Comparison

Auth.js (NextAuth.js) vs AWS Cognito

On the evidence we track, AWS Cognito leads this comparison with a composite score of 81/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Auth.js (NextAuth.js)52

★AWS Cognito81

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Auth.js (NextAuth.js)	AWS CognitoLeader
vioscaleAI score	52 / 100low · 40%	81 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	low
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$0.02
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	8
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	-	HIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018 +1 more
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	✓
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	-	✓
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	-	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Iso27001security.iso27001	-	✓
Pcisecurity.pci	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	5.5	-
Soc2security.soc2	-	✓
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	-	https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40next-auth%2Fprisma-adapter&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	6,629	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	28,363	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	6,703,298	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	0	-
Release
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	ISC	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)52 / 100low · 40%

AWS Cognito81 / 100medium · 73%

Pricing

Free tier

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

AWS Cognito✓

Model

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)open_source

AWS Cognitofreemium

Price level

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)free

AWS Cognitolow

Starting price

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

AWS Cognito$0.02

Transparent

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

AWS Cognito✓

Integrations

Count

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)1

AWS Cognito8

Security

Certifications

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

AWS CognitoHIPAA, PCI DSS, SOC 2, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018 +1 more

Disclosure policy

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

AWS Cognito✓

Fedramp

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

AWS Cognito✓

Gdpr

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

AWS Cognito✓

Hipaa

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

AWS Cognito✓

Iso27001

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

AWS Cognito✓

Pci

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

AWS Cognito✓

Scorecard

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)5.5

AWS Cognito–

Soc2

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

AWS Cognito✓

Trust center

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

AWS Cognitohttps://aws.amazon.com/compliance/

Vulnerabilities

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40next-auth%2Fprisma-adapter&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

AWS Cognito–

Reliability

Status page

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

AWS Cognito✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)6,629

AWS Cognito–

Github stars

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)28,363

AWS Cognito–

Package downloads weekly

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)6,703,298

AWS Cognito–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)0

AWS Cognito–

Release

History

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)20 items

AWS Cognito–

License

Spdx

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)ISC

AWS Cognito–

Language

Primary

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)TypeScript

AWS Cognito–

Market

Availability

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)–

AWS CognitoAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)5 items

AWS Cognito6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for auth & identity software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Auth & Identity Software
Capability	Auth.js (NextAuth.js)	AWS Cognito
Deployment
Hosting	Self-hosted only	Cloud only
Methods
Social login	✓	✓
Passwordless	✓	✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn	✓	✓
Multi-factor auth	-	✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO	-	✓
SCIM provisioning	-	-
B2B / multi-tenancy	-	✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider	✓	✓
Delivery
Hosted UI	Headless	Both
Access
RBAC	-	✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core	✓	✗

Deployment

Hosting

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)Self-hosted only

AWS CognitoCloud only

Methods

Social login

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

AWS Cognito✓

Passwordless

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

AWS Cognito✓

Passkeys / WebAuthn

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

AWS Cognito✓

Multi-factor auth

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)-

AWS Cognito✓

Enterprise

SAML SSO

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)-

AWS Cognito✓

SCIM provisioning

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)-

AWS Cognito-

B2B / multi-tenancy

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)-

AWS Cognito✓

Standards

OpenID Connect provider

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

AWS Cognito✓

Delivery

Hosted UI

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)Headless

AWS CognitoBoth

Access

RBAC

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)-

AWS Cognito✓

Licensing

Self-hostable OSS core

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

AWS Cognito✗

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)

A suite of open-source authentication packages built on standard web APIs, designed to work with any JavaScript framework and runtime, with support for OAuth, passwordless authentication, and WebAuthn.

Independently observed

AWS Cognito

Leader

Manages authentication and access control through identity federation, social provider integration, passwordless authentication methods, and multi-factor authentication capabilities. Supports both hosted login interfaces and API-driven custom implementations.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)

Open sourceFree tier

Free and open source

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

AWS Cognito

Leader

from $0.02/MAUUsage-basedFree tier

Free tier with 10,000 MAU/month. Usage-based pricing from $0.015–$0.020 per MAU

LiteFree
- User registration
- Password-based authentication
- Social identity federation
- SAML/OIDC provider support
EssentialsFree
- All Lite features
- Managed Login interface
- Passwordless authentication
- Passkeys support
- Email/SMS OTP
Plus$0.020 per MAU
- All Essentials features
- Risk-based adaptive authentication
- Compromised credentials detection
- Authentication event export

as of 2026-10-13verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Auth.js (NextAuth.js)	AWS Cognito
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
iOSPlatforms	✗	✓
AndroidPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

AWS Cognito✓

iOS

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✗

AWS Cognito✓

Android

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✗

AWS Cognito✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

AWS Cognito✓

Self-hosted

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)✓

AWS Cognito✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Auth.js (NextAuth.js)

1 total

GitHub

Independently observed

AWS Cognito

Leader

12 total

Apple
Facebook
Google
Amazon
SAML
OIDC
AWS Lambda
AWS Amplify
AWS AppSync
AWS Verified Permissions
AWS CloudTrail
AWS CloudWatch

Independently observed

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