vioscale
Comparison

AWS Cognito vs Zitadel

On the evidence we track, Zitadel leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

AWS Cognito full profile →Zitadel full profile →
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AWS Cognito45
★Zitadel65
Score
Vioscale score
AWS Cognito45 / 100medium · 73%
Zitadel65 / 100low · 46%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS Cognito✓
Zitadel✓
Model
AWS Cognitocommercial
Zitadelfreemium
Price level
AWS Cognitolow
Zitadelhigh
Transparent
AWS Cognito✗
Zitadel✓
Integrations
Count
AWS Cognito10
Zitadel12
Security
Disclosure policy
AWS Cognito✓
Zitadel✓
Fedramp
AWS Cognito✓
Zitadel–
Gdpr
AWS Cognito✓
Zitadel✓
Hipaa
AWS Cognito✓
Zitadel–
Pci
AWS Cognito✓
Zitadel–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
AWS Cognito–
Zitadel99.99
Status page
AWS Cognito✓
Zitadel✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
AWS Cognito–
Zitadel0
Github stars
AWS Cognito–
Zitadel14,862
Activity
Commits last 30d
AWS Cognito–
Zitadel42
Release
Cadence days
AWS Cognito–
Zitadel5
History
AWS Cognito–
Zitadel20 items
License
Spdx
AWS Cognito–
ZitadelAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
AWS Cognito–
ZitadelGo
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

Zitadel

Leader

A multi-tenant, API-first identity and access management platform offering single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, passkeys, and complete audit trails. Available as a managed cloud service or self-hosted deployment, designed for developers building secure SaaS and B2B applications.

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 ↗

Zitadel

Leader
from $100/moHybridFree tier

Free tier available. Pro plan from $100/month with 25,000 DAU included. Usage-based overage pricing for additional capacity.

  • FreeFree
    • 100 daily active users
    • 3 external identity providers
    • 5,000 management API requests
    • Community support
    • 1 management instance
  • Pro$100/month including 25,000 DAU and 500,000 API requests; overage pricing available
    • 25,000 daily active users
    • 500,000 management API requests
    • 3 external identity providers
    • Multifactor authentication
    • Passkeys/WebAuthn
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom scaling
    • Custom compliance
    • Custom security questionnaires
    • Custom contract and MSA
    • Up to 99.99% availability SLA
    • +1 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✓
Zitadel✓
iOS
AWS Cognito✓
Zitadel✗
Android
AWS Cognito✓
Zitadel✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS Cognito✓
Zitadel✓
Self-hosted
AWS Cognito✗
Zitadel✓
Hybrid
AWS Cognito✗
Zitadel✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Google

AWS Cognito

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

Zitadel

Leader
12 total - 11 not shared
  • Microsoft
  • GitHub
  • LDAP
  • SAML 2.0
  • SCIM 2.0
  • OpenID Connect
  • gRPC
  • connectRPC
  • REST API
  • Webhooks
  • Actions
Independently observed

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