NewCore vs Ping Identity for workforce IAM
SHORT ANSWER
Editorial assessment · Desk research from public vendor material · Reviewed 2026-09-29
Scores by criterion
No app catalogue or integration count is published. SAML and OIDC apps connect "with no application changes".
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
Marketplace lists 350+ connectors; federation across OAuth, OIDC, SAML and WS-Federation.
Source: Ping Identity
Higher score: Ping Identity
Passkeys, Visual MFA and live 1 to 10 strength scoring for every authenticator, mapped to NIST levels.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
Higher score: NewCore
Secure Split Key: both key shares, one in NewCore's cloud and one in your environment, are needed to sign a valid token.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security
Customer-held signing keys are not described on the pages reviewed.
Source: Ping Identity pricing
Higher score: NewCore
SCIM or app provisioning is not mentioned on the pages reviewed.
Source: NewCore: Identity Security · NewCore home page
Higher score: Ping Identity
People and AI agents share one policy engine and one audit trail.
Source: NewCore home page · NewCore: Identity Security
Announced agent discovery and governance and Programmable Identity in May 2026, with availability varying by product and region.
Source: Ping Identity press, 27 May 2026
Higher score: NewCore
Essential $3 and Plus $6 per user per month, with a 5,000-user annual minimum.
Source: Ping Identity pricing
Higher score: Ping Identity
Weighted total
NewCore 5.4 / 10 · Ping Identity 7.2 / 10
Higher score: Ping Identity
Where each one scores higher
NewCore scores higher on
- phishing-resistant sign-in (9 vs 7)
- protection of token signing (9 vs 5)
- AI agent identities (9 vs 7)
Ping Identity scores higher on
- app integration breadth (3 vs 7)
- provisioning to apps (2 vs 8)
- pricing transparency (2 vs 8)
Pricing, side by side
Ping Identity
- PingOne for Workforce Essential: $3 per user per month
- PingOne for Workforce Plus: $6 per user per month
per user per month, annual contract.
Published prices are based on an annual contract with a 5,000-user minimum.
Source: Ping Identity pricing
As published on 2026-09-29.
Which should you choose?
Choose NewCore if phishing-resistant sign-in and AI agent identities matter most. It scores 9 and 9 on them. Passkeys, Visual MFA and live 1 to 10 strength scoring for every authenticator, mapped to NIST levels.
Choose Ping Identity if pricing transparency and provisioning to apps matter most. It scores 8 and 8 on them. Essential $3 and Plus $6 per user per month, with a 5,000-user annual minimum.
Questions
Which scores higher overall, NewCore or Ping Identity?
On our weights for workforce IAM, Ping Identity scores 7.2 / 10 and NewCore 5.4 / 10. Totals are the weighted average of six criterion scores; the weights are listed on the Workforce IAM page.
Where does NewCore score higher than Ping Identity?
On phishing-resistant sign-in, protection of token signing and AI agent identities.
Where does Ping Identity score higher than NewCore?
On app integration breadth, provisioning to apps and pricing transparency.
Related
Sources
- NewCore: Identity Security: https://newcore.com/platform/identity-security
- NewCore home page: https://newcore.com/
- Ping Identity: https://www.pingidentity.com/en.html
- Ping Identity pricing: https://www.pingidentity.com/en/platform/pricing.html
- Ping Identity press, 27 May 2026: https://press.pingidentity.com/2026-05-27-Ping-Identity-Redefines-the-Identity-Control-Plane-for-the-Agentic-Enterprise