Ping Identity Platform vs Symantec Siteminder comparison

Ping Identity and Broadcom are both solutions in the Single Sign-On (SSO) category. Ping Identity is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.3, while Broadcom is ranked #12 with an average rating of 6.6. Ping Identity holds a 7.7% mindshare in SSO, compared to Broadcom’s 2.6% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Ping Identity users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 91% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 16, 2025

Symantec Siteminder and Ping Identity Platform are competing products in the identity management space. Symantec Siteminder seems to have the upper hand in integration capabilities, whereas Ping Identity Platform excels in providing advanced security features.

Features: Symantec Siteminder offers robust integration capabilities with various applications, extensive policy management, and single sign-on (SSO). Ping Identity Platform supports advanced security protocols, extensive multi-factor authentication options, and highly configurable access management.

Room for Improvement: Symantec Siteminder could benefit from enhancements in customer support responsiveness, updating its user interface, and optimizing deployment processes. Ping Identity Platform could improve by reducing setup complexity, better integrating with legacy systems, and offering more competitive pricing.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Symantec Siteminder provides a straightforward deployment process but may lack in responsive customer service. Ping Identity Platform simplifies deployment with intuitive configuration tools and has a responsive customer support team.

Pricing and ROI: Symantec Siteminder generally has competitive initial costs but may show slower ROI. Ping Identity Platform typically incurs higher initial costs but justifies this with a strong ROI from enhanced security features and agile identity management.

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Categories and Ranking

Ping Identity Platform

Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)

4th

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), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (6th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (2nd), Directory Servers (1st)

Symantec Siteminder

Ranking in Single Sign-On (SSO)

12th

Ranking in Access Management

11th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Web Access Management (1st)

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Single Sign-On (SSO) category, the mindshare of Ping Identity Platform is 7.7%, down from 10.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Symantec Siteminder is 2.6%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Single Sign-On (SSO)

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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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Muzi Lubisi

Senior technical Consultant at CA Africa

Improved user experience with seamless integration and easy installation

The feature that I mostly valued is the ease of installation on different systems, especially on Windows. Additionally, it is very beneficial for deploying single sign-on sessions between different windows on a web browser, provided I am connected to the right identity provider. That seamless integration significantly improves user experience and efficiency.

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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

"It is a very stable solution."

"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 logging in."

"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."

"It provides ease of connecting all our devices."

"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...It is a stable solution."

"I like the self-service feature. The 502 and UBP systems are also excellent. PingID's ability to authenticate with SSH, RDP, and Windows login is pretty handy. It covers the entire spectrum of use."

"I work on the application onboarding process because we have multiple customers and get data from different sources."

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"It is reliable."

"The most valuable feature is the Federation part of Single Sign On, which is customizable and is easily integrated with any customer application or any third party application."

"A valuable feature of Siteminder is the way it handles bulk traffic. The features it has, in terms of routing the traffic and load balancing, are good."

"Symantec Siteminder Is both scalable and stable."

"It's quite scalable."

"You can quickly deploy the entire product with a basic config within couple of hours."

"It's agent-based. It's convenient to deploy and integrate."

"The solution has features that allow you to easily distinguish between protected and unprotected resources."

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Cons

"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."

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

"PingAccess can only have one token provider, and you cannot enable two different token providers simultaneously."

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

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

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

"Sometimes, there are issues with its stability."

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"All the problems that we reported actually have never been resolved. We could not capture enough information for CA to be able to debug the problem."

"The support team could work on their response time and overall competence."

"CA has reporting at the moment. With the reporting, every particular segmented product has a reporting engine. I would like to see centralized reporting for all of them together."

"An area Siteminder could improve on is that there are a few limitations, in terms of new protocols for OpenID. If I want to have different scopes, the features are limited. They also do not have APIs exposed, which is a major drawback. API is a feature I would like to see included in the next release."

"Symantec Siteminder needs to have adaptive authentication and multi-factor authentication as integrated features."

"The tech support has not been very good for us so we don't use them anymore. We have had some issues. Nobody is perfect."

"The maintenance cost has increased significantly, and we are concerned about this."

"The technical support could be better."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Ping Identity Platform is not very expensive."

"PingID's pricing is pretty competitive."

"The tool is quite affordable."

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

"Ping Identity Platform is not an expensive solution."

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

"The product is costly."

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

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"Siteminder is a little costly. You pay for licensing, and they offer packages, so if you have less users, then you have to buy different products at different prices. If you have more of a user base, then the package is different. They also include other features—for example, if you have a database and you're using Siteminder, then it's good to use a Semantic-specific database, but if you are using less, then you have to purchase the database separately. Whereas if you are going for a bigger license, then it comes within the package. It depends on which plan you are using."

"CA solutions are generally expensive but for the customer the ROI is big."

"Symantec Siteminder is expensive; they could definitely do better on the price."

"I recommend conducting a PoC on every available product before choose one."

"The price is quite comparable to the other enterprise-level solutions in that market."

"The licensing is fair for this solution."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"The solution's pricing is competitive."

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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm

26%

Computer Software Company

10%

Manufacturing Company

Insurance Company

Financial Services Firm

35%

Insurance Company

12%

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Manufacturing Company

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Questions from the Community

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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What do you like most about Symantec Siteminder?

It's agent-based. It's convenient to deploy and integrate.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Symantec Siteminder?

My experience with pricing is that it is all good.

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What needs improvement with Symantec Siteminder?

Symantec Siteminder needs to have adaptive authentication and multi-factor authentication as integrated features. Currently, multi-factor authentication is available as a separate solution, and it ...

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Also Known As

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

SiteMinder, CA SSO, Layer7 SiteMinder

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

Symantec® SiteMinder is designed to secure the modern enterprise through a unified access management platform that applies the appropriate authentication mechanism to positively identify users; provides single sign-on and identity federation for seamless access to any application; enforces granular security policies to stop unauthorized access to sensitive resources; and monitors and manages the entire user session to prevent session hijacking. Finally, Symantec SiteMinder is battle-tested and has been deployed in the largest IT environments in the world.

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Sample Customers

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

British Telecom, CoreBlox, DBS, HMS, Itera ASA and Simeo

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