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ForgeRock
ForgeRock is an enterprise identity platform for customer, workforce, and partner authentication, access management, identity governance, APIs, and lifecycle automation.
Editorial overview
Aggregated Overview
The platform provides broad IAM, lifecycle, federation, API, connector, orchestration, and governance capabilities. Pricing is enterprise-oriented and requires a sales process. Public review evidence was not sufficiently verified for inclusion.
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Overview
ForgeRock is an enterprise identity and access management platform now integrated into Ping Identity. Its former cloud service, ForgeRock Identity Cloud, is now named PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud.
The platform supports customer, workforce, partner, and business-to-business identities. Core capabilities include authentication, authorization, federation, single sign-on, lifecycle management, identity governance, directory services, API security, and user self-service.
ForgeRock products were renamed after Ping Identity and ForgeRock joined in August 2023. Former product names include ForgeRock Access Management, ForgeRock Identity Management, ForgeRock Directory Services, and ForgeRock Identity Gateway.
ForgeRock Decision Snapshot
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Platforms
Android, API, Hybrid cloud, iOS, JavaScript, On-premises
TechZella assessment
7.9/10
ForgeRock Pros & Cons
Pros
- Broad IAM coverage for customer, workforce, partner, and B2B identities.
- Supports standards-based authentication and federation protocols.
- Offers REST APIs, SDKs, connectors, and orchestration tools.
- Supports cloud, self-managed, and hybrid deployment models.
- Identity Gateway extends protection to legacy applications and APIs.
Cons
- Public pricing is not available.
- Product naming changed after the Ping Identity integration.
- Advanced implementations may require specialist IAM expertise.
- Some features are packaged as optional modules or add-ons.
- No reliable public third-party rating was verified.
ForgeRock Pricing & Plans
Pricing may change. Verify current plans on the vendor's website.
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ForgeRock Features
Access Management
- Authentication journeys
- Single sign-on
- Multi-factor authentication
- Passwordless authentication
- OAuth 2.0
- OpenID Connect
- SAML 2.0 federation
- Authorization policies
Identity Management
- User provisioning
- Identity synchronization
- Reconciliation
- Password synchronization
- Lifecycle management
- Workflow automation
- Delegated administration
- Access requests and reviews
API and Integration
- REST APIs
- API security
- Identity Gateway
- HTTP reverse proxy
- Open Connector Framework
- Built-in connectors
- Remote connector servers
- Custom REST endpoints
Developer Tools
- Android SDK
- iOS SDK
- JavaScript SDK
- OAuth integration
- Registration flows
- Profile self-service
- Device self-service
Deployment and Operations
- SaaS deployment
- Self-managed deployment
- Private-cloud deployment
- Public-cloud deployment
- Hybrid deployment
- Development, staging, and production environments
ForgeRock Specifications
| Current product name | PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud |
|---|---|
| Former product name | ForgeRock Identity Cloud |
| Vendor | Ping Identity |
| Founded | 2010 |
| Deployment | SaaS, self-managed, private cloud, public cloud, and hybrid |
| API | REST APIs, OAuth 2.0, and OpenID Connect |
| Integrations | Directories, HR systems, SaaS applications, databases, Active Directory, Microsoft Entra ID, Salesforce, Okta, and Ping services |
| SDK platforms | Android, iOS, and JavaScript |
| Enterprise endpoint support | Windows workstation and remote-desktop identity scenarios |
| Free trial | No public self-service trial verified |
| Pricing model | Package-based enterprise subscription with custom quote |
Our evidence-based assessment
TechZella Score
A proprietary editorial score based on product capabilities, usability, value, performance, support and user sentiment evidence.
7.9/10Moderate confidence
The platform provides broad IAM, lifecycle, federation, API, connector, orchestration, and governance capabilities. Pricing is enterprise-oriented and requires a sales process. Public review evidence was not sufficiently verified for inclusion.
Methodology v1.0. The assessment weighs feature coverage (25%), ease of use (15%), value for money (20%), performance (15%), support (10%) and user sentiment (15%), using researched product evidence and verified review evidence where available. It is a TechZella editorial assessment, not a direct user-review average.
ForgeRock FAQs
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What is ForgeRock?
ForgeRock is an enterprise identity platform covering authentication, authorization, federation, identity management, governance, directories, APIs, and lifecycle automation.
Who owns ForgeRock?
Ping Identity owns and operates the ForgeRock product portfolio after the companies joined in August 2023.
What is ForgeRock Identity Cloud called now?
ForgeRock Identity Cloud is now called PingOne Advanced Identity Cloud.
Does ForgeRock provide an API?
Yes. The current Advanced Identity Cloud documentation describes REST APIs for identity management, authentication, authorization, OAuth, OpenID Connect, sessions, scripts, monitoring, and administration.
What integrations does ForgeRock support?
It supports connectors for directories, HR systems, SaaS applications, databases, and other external resources. Documentation also provides integration examples for Microsoft Entra ID, Salesforce, Okta, Active Directory, and Ping services.
Does ForgeRock offer a free trial?
A public, self-service free trial for ForgeRock or Advanced Identity Cloud was not verified. Ping provides evaluation agreements and sales-led demonstrations, but published pages do not confirm a universal free-trial duration or price.
Which platforms does ForgeRock support?
The platform is available through cloud and self-managed deployments. Its SDKs support Android, iOS, and JavaScript, while enterprise connectivity features include Windows workstation and remote-desktop scenarios.
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