Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management vs Ping Identity Platform

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management9.1Visit Ping Identity Platform8.0Visit

Higher score Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management #3 in Identity and Access Management Software 9.1/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Oracle OCI IAM

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Ping Identity Platform #13 in Identity and Access Management Software 8.0/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 3 of 3 features Visit Ping Identity

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management fits best

  Low-cost IAM for Oracle Cloud environments

• Ping Identity Platform fits best

  Large enterprises needing mature IAM

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Side by side

Feature	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Ping Identity Platform 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.0
Ranking	#3 in Identity and Access Management Software	#13 in Identity and Access Management Software
Best for	Low-cost IAM for Oracle Cloud environments	Large enterprises needing mature IAM
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.02/user/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web	Web
Integrations	6 integrations	1,800+ integrations
Features Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management 3/3 · Ping Identity Platform 3/3
Directory sync	✓	✓
Lifecycle provisioning	✓	✓
Adaptive access policies	✓	✓
Specs
SSO protocols	OpenID Connect; SAML 2.0; OAuth 2.0; SCIM 2.0; RADIUS	OpenID Connect, SAML, WS-Federation, OAuth 2.0
MFA methods	Email; Duo Security; FIDO; mobile app passcode; SMS or phone call; mobile app notification	Mobile push, email OTP, SMS OTP, TOTP authenticator apps, QR codes, magic links, FIDO2-bound biometrics, security keys
Included users	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free identity domain for OCI infrastructure and platform access Federation, MFA, adaptive security, and lifecycle management SCIM, Active Directory synchronization, and REST APIs	Covers SSO, MFA, adaptive access, governance and lifecycle automation Supports cloud, on-premises, hybrid and self-managed deployments No-code orchestration plus integrations with Microsoft, Salesforce and Workday
Cons	Workforce Premium costs $4.19392 per user per month Separate plans target external, Oracle application, and workforce use cases The Free plan focuses on OCI infrastructure and platform resources	There is no free plan Workforce plans require annual billing and a 5,000-user minimum The platform's broad scope may exceed the needs of smaller teams
Our verdict	Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management (OCI IAM) is a cloud-native identity and access service for Oracle Cloud resources and applications. It is designed for organizations managing workforce, Oracle application,… Read the review →	Ping Identity Platform is an enterprise identity and access management platform for customer, workforce, partner and non-human identities. It brings together single sign-on, identity directories, lifecycle automation, authorization,… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management — where it wins

  • Free identity domain for OCI infrastructure and platform access
  • Federation, MFA, adaptive security, and lifecycle management
  • SCIM, Active Directory synchronization, and REST APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Workforce Premium costs $4.19392 per user per month
  • Separate plans target external, Oracle application, and workforce use cases
  • The Free plan focuses on OCI infrastructure and platform resources

• Ping Identity Platform — where it wins

  • Covers SSO, MFA, adaptive access, governance and lifecycle automation
  • Supports cloud, on-premises, hybrid and self-managed deployments
  • No-code orchestration plus integrations with Microsoft, Salesforce and Workday

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan
  • Workforce plans require annual billing and a 5,000-user minimum
  • The platform's broad scope may exceed the needs of smaller teams

• Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Identity and Access Management9.1/10 · Free plan

  A low-cost IAM option for OCI access, external users, and connected applications.

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• Ping Identity Platform8.0/10 · 30-day trial

  A broad IAM platform for enterprises managing workforce, customer and partner identities.

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