Comparison

AWS Cognito vs Frontegg

On the evidence we track, Frontegg leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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AWS Cognito45
Frontegg60
Score
Vioscale score
AWS Cognito45 / 100medium · 73%
Frontegg60 / 100medium · 63%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS Cognito
Frontegg
Model
AWS Cognitocommercial
Fronteggfreemium
Price level
AWS Cognitolow
Frontegglow
Transparent
AWS Cognito
Frontegg
Integrations
Count
AWS Cognito10
Frontegg
Security
Disclosure policy
AWS Cognito
Frontegg
Fedramp
AWS Cognito
Frontegg
Gdpr
AWS Cognito
Frontegg
Hipaa
AWS Cognito
Frontegg
Iso27001
AWS Cognito
Frontegg
Pci
AWS Cognito
Frontegg
Soc2
AWS Cognito
Frontegg
Reliability
Status page
AWS Cognito
Frontegg
Market
Availability
Frontegg

Capabilities

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

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

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

Frontegg

Leader

A low-code CIAM platform that secures every entry point into your SaaS app and manages customer identity as you scale.

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 ↗

Frontegg

Leader
Free tier
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
Frontegg
iOS
AWS Cognito
Frontegg
Android
AWS Cognito
Frontegg
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS Cognito
Frontegg

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

Frontegg

Leader

Not documented yet.

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