Company Overview

Ping Identity was founded in 2002 by Andre Durand and Bryan Field-Elliot, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. Ping Identity is a pioneer and leader in Identity Defined Security, providing comprehensive Identity and Access Management (IAM) solutions. The company went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2019 (NYSE: PING) and was acquired and taken private by Thoma Bravo for approximately $2.8 billion in 2022. Ping Identity serves over 2,000 enterprise customers worldwide, including more than half of the Fortune 100.

Core Products

  • PingFederate: Enterprise federation server supporting SAML, WS-Federation, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect for cross-domain SSO and identity federation
  • PingAccess: Application security gateway providing policy-based access control, reverse proxy, session management, and API security
  • PingDirectory: High-performance LDAP directory server supporting millions of concurrent queries for large-scale identity storage and user management
  • PingOne: Unified IDaaS platform integrating SSO, MFA, directory services, and identity governance with multi-cloud and hybrid deployment support
  • PingIntelligence: AI-powered adaptive identity security analytics platform for real-time anomaly detection and threat identification
  • PingAuthorize: Policy-driven runtime authorization engine supporting fine-grained access control and dynamic permission management
  • PingOne DaVinci: Low-code identity orchestration platform with visual workflow designer for complex authentication and authorization flows
  • PingOne Neo: Decentralized identity solution based on W3C Verifiable Credentials standards for privacy-first digital identity management

Core Strengths

Deployment Flexibility: Supports SaaS, on-premises, private cloud, and FedRAMP-authorized deployments for diverse compliance requirements
Enterprise Performance: Handles 200M+ logins/day, 100M+ users, and 1,000+ TPS throughput for hyperscale enterprise needs
Ecosystem Integration: 6,500+ orchestrated capabilities, 350+ pre-built connectors covering major enterprise applications and cloud services
AI-Driven Security: Helix AI engine powers adaptive identity security with anomaly detection, threat intelligence, and automated response
Industry Depth: Extensive compliance and deployment experience across government, financial services, healthcare, retail, and media

Key Milestones

  • 2002: Founded by Andre Durand and Bryan Field-Elliot in Denver, initially providing LDAP directory and identity management solutions
  • 2008: Launched PingFederate, becoming one of the first products to support SAML 2.0 federation standards
  • 2014: Launched PingOne, entering the IDaaS cloud identity services market
  • 2016: Launched PingAccess and PingIntelligence, expanding application security and analytics capabilities
  • 2019: IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: PING) to accelerate growth
  • 2020: Acquired Singular Key (passwordless authentication) and ShoCard (blockchain identity) to enhance passwordless and decentralized identity
  • 2022: Thoma Bravo completed $2.8B acquisition of Ping Identity, taking the company private
  • 2023: Launched PingOne DaVinci low-code orchestration platform and PingAuthorize dynamic authorization engine
  • 2024: Launched PingOne Neo decentralized identity solution and Helix AI intelligence engine
  • 2025: Further advanced AI-driven identity security with enterprise identity control plane for Agentic AI

Market Position

Ping Identity is recognized as a Leader in the Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Access Management and a Leader in the Forrester Wave™ for Customer Identity and Access Management. Key competitors include:

  • Okta: Market-leading unified identity platform with Workforce + Customer identity product lines through the Auth0 acquisition
  • Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD): Microsoft's cloud identity and access management service, deeply integrated with Microsoft 365 and Azure
  • ForgeRock: Open-source architecture modern IAM platform, accelerating commercialization after Thoma Bravo acquisition
  • Keycloak: Red Hat-maintained open-source IAM solution for self-hosted and highly customizable scenarios
  • Auth0 (Okta) : Developer-friendly authentication platform for B2C and B2B scenarios