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Ping Identity Platform vs SAS Data Management comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
4.2
Ping Identity Platform simplifies identity management, lowers IT overhead, enhances security, improves efficiency, boosts satisfaction, and offers scalability.
Sentiment score
6.1
SAS Data Management enhances ROI by improving data accuracy and reliability while reducing costs, especially for larger organizations.
Reliable data plus less human intervention and less error result in a strong return on investment.
Senior Technical Officer - Biostatistics & Programming at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.3
Ping Identity Platform's support is knowledgeable but varies; sometimes slow, with limited availability compared to larger providers.
Sentiment score
7.3
SAS Data Management customer service is praised for responsiveness and expertise, but experiences vary by region and complexity.
I have reached out to technical support for troubleshooting SAML certificate mismatches and federated errors between Ping and enterprise apps.
Senior ServiceNow Developer at Wells Fargo
The problem with the support team is that I do not like support; the day of the threat image, they never come on the call and unless it is a priority, they never come to call to defend it and to provide any kind of solutions.
Iam Consultant at itcinfotech
I have contacted the support team of Ping Identity Platform for help before, and my experience with them varies depending on the situation at hand.
Founder at APSSIAM
The support for SAS in Brazil is not the best one, but the support in Sweden is really good, as they visit the company and work to solve the issues.
Data Scientist & Scrum Master at Volvo Group
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.3
The Ping Identity Platform is praised for its scalability, reliability, and adaptability, with effective load handling and enterprise scaling.
Sentiment score
7.0
SAS Data Management is scalable and adaptable, efficiently handling extensive data and users across various roles and locations.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
7.8
The Ping Identity Platform is stable, reliable, and well-maintained, with minor integration issues resolved by the active development team.
Sentiment score
7.3
SAS Data Management is stable and efficient, excelling on Linux, though minor issues exist with the Windows client.
Ping Identity Platform demonstrates strong stability, as it is not prone to bugs.
Founder at APSSIAM
Overall, I see PingFederate as a stable product.
Iam Consultant at itcinfotech
In terms of stability for Ping Identity Platform, we haven't faced any issues till now.
Senior Analyst at Toll Holdings Limited
 

Room For Improvement

The Ping Identity Platform needs improved user management, UI simplicity, system integration, and support for passwordless authentication and documentation.
Users seek cost-effective improvements in installation, integration, analytics, cloud scalability, user interface, documentation, and data sharing capabilities.
There is a very limited number of legacy support, which can pose potential difficulties in integrating with certain older or legacy systems.
Senior Analyst at Toll Holdings Limited
In Ping Identity Platform, it requires checking Active Directory for user issues, which can pose challenges, especially since SSO teams often do not have complete access to user data.
Founder at APSSIAM
The most significant area I would recommend is that things such as redirects still do not have majority of the application direct integration, such as Oracle ERP.
Iam Consultant at itcinfotech
There is significant room for improvement, especially with regard to using a hybrid approach that involves both CAS and persistent storage.
Associate Director at Woodpecker Analytics & Services
SAS Data Management can be improved in terms of the learning curve.
Senior Technical Officer - Biostatistics & Programming at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
 

Setup Cost

Ping Identity is cost-effective for enterprises, offering affordable, scalable security, but may be costly for smaller companies.
SAS Data Management's robust features lead to high costs, perceived as valuable, yet budget constraints may limit adoption.
Regarding pricing for Ping Identity Platform, I would rate it eight out of ten.
Senior Analyst at Toll Holdings Limited
From my experience, SAS Data Management is an expensive tool.
Associate Director at Woodpecker Analytics & Services
 

Valuable Features

Ping Identity Platform provides robust, flexible authentication with seamless integration, advanced security, and user-friendly management for hybrid and cloud access.
SAS Data Management provides reliable interfaces, robust governance, analytics, and security, making it ideal for diverse industries and users.
The platform enhances security measures by analyzing multi-factor authentication attempts, highlighting suspicious patterns, and generating compliance reports.
Senior ServiceNow Developer at Wells Fargo
Ping Identity Platform can be accessed both on-premises and in the cloud, allowing for high flexibility in creating user flows and policies tailored to client requirements.
Founder at APSSIAM
If I am comparing it with another competitor, such as Excel or Microsoft, it provides a similar kind of feature in terms of single sign-on.
Iam Consultant at itcinfotech
It is very reliable, very time-saving, and the chances of error are minimal.
Senior Technical Officer - Biostatistics & Programming at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
The metadata management feature of SAS Data Management helps a lot; creating your data marts or data lake with good naming conventions, library conventions, and so on is very important because it allows easy queries to find the whole structure, though I think metadata governance also depends on first definitions, not only on the tool.
Data Scientist & Scrum Master at Volvo Group
SAS Data Management stands out because of its data standardization, transformation, and verification capabilities.
Associate Director at Woodpecker Analytics & Services
 

Categories and Ranking

Ping Identity Platform
Ranking in Data Governance
11th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
32
Ranking in other categories
Single Sign-On (SSO) (6th), Authentication Systems (7th), Identity and Access Management as a Service (IDaaS) (IAMaaS) (5th), Access Management (6th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (3rd), Directory Servers (1st)
SAS Data Management
Ranking in Data Governance
24th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
Data Integration (26th), Data Quality (6th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Data Governance category, the mindshare of Ping Identity Platform is 0.8%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAS Data Management is 1.7%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Governance Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Ping Identity Platform0.8%
SAS Data Management1.7%
Other97.5%
Data Governance
 

Featured Reviews

AmitRathod - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Analyst at Toll Holdings Limited
Single sign-on has simplified access while adaptive authentication protects complex user journeys
Regarding areas for improvement in Ping Identity Platform, there is not much. In terms of licensing and implementation costs, it has premium pricing, and it has a very complex implementation. It provides greater feasibility, but it takes a very long time in terms of complete building. There is a very limited number of legacy support, which can pose potential difficulties in integrating with certain older or legacy systems. Additionally, issue troubleshooting can be difficult at times. Sometimes issues can be difficult to diagnose and require extensive technical expertise. There is also a very steep learning curve for administrative purposes and potential difficulties with offline authentication scenarios.
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Senior Technical Officer - Biostatistics & Programming at Lambda Therapeutic Research Ltd.
Data management has ensured compliant clinical trial datasets and supports reliable analysis
SAS Data Management's best feature is first, data reliability because SAS Data Management is a very trusted platform. The other valuable feature is data cleaning and the compliance that SAS Data Management provides. I can connect SAS Data Management with other SAS applications, as I am using SAS Viya, SAS 9.4, and SAS Enterprise Guide. The data query functionality of SAS Data Management is also very useful. Since I am using SAS Data Management, and SAS Data Management is well trusted by all regulatory authorities, the audit trails and security checks are very good. It is very reliable, very time-saving, and the chances of error are minimal.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Financial Services Firm
21%
Retailer
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Computer Software Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
19%
Government
7%
Healthcare Company
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business12
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise22
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business8
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise8
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for PingFederate?
Regarding pricing for Ping Identity Platform, I would rate it eight out of ten.
What needs improvement with PingAccess?
Regarding areas for improvement in Ping Identity Platform, there is not much. In terms of licensing and implementation costs, it has premium pricing, and it has a very complex implementation. It pr...
What is your primary use case for PingAccess?
The use case I mentioned, particularly for Single Sign-On, is that we have used it for Single Sign-On. It allows users to access multiple applications with one set of credentials. Users don't need ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAS Data Management?
From my experience, SAS Data Management is an expensive tool.
What needs improvement with SAS Data Management?
There is significant room for improvement, especially with regard to using a hybrid approach that involves both CAS and persistent storage.
What is your primary use case for SAS Data Management?
The main idea for using SAS Data Management was to bring all data inside SAS. I brought the finance area and the sales area in the company that I have worked, along with some market planning data, ...
 

Also Known As

Ping Identity (ID), PingFederate, PingAccess, PingOne, PingDataGovernance, PingDirectory, OpenDJ
SAS Data Management Platform, Data Management Platform, DataFlux
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Equinix, Land O'Lakes, CDPHP, Box, International SOS, Opower, VSP, Chevron, Truist, Academy of Art University, Northern Air Cargo, Repsol
Data Management, 1-800-FLOWERS.COM, Absa, Aegon, Allianz Global Corporate & SpecialtyAusgrid, Bank of Queensland, Bell, BMC Software, Canada Post, Ceska pojistovna, Chantecler, Chubb Group of Insurance Companies, Credit Guarantee Corporation, Cr_dito y Cauci‹n, Delaware State Police, Deutsche Lufthansa, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, DSM, Enerjisa, ERGO Insurance Group, Florida Department of Corrections, Generali Hellas, Gitanjali Group, Gloucestershire Constabulary, GS Home Shopping, HealthPartners, IAG New Zealand, iJET, Invacare, Livzon Pharmaceutical Group, Los Angeles County, Miami Herald Media Company, Netherlands Enterprise Agency, New Zealand Ministry of Health, Nippon Paper, North Carolina Office of Information Technology Services, Orlando Magic, OTP Group, PITT OHIO, Plano Independent School District, RWE Poland, Spanish Air Force, Stockholm County Council, Telus, The Travel Corporation, Transitions Optical, Triad Analytic Solutions, UNIQA, US Census Bureau, US Department of Housing and Urban Development, USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, West Midlands Police, XS Inc., Zenith Insurance
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