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Ping Identity: IAM jobs covered, pricing and limits
Short answer
Workforce sign-in and federation, offered as the PingOne cloud service or as PingFederate software you can run yourself. Its own pages document directory and SSO and cover part of lifecycle and IGA and privileged access. PingOne for Workforce costs $3 or $6 per user per month, with a 5,000-user annual minimum.
Which IAM jobs does Ping Identity cover?
Read the stack as a list
- J5 Identity threat detection and response: 5 documented, 1 partial
- J4 Privileged access: 2 documented, 7 partial
- J3 Application coverage and identity orchestration: 2 documented, 6 partial
- J2 Lifecycle and governance: 7 documented, 4 partial
- J1 Directory and single sign-on: 5 documented, 1 partial
| Job | Status | What its pages say |
|---|---|---|
| J1Directory and SSO | Documented | PingOne for Workforce Essential covers SSO, directory, OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, SCIM, LDAP, Kerberos and a RADIUS gateway; Plus adds adaptive MFA and passwordless; PingFederate is an enterprise federation server. Source: Ping Identity pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 · Source: PingFederate · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| J2Lifecycle and IGA | Partial | Inbound provisioning and SCIM in the Essential tier; governance features are not in our sources. Source: Ping Identity pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| J3App coverage | Not in our sources | PingOne DaVinci orchestrates sign-in and registration journeys across identity tools from any vendor; it does not describe discovering unmanaged applications or accounts. Source: PingOne DaVinci · Read 11 Oct 2026 |
| J4Privileged access | Partial | Ping announced Privileged Access for Desktop Agents on 27 May 2026, with availability that may vary by product, region or deployment model. Source: Ping Identity press release, 27 May 2026 · Read 27 Sep 2026 |
| J5Threat detection | Not in our sources | No description on the pages we read. |
How does Ping Identity fit in an IAM stack?
Ping takes the directory and sign-in job with a choice of deployment: the PingOne cloud, a dedicated tenant, or PingFederate run as your own software. Public sector buyers can use Ping Government Identity Cloud for FedRAMP High and DoD IL5.
Suits: Large organizations, including public sector buyers, that want deployment choice for sign-in.
What does it cost and how is it deployed?
- Pricing
- PingOne for Workforce Essential $3 and Plus $6 per user per month, annual contract, 5,000-user minimum; 30-day trial on both.
Source: Ping Identity pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Deployment
- PingOne cloud, PingOne Advanced Services dedicated tenant, or PingFederate as software in cloud containers; FedRAMP High and DoD IL5 through Ping Government Identity Cloud.
Source: PingFederate · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Integrations
- 6,500+ orchestrated capabilities across 350+ connectors.
Source: Ping Identity homepage · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Certifications
- FedRAMP High and DoD IL5 through Ping Government Identity Cloud.
Source: PingFederate · Read 27 Sep 2026
Where is Ping Identity strong?
- Choice of cloud, dedicated tenant or self-run software.
Source: PingFederate · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Low published per-user price.
Source: Ping Identity pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Broad protocol support, including Kerberos and RADIUS.
Source: Ping Identity pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
- PingOne DaVinci, a no-code orchestration service for identity journeys with hundreds of out-of-the-box integrations, delivered as multi-tenant SaaS.
Source: PingOne DaVinci · Read 11 Oct 2026
What are its limits?
- 5,000-user annual minimum.
Source: Ping Identity pricing · Read 27 Sep 2026
- Governance and threat detection products are not in our sources.
Basis: absence on the pages we read
What has Ping Identity announced recently?
2026-05-27
Ping announced Programmable Identity (MCP, CLI and APIs), Agent Discovery and Governance, and Privileged Access for Desktop Agents, with availability that may vary by product, region or deployment model.
Source: Ping Identity press release, 27 May 2026 · Read 27 Sep 2026
Which head-to-heads include Ping Identity?
Frequently asked questions
What does Ping Identity do in an IAM stack?
Workforce sign-in and federation, offered as the PingOne cloud service or as PingFederate software you can run yourself. Its pages document directory and SSO.
Does Ping Identity publish pricing?
PingOne for Workforce Essential $3 and Plus $6 per user per month, annual contract, 5,000-user minimum; 30-day trial on both.
What does Ping Identity not cover?
On the pages we read, Ping Identity does not describe app coverage and threat detection. 5,000-user annual minimum.
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