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Oracle Government Cloud vs Ping Identity

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Oracle Government Cloud

Government

Complete Cloud for Government

From
$5000/month
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite
Ping Identity logo

Ping Identity

Cybersecurity

Enterprise identity for workforce and customers, with a 5,000 user floor

From
$3/month
Free plan
No
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Oracle Government Cloud oracle publishes a separate US Public Sector part number detail list and a Managed Services for US/DoD Government list, so commercial price lists do not apply to government buyers; Ping Identity workforce pricing carries a 5,000 user annual minimum, so an organisation with 800 staff pays for 5,000 and the effective per user cost is over six times the list rate.
  • They diverge on capability: Oracle Government Cloud covers Cloud Infrastructure, Ping Identity covers Single sign-on.
  • Prices and features above were last checked on 1 September 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Oracle Government Cloud and Ping Identity actually diverge.

Attributes where Oracle Government Cloud and Ping Identity differ
AttributeOracle Government CloudPing Identity
Starting price$5000/month$3/month
Pricing modelsubscriptionPer user per month
PlatformsWeb, Desktop, MobileWeb, Linux, Windows
CategoryGovernmentCybersecurity
Founded1977Unknown

Identical on both: free tier (No), user rating (Not yet rated).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Oracle Government Cloud

  • Cloud Infrastructure
  • ERP Cloud
  • HCM Cloud
  • Database
  • Analytics
  • Third-party Systems
  • Legacy Systems
  • APIs

Only in Ping Identity

  • Single sign-on
  • Adaptive MFA
  • Identity orchestration
  • API access management
  • Directory services
  • Flexible deployment
  • ForgeRock capabilities

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Oracle Government Cloud

  • Running government workloads on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure under public sector termsnot Ping Identity
  • US and DoD government managed services from Oraclenot Ping Identity
  • Hosting Oracle databases and applications for public agenciesnot Ping Identity

Ping Identity

  • A bank that must keep identity data on premises in one country while running SaaS identity elsewherenot Oracle Government Cloud
  • An airline or telco with tens of millions of customer identities needing a directory that holds that scalenot Oracle Government Cloud
  • An enterprise assembling authentication journeys that call several external verification and risk vendorsnot Oracle Government Cloud
  • An existing ForgeRock customer deciding what its upgrade path looks like under Ping ownershipnot Oracle Government Cloud

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Oracle Government Cloud

  • Oracle publishes a separate US Public Sector part number detail list and a Managed Services for US/DoD Government list, so commercial price lists do not apply to government buyers
  • Prices are distributed as downloadable PDF price lists rather than an interactive pricing page
  • Oracle states plainly that its commercial price lists are only for non-government agencies

Ping Identity

  • Workforce pricing carries a 5,000 user annual minimum, so an organisation with 800 staff pays for 5,000 and the effective per user cost is over six times the list rate.
  • Adaptive multi-factor authentication is in the Plus tier only, doubling the per user price for a capability many buyers assume is standard in a modern identity platform.
  • ForgeRock no longer exists as an independent product, so customers who chose it specifically to avoid Ping now face a roadmap set by the vendor they did not pick.
  • Thoma Bravo ownership across both merged companies means the commercial priority is margin, and buyers report firmer renewal negotiations than they saw before 2022.
  • The portfolio has overlapping components from three product lineages, so scoping a deployment requires vendor architects and the licensing conversation is more complicated than the price list implies.

Pricing, plan by plan

Oracle Government Cloud

$5000/month
  • Government Cloud$5000/month
    • Cloud Infrastructure
    • Applications
    • Database

Ping Identity

$3/month
  • PingOne for Workforce Essential$3/month
    • Minimum 5,000 users billed annually
    • Single sign-on and directory services
    • OAuth 2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML and SCIM
  • PingOne for Workforce Plus$6/month
    • Minimum 5,000 users billed annually
    • Everything in Essential
    • Adaptive multi-factor authentication
  • PingOne for Customers Essential$35000/year
    • Flat annual fee
    • No-code identity orchestration
    • Unified customer profiles
  • PingOne for Customers Plus$50000/year
    • Flat annual fee
    • Everything in Essential
    • Adaptive MFA and device management

Which should you pick?

Choose Oracle Government Cloud if

  • You need cloud infrastructure.
  • You work on Web, Desktop, Mobile.
  • You also want erp cloud.
Oracle Government Cloud review

Choose Ping Identity if

  • You need single sign-on.
  • You work on Web, Linux, Windows.
  • You also want adaptive mfa.
Ping Identity review

Questions people ask

Is Oracle Government Cloud or Ping Identity better?
Neither clearly leads. Oracle Government Cloud starts at $5000/month and Ping Identity at $3/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Oracle Government Cloud or Ping Identity?
Oracle Government Cloud starts at $5000/month and Ping Identity at $3/month.
Does Oracle Government Cloud or Ping Identity run on more platforms?
Oracle Government Cloud runs on Web, Desktop, Mobile. Ping Identity runs on Web, Linux, Windows.
What is Oracle Government Cloud best used for?
Oracle Government Cloud is most often used for running government workloads on oracle cloud infrastructure under public sector terms, us and dod government managed services from oracle, hosting oracle databases and applications for public agencies. Of those, running government workloads on oracle cloud infrastructure under public sector terms and us and dod government managed services from oracle are not what Ping Identity is typically brought in for.
What can Oracle Government Cloud do that Ping Identity cannot?
Oracle Government Cloud covers Cloud Infrastructure, ERP Cloud, HCM Cloud, Database. Ping Identity covers Single sign-on, Adaptive MFA, Identity orchestration, API access management.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Ping Identity: Can I still buy ForgeRock?

Not as a separate product. Ping acquired ForgeRock in 2023 and the capabilities are sold within the Ping portfolio. Existing customers should ask about the specific migration path for their components.

Ping Identity: What is the real minimum spend?

PingOne for Workforce Essential is 3 USD per user per month with a 5,000 user annual minimum, so roughly 180,000 USD a year before anything else.

Ping Identity: Is MFA included?

Basic authentication policies are in Essential. Adaptive MFA and passwordless require the Plus tier at 6 USD per user per month.

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