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Ping Identity vs WorkOS
Compare Ping Identity, WorkOS by active-user allowances, social login, MFA, SSO, organizations and audit logs.
Auth & Backend pricing calculator
50K
Ping Identity
Custom / not listed
Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 50K monthly active users
WorkOS
$0 / mo
Pay as you go · 50K monthly active users
Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.
Auth & Backend overview & pricing
| Auth & Backend | Ping Identity | WorkOS |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Ping Identity | WorkOS |
| Billing unit | monthly active users | monthly active users |
| Plan at selected usage | Custom / unlisted usage pricing | Pay as you go |
| Monthly estimate | Custom / not listed | $0/mo |
| Workload | 50K monthly active users | 50K monthly active users |
| Free access | Trial | 1M MAUs free (AuthKit) |
| Published plans | PingOne for Customers Passwordless, PingOne for Customers Essential, PingOne for Customers Plus, PingOne for Workforce Essential, PingOne for Workforce Plus | Pay as you go, Annual Credits |
| Prices checked | 2026-10-08 | 2026-10-08 |
Provider
- Ping Identity
- Ping Identity
- WorkOS
- WorkOS
Billing unit
- Ping Identity
- monthly active users
- WorkOS
- monthly active users
Plan at selected usage
- Ping Identity
- Custom / unlisted usage pricing
- WorkOS
- Pay as you go
Monthly estimate
- Ping Identity
- Custom / not listed
- WorkOS
- $0/mo
Workload
- Ping Identity
- 50K monthly active users
- WorkOS
- 50K monthly active users
Free access
- Ping Identity
- Trial
- WorkOS
- 1M MAUs free (AuthKit)
Published plans
- Ping Identity
- PingOne for Customers Passwordless, PingOne for Customers Essential, PingOne for Customers Plus, PingOne for Workforce Essential, PingOne for Workforce Plus
- WorkOS
- Pay as you go, Annual Credits
Prices checked
- Ping Identity
- 2026-10-08
- WorkOS
- 2026-10-08
Auth & Backend monthly cost
Ping Identity: Not pricedWorkOS: $0
Cost by monthly active users
Cost curve data
| monthly active users | Ping Identity | WorkOS |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Not priced | $0 |
| 12.5K | Not priced | $0 |
| 25K | Not priced | $0 |
| 50K | Not priced | $0 |
| 100K | Not priced | $0 |
| 250K | Not priced | $0 |
| 500K | Not priced | $0 |
0
- Ping Identity
- Not priced
- WorkOS
- $0
12.5K
- Ping Identity
- Not priced
- WorkOS
- $0
25K
- Ping Identity
- Not priced
- WorkOS
- $0
50K
- Ping Identity
- Not priced
- WorkOS
- $0
100K
- Ping Identity
- Not priced
- WorkOS
- $0
250K
- Ping Identity
- Not priced
- WorkOS
- $0
500K
- Ping Identity
- Not priced
- WorkOS
- $0
Which authentication & backend providers fit your needs?
Ping Identity features & plan notes
- Enterprise federation
- Orchestration
- Regulated industries
WorkOS features & plan notes
- SSO + SCIM
- Admin portal
- Enterprise-ready
- Automatic volume discounts
- First 1 million active users free
- Deploy in minutes
- Dedicated Slack channel
- Transparent pricing
- Social Auth
- Email + Password
- Magic Auth
- Multi-Factor Auth (MFA)
- Email verification
- Organization auth policies
- Just-in-time (JIT) user provisioning
- Biometric / Passkey Auth
- Role-Based Access Control (RBAC)
- CLI Authentication
How to compare authentication & backend providers
Check how each provider defines an active user and separates consumer identity from enterprise organizations. SAML, MFA, custom domains and audit logs can be gated behind higher plans. A backend platform can also charge separately for storage, functions and traffic.
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