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Comparison

AWS Cognito vs WorkOS

On the evidence we track, WorkOS 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 →WorkOS full profile →
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AWS Cognito45
★WorkOS72
Score
Vioscale score
AWS Cognito45 / 100medium · 73%
WorkOS72 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS Cognito✓
WorkOS✓
Model
AWS Cognitocommercial
WorkOSfreemium
Price level
AWS Cognitolow
WorkOSlow
Transparent
AWS Cognito✗
WorkOS✓
Integrations
Count
AWS Cognito10
WorkOS12
Security
Disclosure policy
AWS Cognito✓
WorkOS✓
Fedramp
AWS Cognito✓
WorkOS–
Gdpr
AWS Cognito✓
WorkOS✓
Hipaa
AWS Cognito✓
WorkOS✓
Pci
AWS Cognito✓
WorkOS–
Soc2
AWS Cognito–
WorkOS✓
Reliability
Sla pct
AWS Cognito–
WorkOS99.99
Status page
AWS Cognito✓
WorkOS✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

WorkOS

Leader

A developer-focused authentication platform that provides single sign-on, SCIM user provisioning, role-based access control, and multi-factor authentication for SaaS applications. Designed to help companies quickly support enterprise security requirements without extensive in-house implementation.

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 ↗

WorkOS

Leader
SubscriptionFree tier

Free up to 1,000,000 MAUs. $2,500/month per additional million MAUs. $125/month per SSO-enabled organization.

  • FreeFree
    • Single Sign-On (SAML & OIDC)
    • SCIM provisioning
    • Role-based access control
    • Bot detection
    • Identity linking
    • +5 more
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✓
WorkOS✓
iOS
AWS Cognito✓
WorkOS✓
Android
AWS Cognito✓
WorkOS✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS Cognito✓
WorkOS✓

Integrations

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

In common (2)
  • Apple
  • Google

AWS Cognito

10 total - 8 not shared
  • Facebook
  • Amazon
  • SAML
  • OIDC
  • AWS Lambda
  • AWS Amplify
  • AWS AppSync
  • AWS Verified Permissions
Independently observed

WorkOS

Leader
12 total - 10 not shared
  • LinkedIn
  • Slack
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Xero
  • Rippling
  • ADP
  • Intuit
  • GitHub
  • Microsoft
Independently observed

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