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Product	IBM Cloud IAM by IBM View product	ForgeRock Identity Cloud by Ping Identity View product
Overview
What it is	IBM Cloud IAM from IBM focuses on identity governance. Key capabilities: IAM, access governance and least privilege. Compare it with the leading IAM alternatives.	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	Cloud service	Cloud-Native Full-Suite Enterprise Identity Platform
Best for	Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology	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	SaaS; SaaS	Cloud-Native SaaS; Multi-Tenant Platform; Cloud-native SaaS; Tenant-isolated architecture
Data residency	Deployment and region dependent	Dedicated Tenant Cloud Regions (US, EU, APAC)
Key features
What it offers	Identity and access management for IBM Cloud with centralized policies, resource groups, service IDs and trusted profiles. IAM Access governance Least privilege Workload identity Cloud administration Identity governance Workload access	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: no	Mobile app: yes
Supported platforms	IBM Cloud	Web ApplicationsMobile SDKs (iOS/Android)REST APIsCloud
Compliance	IAM policy controls and IBM Cloud security standards	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPRFedRAMPPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	IBM CloudREST APIsTerraform	Active DirectorySalesforceWorkdayServiceNowPing Identity
Industries	EnterpriseGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnology	Global EnterprisesFinTechRetailHealthcareMedia
Regions	Global	GlobalUSEUAPAC
Vendor
Company	IBM	Ping Identity
Headquarters	Armonk, New York, USA	Denver, Colorado, USA
Company size	250,000+	1,500+
Founded	1911	2002

IBM Cloud IAM

by IBM

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ForgeRock Identity Cloud

by Ping Identity

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Overview

What it is

IBM Cloud IAM

IBM Cloud IAM from IBM focuses on identity governance. Key capabilities: IAM, access governance and least privilege. Compare it with the leading IAM alternatives.

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

IBM Cloud IAM

Cloud service

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Cloud-Native Full-Suite Enterprise Identity Platform

Best for

IBM Cloud IAM

Enterprise, Government, Financial Services, Healthcare, Technology

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Global Enterprises, FinTech, Retail, Healthcare, Media

Pricing

Pricing model

IBM Cloud IAM

Contact Vendor

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Contact Vendor

Free trial

IBM Cloud IAM

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Deployment

Deployment options

IBM Cloud IAM

SaaSCloud

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

SaaSCloud

Deployment details

IBM Cloud IAM

SaaS; SaaS

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

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

Data residency

IBM Cloud IAM

Deployment and region dependent

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Dedicated Tenant Cloud Regions (US, EU, APAC)

Key features

What it offers

IBM Cloud IAM

Identity and access management for IBM Cloud with centralized policies, resource groups, service IDs and trusted profiles.
IAM
Access governance
Least privilege
Workload identity
Cloud administration
Identity governance
Workload access

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

IBM Cloud IAM

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Single sign-on (SSO)

IBM Cloud IAM

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Role-based access (RBAC)

IBM Cloud IAM

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Multi-tenant

IBM Cloud IAM

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Mobile app

IBM Cloud IAM

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Supported platforms

IBM Cloud IAM

IBM Cloud

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Web ApplicationsMobile SDKs (iOS/Android)REST APIsCloud

Compliance

IBM Cloud IAM

IAM policy controls and IBM Cloud security standards

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001HIPAAGDPRFedRAMPPCI-DSS

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

IBM Cloud IAM

IBM CloudREST APIsTerraform

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Active DirectorySalesforceWorkdayServiceNowPing Identity

Industries

IBM Cloud IAM

EnterpriseGovernmentFinancial ServicesHealthcareTechnology

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Global EnterprisesFinTechRetailHealthcareMedia

Regions

IBM Cloud IAM

Global

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

GlobalUSEUAPAC

Vendor

Company

IBM Cloud IAM

IBM

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Ping Identity

Headquarters

IBM Cloud IAM

Armonk, New York, USA

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

Denver, Colorado, USA

Company size

IBM Cloud IAM

250,000+

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

1,500+

Founded

IBM Cloud IAM

1911

ForgeRock Identity Cloud

2002