Ping Identity vs ForgeRock.
Last verified 2026-05-07
When Ping Identity wins
- Ping Identity has fine-grained authorization (Zanzibar-style); ForgeRock does not
- Ping Identity has Terraform provider; ForgeRock does partially
When ForgeRock wins
- (maintainer to fill, no clear capability lead)
Both win
- Both support WebAuthn passkeys natively
- Both support social login at scale
- Both have SOC 2 Type II
Pricing comparison
| MAU band | Ping Identity | ForgeRock |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 MAU | Quote | Quote |
| 100,000 MAU | $6,000/mo | $8,000/mo |
| 500,000 MAU | $18,000/mo | $22,000/mo |
| 1,000,000 MAU | $30,000/mo | $38,000/mo |
Side-by-side capability matrix
| Capability | Ping Identity | ForgeRock |
|---|---|---|
| Password authentication | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Social login | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Magic links | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| SMS OTP | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Email OTP | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| TOTP (authenticator app) | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Push MFA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| WebAuthn / passkeys | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Biometric | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Hardware security keys | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| SAML SSO | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| OIDC SSO | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| OAuth 2.0 SSO | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Enterprise federation | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Passwordless-only flows | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Adaptive MFA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Step-up auth | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Capability | Ping Identity | ForgeRock |
|---|---|---|
| RBAC | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| ABAC | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| ReBAC | ~ Partial | ✕ No |
| FGA engine | ✓ Yes | ✕ No |
| API authorization | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Fine-grained permissions | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Capability | Ping Identity | ForgeRock |
|---|---|---|
| Self-service registration | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Progressive profiling | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Self-service account | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Bulk user import | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Admin user search | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Custom user metadata | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Organizations / tenants | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Multi-tenancy | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Capability | Ping Identity | ForgeRock |
|---|---|---|
| REST API | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| GraphQL API | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| SDKs | 10 listed | 10 listed |
| CLI | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Terraform provider | ✓ Yes | ~ Partial |
| Local emulator | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Extension model | DaVinci flow orchestration + custom node SDK | Authentication Trees + custom auth nodes (Java) + scripted nodes |
| Capability | Ping Identity | ForgeRock |
|---|---|---|
| Bot detection | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Breached password detection | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Brute-force protection | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Anomaly detection | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Log streams | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Audit logs | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| GDPR data export | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| PII minimization | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Post-quantum roadmap | ~ Partial | ~ Partial |
| Capability | Ping Identity | ForgeRock |
|---|---|---|
| MCP support | ~ Partial | ✕ No |
| OAuth 2.1 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Dynamic client registration | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Agent vs human token separation | ~ Partial | ✕ No |
| Web Bot Auth | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Capability | Ping Identity | ForgeRock |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 Type II | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| ISO 27001 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| ISO 27018 | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| HIPAA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | Level 1 |
| GDPR | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| CCPA | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| FedRAMP | High | High |
| EU data residency | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Capability | Ping Identity | ForgeRock |
|---|---|---|
| Consent management | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Preference center | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Purpose-specific consent | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Integrates with CMPs | 2 listed | 2 listed |
FAQ
- How does Ping Identity compare to ForgeRock on pricing?
- Ping Identity prices on tiered-mau; ForgeRock prices on tiered-mau. See the pricing comparison table on this page for our editorial estimates at 10k / 100k / 500k / 1M MAU using the standard methodology assumptions.
- Should I switch from Ping Identity to ForgeRock?
- Switching is a 60–90 day exercise in either direction once SDK rewrites and hooks/Actions migration are accounted for. If your team is hitting cost or feature ceilings on Ping Identity, evaluate ForgeRock on the specific axes flagged in the "When ForgeRock wins" list. If you're operating well within Ping Identity, the switching cost rarely pays back.
- Do Ping Identity and ForgeRock both support passkeys?
- Both Ping Identity and ForgeRock support WebAuthn passkeys natively per public documentation. Adoption rates depend on orchestration quality (device-aware prompting, conditional UI), not raw protocol support, see the passwordless guide for the orchestration question.
This comparison is auto-generated from the underlying capability matrix and pricing data on each vendor's profile. Editorial verdict lists below are seeded heuristically from the matrix diff; a maintainer review refines them before the page goes public.