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Product	PingAccess by Ping Identity View product	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager by F5 View product
Overview
What it is	Looking for IAM software? PingAccess by Ping Identity provides SSO sync and legacy app header translation for legacy web access. Compare features and alternatives.	F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager offers SSL VPN, SAML SSO, federated identity and identity-aware proxy. Use it for Access Management. See IAM alternatives.
Product type	Context-Aware Web & API Access Gateway	Application Access & Identity Gateway
Best for	Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government	Cross-industry, Enterprise, Finance, Government, Healthcare
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	On-premises; Virtual; Cloud; Software gateway; Container; On-premises; Cloud VMs	Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud; Hardware appliance; BIG-IP Virtual Edition; Cloud
Data residency	On-premises or customer cloud	Global; US; EU
Key features
What it offers	Context-aware web & API gateway Attribute-based policy enforcement Legacy app header translation SSO sync Context-aware API security Legacy web access Zero-trust policy gateway	Context-aware zero-trust access SSL VPN SAML SSO Federated identity Identity-aware proxy Access Management IAM Zero Trust
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: no
Supported platforms	Web ApplicationsREST APIsGateways	Enterprise networksHybrid cloudApplications
Compliance	OAuth 2.0OIDCSAMLISO 27001	Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	PingFederatePingOneOAuth 2.0OIDCSAMLApacheNGINX	Active DirectoryEntra IDOktaPing Identity
Industries	Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernment	Cross-industryEnterpriseFinanceGovernmentHealthcare
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	Ping Identity	F5
Headquarters	Denver, Colorado, USA	Seattle, Washington, USA
Company size	1,500+	6,000+
Founded	2002	1996

PingAccess

by Ping Identity

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F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

by F5

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Overview

What it is

PingAccess

Looking for IAM software? PingAccess by Ping Identity provides SSO sync and legacy app header translation for legacy web access. Compare features and alternatives.

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager offers SSL VPN, SAML SSO, federated identity and identity-aware proxy. Use it for Access Management. See IAM alternatives.

Product type

PingAccess

Context-Aware Web & API Access Gateway

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Application Access & Identity Gateway

Best for

PingAccess

Cross-industry, Financial Services, Healthcare, Government

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Cross-industry, Enterprise, Finance, Government, Healthcare

Pricing

Pricing model

PingAccess

Contact Vendor

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Contact Vendor

Free trial

PingAccess

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Deployment

Deployment options

PingAccess

CloudOn-Premise

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

CloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

PingAccess

On-premises; Virtual; Cloud; Software gateway; Container; On-premises; Cloud VMs

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Hardware Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Cloud; Hardware appliance; BIG-IP Virtual Edition; Cloud

Data residency

PingAccess

On-premises or customer cloud

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Global; US; EU

Key features

What it offers

PingAccess

Context-aware web & API gateway
Attribute-based policy enforcement
Legacy app header translation
SSO sync
Context-aware API security
Legacy web access
Zero-trust policy gateway

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Context-aware zero-trust access
SSL VPN
SAML SSO
Federated identity
Identity-aware proxy
Access Management
IAM
Zero Trust

Platform & access

API access

PingAccess

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Single sign-on (SSO)

PingAccess

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Role-based access (RBAC)

PingAccess

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Multi-tenant

PingAccess

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Mobile app

PingAccess

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Supported platforms

PingAccess

Web ApplicationsREST APIsGateways

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Enterprise networksHybrid cloudApplications

Compliance

PingAccess

OAuth 2.0OIDCSAMLISO 27001

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Common CriteriaFIPS 140-2SOC 2

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

PingAccess

PingFederatePingOneOAuth 2.0OIDCSAMLApacheNGINX

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Active DirectoryEntra IDOktaPing Identity

Industries

PingAccess

Cross-industryFinancial ServicesHealthcareGovernment

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Cross-industryEnterpriseFinanceGovernmentHealthcare

Regions

PingAccess

Global

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Global

Vendor

Company

PingAccess

Ping Identity

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Headquarters

PingAccess

Denver, Colorado, USA

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

Seattle, Washington, USA

Company size

PingAccess

1,500+

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

6,000+

Founded

PingAccess

2002

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager

1996