Auth0 vs AWS Cognito
No clear leader: Auth0 (81.8) and AWS Cognito (80.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for auth & identity software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Auth0
Auth0 provides authentication, authorization, and identity management services for applications. It supports multiple authentication methods, including passwordless login, social connections, and enterprise federation, with built-in security features like fraud detection and compliance controls.
AWS Cognito
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.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Auth0
Free tier for up to 25,000 MAU; Professional plans customizable from 1,000+ MAU; Enterprise plans with 99.99% SLA; Free Startup program for one year
- FreeFree
- Passwordless Authentication
- Unlimited Social Connections
- 1 Enterprise Connection
- Self-Service SSO
- Pro Multi-Factor Authentication
- +1 more
- Professional-
- EnterpriseContact sales
- Enterprise Multi-Factor Authentication
- Custom User & SSO Tiers
- Enterprise Administration & Support
- 99.99% SLA
- Enterprise add-ons
- StartupFree
- Enterprise Identity Providers
- Pro MFA & Password Protection
- SSO for Auth0 Dashboard
- $5,000 AWS credits
AWS Cognito
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
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Auth0
- Datadog
- Splunk
- AWS
- Azure
- Slack
- Segment
- Salesforce
- Tealium
- Web3Auth
- Spruce ID
- Unstoppable Domains
- Dock.io
- Ethereum Name Service
- NFT services
- Okta
- DataGuard
- OneTrust
- login.xyz
- Ethereum Name System
- MCP (Model Context Protocol)
AWS Cognito
- Apple
- Amazon
- SAML
- OIDC
- AWS Lambda
- AWS Amplify
- AWS AppSync
- AWS Verified Permissions
- AWS CloudTrail
- AWS CloudWatch
Auth0 or AWS Cognito: which one depends on you
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