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Comparison

Authelia 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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Authelia60
★AWS Cognito81
Score
vioscaleAI score
Authelia60 / 100low · 41%
AWS Cognito81 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Authelia✓
AWS Cognito✓
Model
Autheliaopen_source
AWS Cognitofreemium
Price level
Autheliafree
AWS Cognitolow
Starting price
Authelia–
AWS Cognito$0.02
Transparent
Authelia✓
AWS Cognito✓
Integrations
Count
Authelia135
AWS Cognito8
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Authelia✓
AWS Cognito✓
Fedramp
Authelia–
AWS Cognito✓
Gdpr
Authelia–
AWS Cognito✓
Hipaa
Authelia–
AWS Cognito✓
Iso27001
Authelia–
AWS Cognito✓
Pci
Authelia–
AWS Cognito✓
Scorecard
Authelia9.6
AWS Cognito–
Soc2
Authelia–
AWS Cognito✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Authelia–
AWS Cognito✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Authelia0
AWS Cognito–
Github stars
Authelia29,254
AWS Cognito–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Authelia100
AWS Cognito–
Release
Cadence days
Authelia5
AWS Cognito–
History
Authelia20 items
AWS Cognito–
License
Spdx
AutheliaApache-2.0
AWS Cognito–
Language
Primary
AutheliaGo
AWS Cognito–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Authelia6 items
AWS Cognito6 items

Capabilities

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

Deployment
Hosting
AutheliaSelf-hosted only
AWS CognitoCloud only
Methods
Social login
Authelia✗
AWS Cognito✓
Passwordless
Authelia✓
AWS Cognito✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn
Authelia✓
AWS Cognito✓
Multi-factor auth
Authelia✓
AWS Cognito✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO
Authelia✗
AWS Cognito✓
SCIM provisioning
Authelia-
AWS Cognito-
B2B / multi-tenancy
Authelia-
AWS Cognito✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider
Authelia✓
AWS Cognito✓
Delivery
Hosted UI
AutheliaHosted
AWS CognitoBoth
Access
RBAC
Authelia✓
AWS Cognito✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Authelia✓
AWS Cognito✗

What each one is

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

Authelia

Authelia is a self-hosted identity and access management solution that enables centralized authentication and authorization across multiple applications. It supports multi-factor authentication, passwordless login via WebAuthn, and works as an OpenID Connect provider.

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.

Authelia

Open sourceFree tier

Open source

as of verify ↗

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 verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Authelia✓
AWS Cognito✓
iOS
Authelia✗
AWS Cognito✓
Android
Authelia✗
AWS Cognito✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Authelia✓
AWS Cognito✓
Self-hosted
Authelia✓
AWS Cognito✗
On-premise
Authelia✓
AWS Cognito✗

Integrations

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

Authelia

56 total
  • 1Password
  • Active Directory
  • Ansible AWX
  • Apache Guacamole
  • Argo CD
  • Bitwarden
  • BookStack
  • Budibase
  • Caddy
  • Chronograf
  • Coder
  • Docker
  • Drupal
  • EspoCRM
  • Express.js
  • FreeIPA
  • FreshRSS
  • Gitea
  • GitLab
  • GLAuth
  • Grafana
  • HAProxy
  • Harbor
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • +32 more
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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