Ping Identity Verified Trust for Microsoft Entra
When it comes to Workforce Identity, Microsoft Entra has long been seen as a competitor to Ping Identity. After all, most organizations rely on Active Directory and Entra by default to run Windows machines, manage file shares, and access Microsoft Office and Office 365.
For years, customers often viewed the decision as either/or: choose Entra or choose Ping. If they went with Entra, we lost. If they went with Ping, we won.
That’s no longer the case.
Today, customers can choose Entra and still gain significant value from Ping by layering on Ping Universal Services like DaVinci, Protect, Verify, and MFA.
Organizations can combine Entra with Ping Universal Services to:
Deploy MFA to reduce account takeover risk
Use adaptive MFA to minimize unnecessary prompts and combat MFA fatigue
Integrate risk signals from third-party tools like ThreatMetrix or CrowdStrike via DaVinci, enabling stronger contextual security
Add identity verification where MFA alone isn’t enough
Together, these integrations deliver:
Lower risk through stronger authentication
Smarter security by evaluating risk signals and applying MFA only when necessary
Advanced orchestration for a smoother user experience and future-ready identity capabilities
Beyond security, this approach drives measurable cost savings and productivity improvements:
Lower license costs – Customers don’t need a costly Microsoft E5/P1 license. The necessary External Authentication Module (EAM) integration is already included in the more affordable Entra ID E3/P1 license1.
Fewer MFA interruptions – Customers leveraging Ping’s risk-based approach have seen a 65–89% reduction in MFA prompts. This boosts productivity while maintaining strong security.
Lower integration costs – With Ping DaVinci’s no-code orchestration, additional integrations and enhancements can be implemented quickly and at a fraction of the cost.
Anecdotally, some organizations have found this approach to be just 20% of the cost of upgrading to a full E5 license.
Flexibility and interoperability in IAM always benefit customers. With Ping Identity and Microsoft Entra working together, organizations can:
Strengthen defenses against account takeover
Reduce MFA fatigue with smarter, adaptive risk-based authentication
Simplify future integrations while keeping costs low
The result is a security posture that’s stronger, more user-friendly, and significantly more cost-efficient.
With Ping Identity and Microsoft Entra working together, organizations can unlock stronger security, reduce MFA fatigue, and cut costs — all while building a more flexible, future-ready IAM strategy.
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