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 and Services

  • PingFederate: Enterprise federation server supporting SAML, WS-Federation, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect
  • PingAccess: Application security gateway providing policy-based access control, reverse proxy, and API security
  • PingDirectory: High-performance LDAP directory server supporting millions of concurrent queries
  • PingOne: Unified IDaaS platform integrating SSO, MFA, directory services, and identity governance
  • PingIntelligence: AI-powered adaptive identity security analytics platform
  • PingAuthorize: Policy-driven runtime authorization engine
  • PingOne DaVinci: Low-code identity orchestration platform
  • PingOne Neo: Decentralized identity solution based on W3C Verifiable Credentials standards

Core Strengths

  • Deployment Flexibility: Supports SaaS, on-premises, private cloud, and FedRAMP-authorized deployments
  • Enterprise Performance: Handles 200M+ logins/day, 100M+ users, and 1,000+ TPS throughput
  • Ecosystem Integration: 6,500+ orchestrated capabilities, 350+ pre-built connectors
  • AI-Driven Security: Helix AI engine powers adaptive identity security
  • Industry Depth: Extensive compliance experience across government, financial services, healthcare, retail, and media

Key Milestones

  • 2002: Founded by Andre Durand and Bryan Field-Elliot in Denver
  • 2008: Launched PingFederate, one of the first SAML 2.0 federation products
  • 2014: Launched PingOne, entering the IDaaS market
  • 2016: Launched PingAccess and PingIntelligence
  • 2019: IPO on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: PING)
  • 2020: Acquired Singular Key and ShoCard for passwordless and decentralized identity
  • 2022: Thoma Bravo completed $2.8B acquisition, taking the company private
  • 2023: Launched PingOne DaVinci and PingAuthorize
  • 2024: Launched PingOne Neo and Helix AI intelligence engine
  • 2025: Released 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 product lines
  • Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD): Microsoft's cloud identity and access management service
  • ForgeRock: Open-source architecture modern IAM platform
  • Keycloak: Red Hat-maintained open-source IAM solution
  • Auth0 (Okta): Developer-friendly authentication platform for B2C and B2B scenarios