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Ping Identity logoPing Identity

Ping Identity

4.0/5
activpayroll logoactivpayroll

activpayroll

4.0/5
ROI categoryrisk compliancerisk compliance
Time-to-Value30-day free trial; production timelines vary (~30d)About 6 months for a multi-country rollout (~180d)
Typical annual TCO$50,000/yr$0/yr
Starting price$35,000/yr$0/yr
Implementation feeNoneNone
Seat tiers5,000-user minimum for Workforce; annual packages for CustomersNot published; engagement scoped per country and employee count
Implementation friction4/54/5
Friction meter
Best forLarge enterprises needing workforce and customer IAM; Organizations with complex hybrid or multi-cloud identity requirements; Regulated industries such as government, financial services, and healthcare; Companies needing passwordless and adaptive MFA at scale; Identity orchestration across 350+ connectorsMultinational employers running payroll in many countries who want one provider and one governance model; Companies consolidating multiple in-country payroll providers into a single global model; HR and finance teams that need payroll wired into HRIS/HCM systems such as Workday, UKG, HiBob, Sage People or Cornerstone; Organisations with internationally mobile staff needing assignment payroll, expat tax and mobility coordination
Not forSmall businesses without dedicated identity or security staff; Teams needing a lightweight, self-serve identity tool; Companies unwilling to commit to annual enterprise contracts; Consumer apps with no regulatory or security requirementsSingle-country employers with simple domestic payroll needs; Buyers who want self-serve payroll software with no managed-service layer; Teams that require published, self-checkout pricing before evaluation; Very small headcounts where a global managed payroll model is disproportionate

Stack fit matrix

SalesforceNot supportedNot supported
AWSNot supportedNot supported
SnowflakeNot supportedNot supported
HubSpotNot supportedNot supported
Google WorkspaceNot supportedNot supported
Microsoft 365IntegrationNot supported
SAPNot supportedNot supported
SlackNot supportedNot supported
MCP (Model Context Protocol)Not supportedNot supported

Compliance

SOC 2
ISO 27001
GDPR
HIPAA
FedRAMP
ISO 42001
IAPP AIGPnamed staff

Company & support

Who is behind each solution, and how you reach support. “Not listed” means the vendor’s public pages don’t mention a channel, not that it is unavailable.

FoundedNot recorded2001 (25 yrs)
HeadquartersNot recordedNot recorded
PhoneNot listedNot listed
EmailNot listedNot listed
Live chatNot listedNot listed
Support portal / ticketsNot listedNot listed
Community forumNot listedNot listed
Help centre / docsAll plansNot listed
Dedicated account managerNot listedPlan not stated
In person / on-siteNot listedNot listed
Support hoursNot recordedNot recorded
Response timeNot statedNot stated

AI & MCP readiness

Whether each solution can join your AI stack, and what it asks of you to do so.

MCP connectionreaches AI clientsNot supportedNot supported
AI featuresAI governance toolingNot yet recorded
Model keyNot recordedNot recorded
AI usage auditNot recordedNot recorded

Quadrant view

Where the 2 selected solutions land on the same value plane. Toggle axes to compare on cost, speed, friction, or buyer score.

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Typical annual cost × Time-to-value

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