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Comparison

AWS Cognito vs Clerk

On the evidence we track, Clerk leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

AWS Cognito full profile →Clerk full profile →
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AWS Cognito45
★Clerk72
Score
Vioscale score
AWS Cognito45 / 100medium · 73%
Clerk72 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS Cognito✓
Clerk✓
Model
AWS Cognitocommercial
Clerkfreemium
Price level
AWS Cognitolow
Clerklow
Transparent
AWS Cognito✗
Clerk✓
Integrations
Count
AWS Cognito10
Clerk5
Security
Disclosure policy
AWS Cognito✓
Clerk✓
Fedramp
AWS Cognito✓
Clerk–
Gdpr
AWS Cognito✓
Clerk✓
Hipaa
AWS Cognito✓
Clerk✓
Pci
AWS Cognito✓
Clerk–
Soc2
AWS Cognito–
Clerk✓
Reliability
Sla pct
AWS Cognito–
Clerk99.99
Status page
AWS Cognito✓
Clerk✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

AWS Cognito

AWS Cognito provides secure, scalable user authentication and access management that enables applications to support user sign-up, sign-in, and multi-factor authentication. It offers both a pre-built login interface and APIs for custom implementations, supports passwordless authentication via passkeys and SMS/email OTP, and federates with social and enterprise identity providers.

Independently observed

Clerk

Leader

A cloud-based authentication and user management platform offering prebuilt UI components, APIs, and dashboards to implement user sign-in, profile management, organizations, and billing features.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

AWS Cognito

Usage-basedFree tier

Usage-based pricing with no minimum fees or upfront commitments. Three tiers available (Lite, Essentials, Plus).

  • Lite-
  • Essentials-
  • Plus-
as of verify ↗

Clerk

Leader
from $0.02/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $25/month. Free tier with 10,000 MAUs.

  • FreeFree
    • Sign-in and sign-up
    • Customizable sign-in pages
    • Custom domain
    • Profile management
    • Social login
  • Pro$25/month plus $0.02 per additional MAU
    • All Free features
    • Remove Clerk branding
    • Custom session duration
    • Password complexity requirements
    • User ban/unban
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
AWS Cognito✓
Clerk✓
iOS
AWS Cognito✓
Clerk✓
Android
AWS Cognito✓
Clerk✓
CLI
AWS Cognito✗
Clerk✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS Cognito✓
Clerk✓

Integrations

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

AWS Cognito

10 total
  • Apple
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Amazon
  • SAML
  • OIDC
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS Amplify
  • AWS AppSync
  • AWS Verified Permissions
Independently observed

Clerk

Leader
5 total
  • Google OAuth
  • GitHub OAuth
  • Google Workspace
  • Convex
  • MCP
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.