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Comparison

AWS Cognito vs Kinde

On the evidence we track, Kinde leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

AWS Cognito full profile →Kinde full profile →
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AWS Cognito45
★Kinde69
Score
Vioscale score
AWS Cognito45 / 100medium · 73%
Kinde69 / 100medium · 70%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS Cognito✓
Kinde✓
Model
AWS Cognitocommercial
Kindefreemium
Price level
AWS Cognitolow
Kindemid
Transparent
AWS Cognito✗
Kinde✓
Integrations
Count
AWS Cognito10
Kinde5
Security
Disclosure policy
AWS Cognito✓
Kinde✓
Fedramp
AWS Cognito✓
Kinde–
Gdpr
AWS Cognito✓
Kinde✓
Hipaa
AWS Cognito✓
Kinde✓
Iso27001
AWS Cognito–
Kinde✓
Pci
AWS Cognito✓
Kinde–
Soc2
AWS Cognito–
Kinde✓
Reliability
Status page
AWS Cognito✓
Kinde✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

Kinde

Leader

A developer-centric platform that provides authentication (passwordless, social login, SSO, MFA), subscription billing integration, and feature flags to help SaaS teams build and monetize products with security built in.

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 ↗

Kinde

Leader
from $25/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $25/month. Free tier available.

  • Starter$25/month
    • 1 True Clone™
    • 10 virtual clones
    • Unlimited email support
    • Patented no-impersonation technology™
    • Free feature flags
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✓
Kinde✓
iOS
AWS Cognito✓
Kinde✓
Android
AWS Cognito✓
Kinde✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS Cognito✓
Kinde✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • SAML

AWS Cognito

10 total - 9 not shared
  • Apple
  • Facebook
  • Google
  • Amazon
  • OIDC
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS Amplify
  • AWS AppSync
  • AWS Verified Permissions
Independently observed

Kinde

Leader
5 total - 4 not shared
  • Stripe
  • TrustPath.io
  • Entra ID
  • GitHub Actions
Independently observed

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