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Product	Akamai MFA by Akamai View product	ForgeRock Identity Cloud by Ping Identity View product
Overview
What it is	What does Akamai MFA do? It covers FIDO2 WebAuthn cryptography and phish-proof origin binding. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.	ForgeRock Identity Cloud is a cloud-native full-suite enterprise identity platform for Access Management and Customer Identity. See features and IAM alternatives.
Product type	FIDO2 Phish-Proof Multi-Factor Authentication	Cloud-Native Full-Suite Enterprise Identity Platform
Best for	Banking, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, High Tech, Public Sector, Retail, Tech Enterprises	Global Enterprises, FinTech, Retail, Healthcare, Media
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	SaaSCloud	SaaSCloud
Deployment details	Cloud SaaS / Mobile Authenticator App; Cloud SaaS; Mobile Authenticator App	Cloud-Native SaaS; Multi-Tenant Platform; Cloud-native SaaS; Tenant-isolated architecture
Data residency	Global cloud hosting; Regional data privacy compliance	Dedicated Tenant Cloud Regions (US, EU, APAC)
Key features
What it offers	FIDO2 WebAuthn cryptography Phish-proof origin binding Smartphone push authentication Biometric verification Risk-based conditional policies Adversary-in-the-middle phishing defense Push fatigue mitigation Cyber insurance MFA compliance	Full-suite cloud IAM & CIAM Visual journey orchestration Passwordless authentication Automated user lifecycle Tenant isolation IAM Access Management CIAM
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: yes	Mobile app: yes
Supported platforms	Enterprise Cloud IdPsWeb PortalsVPN GatewaysWorkstations	Web ApplicationsMobile SDKs (iOS/Android)REST APIsCloud
Compliance	FIDO2 CertifiedSOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI-DSS	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPRFedRAMPPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Microsoft Entra IDOktaPing IdentityCyberArkAkamai EAA	Active DirectorySalesforceWorkdayServiceNowPing Identity
Industries	BankingFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentHigh TechPublic Sector+2 more	Global EnterprisesFinTechRetailHealthcareMedia
Regions	Global Akamai Edge Platform	GlobalUSEUAPAC
Vendor
Company	Akamai	Ping Identity
Headquarters	Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA	Denver, Colorado, USA
Company size	10,001+	1,500+
Founded	1998	2002

Akamai MFA

by Akamai

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ForgeRock Identity Cloud

by Ping Identity

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Overview

What it is

Akamai MFA

What does Akamai MFA do? It covers FIDO2 WebAuthn cryptography and phish-proof origin binding. See typical use cases, cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

ForgeRock Identity Cloud is a cloud-native full-suite enterprise identity platform for Access Management and Customer Identity. See features and IAM alternatives.

Product type

Akamai MFA

FIDO2 Phish-Proof Multi-Factor Authentication

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Cloud-Native Full-Suite Enterprise Identity Platform

Best for

Akamai MFA

Banking, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, High Tech, Public Sector, Retail, Tech Enterprises

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Global Enterprises, FinTech, Retail, Healthcare, Media

Pricing

Pricing model

Akamai MFA

Contact Vendor

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Contact Vendor

Free trial

Akamai MFA

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Deployment

Deployment options

Akamai MFA

SaaSCloud

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

Akamai MFA

Cloud SaaS / Mobile Authenticator App; Cloud SaaS; Mobile Authenticator App

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Cloud-Native SaaS; Multi-Tenant Platform; Cloud-native SaaS; Tenant-isolated architecture

Data residency

Akamai MFA

Global cloud hosting; Regional data privacy compliance

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Dedicated Tenant Cloud Regions (US, EU, APAC)

Key features

What it offers

Akamai MFA

FIDO2 WebAuthn cryptography
Phish-proof origin binding
Smartphone push authentication
Biometric verification
Risk-based conditional policies
Adversary-in-the-middle phishing defense
Push fatigue mitigation
Cyber insurance MFA compliance

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Full-suite cloud IAM & CIAM
Visual journey orchestration
Passwordless authentication
Automated user lifecycle
Tenant isolation
IAM
Access Management
CIAM

Platform & access

API access

Akamai MFA

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Single sign-on (SSO)

Akamai MFA

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Role-based access (RBAC)

Akamai MFA

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Multi-tenant

Akamai MFA

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Mobile app

Akamai MFA

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Supported platforms

Akamai MFA

Enterprise Cloud IdPsWeb PortalsVPN GatewaysWorkstations

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Web ApplicationsMobile SDKs (iOS/Android)REST APIsCloud

Compliance

Akamai MFA

FIDO2 CertifiedSOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAPCI-DSS

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPRFedRAMPPCI-DSS

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Akamai MFA

Microsoft Entra IDOktaPing IdentityCyberArkAkamai EAA

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Active DirectorySalesforceWorkdayServiceNowPing Identity

Industries

Akamai MFA

BankingFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentHigh TechPublic Sector+2 more

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Global EnterprisesFinTechRetailHealthcareMedia

Regions

Akamai MFA

Global Akamai Edge Platform

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

GlobalUSEUAPAC

Vendor

Company

Akamai MFA

Akamai

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Ping Identity

Headquarters

Akamai MFA

Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company size

Akamai MFA

10,001+

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

1,500+

Founded

Akamai MFA

1998

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

2002