# Ping Identity alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 611 of the 756 answers in the 3 categories where Ping Identity holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/ping-identity/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Microsoft Entra ID: 125
- Cisco Duo: 83
- JumpCloud: 50
- Clerk: 41
- Auth0: 34
- Okta Verify: 25

## Workforce identity and SSO

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Ping Identity (Ping Identity is #9 of 9 at 0%).

- JumpCloud: first choice in 45 of those 82
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 22 of those 82
- Google Cloud Identity: first choice in 7 of those 82
- OneLogin: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Okta Workforce Identity: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 1 of those 82
- miniOrange: first choice in 1 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 67 of 84 answers did not name Ping Identity (Ping Identity is #5 of 8 at 0%).

- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 24 of those 67
- Okta Workforce Identity: first choice in 11 of those 67
- OneLogin: first choice in 9 of those 67
- JumpCloud: first choice in 5 of those 67
- Google Cloud Identity: first choice in 1 of those 67

**Enterprise**: 40 of 84 answers did not name Ping Identity (Ping Identity is #3 of 9 at 3%).

- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 11 of those 40
- Okta Workforce Identity: first choice in 8 of those 40
- Microsoft Entra ID Governance: first choice in 1 of those 40
- OneLogin: first choice in 1 of those 40

## Customer identity and access management

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Ping Identity (Ping Identity is #13 of 14 at 0%).

- Clerk: first choice in 32 of those 84
- Frontegg: first choice in 13 of those 84
- Auth0: first choice in 11 of those 84
- WorkOS: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Descope: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Amazon Cognito: first choice in 4 of those 84
- FusionAuth: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Kinde: first choice in 4 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Ping Identity (Ping Identity is #12 of 14 at 0%).

- Auth0: first choice in 11 of those 70
- Frontegg: first choice in 10 of those 70
- Clerk: first choice in 9 of those 70
- LoginRadius: first choice in 6 of those 70
- Descope: first choice in 3 of those 70
- FusionAuth: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Keycloak: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 2 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 48 of 84 answers did not name Ping Identity (Ping Identity is #3 of 12 at 6%).

- Auth0: first choice in 11 of those 48
- FusionAuth: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 3 of those 48
- Ping Identity / ForgeRock: first choice in 2 of those 48
- Amazon Cognito: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Auth0 CIAM with Organizations: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Frontegg: first choice in 1 of those 48
- Hideez: first choice in 1 of those 48

## Multi-factor authentication

**Small business**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Ping Identity.

- Cisco Duo: first choice in 41 of those 84
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 31 of those 84
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 7 of those 84
- Okta Verify: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Microsoft 365: first choice in 2 of those 84
- YubiKey: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Auth0: first choice in 1 of those 84

**Mid-market**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Ping Identity (Ping Identity is #7 of 11 at 0%).

- Cisco Duo: first choice in 29 of those 73
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 19 of those 73
- Okta Verify: first choice in 7 of those 73
- YubiKey: first choice in 5 of those 73
- Google Workspace 2-Step Verification: first choice in 2 of those 73
- FIDO2 hardware security keys: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Google Titan Key: first choice in 1 of those 73
- Microsoft 365, Azure AD: first choice in 1 of those 73

**Enterprise**: 63 of 84 answers did not name Ping Identity (Ping Identity is #5 of 6 at 0%).

- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 18 of those 63
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 12 of those 63
- Okta Verify: first choice in 12 of those 63
- YubiKey: first choice in 5 of those 63
- Google Titan: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Microsoft Authenticator: first choice in 2 of those 63
- Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 1 of those 63
- Entra: first choice in 1 of those 63

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