager is perfect. We do not see current missing products or enhancements yet emphasize the importance of a continuous development roadmap.

What is your primary use case for RSA Authentication Manager?

What advice do you have for others considering RSA Authentication Manager?

RSA Authentication Manager is the best available solution. However, for other companies, it might seem expensive. It's important for RSA to keep developing new features and maintain a robust roadma...

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Also Known As

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

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Overview

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

RSA Authentication Manager is the platform behind RSA SecurID that allows for centralized management of the RSA SecurID environment including authentication methods, users, applications, and agents across multiple physical sites. It verifies authentication requests and centrally administers authentication policies for organizations' end users.

RSA

Sample Customers

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

Tiera, Fred Loya, BRE Leasing, ADP, BlueFort Security, New Hanover County

Ping Identity Platform vs. RSA Authentication Manager