Detailed comparison across 10 dimensions
Winner: Keycloak
Keycloak clearly comes out ahead of Ping Identity on Staquest's weighted six-dimension score. Keycloak has a free tier; Ping Identity does not.
| Overview | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | hybrid | hybrid |
| Company | Red Hat | Ping Identity |
| Free Tier | ||
| Has API | ||
| Open Source | ||
| Learning Curve | - | - |
| Integration | - | - |
| Trending | Stable | Stable |
| GitHub Stars | - | - |
| Industries | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec | DevelopmentCybersecurity & InfoSec |
| Categories | security-tools | fraud-detectionsecurity-tools |
| Website | Visit | Visit |
Keycloak
open source
| Feature | keycloak | ping-identity |
|---|---|---|
| Fine-Grained Authorization | ||
| Consumer Identity | ||
| Identity Brokering | ||
| Employee Access | ||
| Single Sign-On (Sso) | ||
| External User Access | ||
| Standard Protocols (Oidc, Oauth 2.0, Saml 2.0) | ||
| Partner Access | ||
| User Federation |
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Dashes mean the feature isn't listed in our data. The tool may still support it.
On Staquest's weighted six-dimension scoring, Keycloak comes out ahead overall, though Ping Identity can be the better fit depending on your priorities — see the dimension-by-dimension breakdown above.
Keycloak offers a free tier; Ping Identity does not currently list one.
Keycloak is open source. The feature comparison and dimension scores above cover the full breakdown.
