Ping Identity
By Ping Identity
Ping Identity is an identity and access management company offering enterprise-grade single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and identity orchestration solutions, with a particular focus on complex hybrid and highly regulated…
Definition
Ping Identity is an identity and access management company offering enterprise-grade single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, and identity orchestration solutions, with a particular focus on complex hybrid and highly regulated enterprise environments.
Overview
Ping Identity has historically differentiated itself by targeting large, complex enterprises — including highly regulated industries like banking and healthcare — that need to support hybrid identity architectures spanning on-premises systems, private data centers, and multiple cloud environments simultaneously, rather than a purely cloud-native deployment model. Its PingOne platform provides cloud-delivered Single Sign-On (SSO) and Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA), while its identity orchestration capabilities (via DaVinci) let organizations visually design complex authentication and authorization flows that can incorporate multiple identity providers, risk signals, and verification steps — useful for organizations with intricate compliance or legacy-system requirements. As a long-standing player in enterprise Identity and Access Management (IAM), Ping Identity competes with Okta and OneLogin, often winning deals in large financial services, healthcare, and government organizations where deep customization and hybrid deployment flexibility matter more than the simplicity favored by smaller, cloud-first companies.
Key Features
- Enterprise-grade single sign-on and multi-factor authentication
- Support for complex hybrid identity architectures spanning on-prem and cloud
- Identity orchestration (DaVinci) for designing custom authentication flows
- Strong focus on highly regulated industries like finance and healthcare
- Risk-based and adaptive authentication capabilities
- PingOne cloud platform alongside legacy on-premises deployment options
- Broad protocol support including SAML, OAuth, and OpenID Connect