AWS Cognito
Managed authentication and identity service for applications and AI agents that supports passwordless login, social federation, and enterprise integrations
- Also known as
- aws-cognito
Available worldwide
What is 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.
AWS Cognito pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Usage-based pricing with no minimum fees or upfront commitments. Three tiers available (Lite, Essentials, Plus).
Lite
Basic user registration, authentication, and management capabilities, including social identity and SAML/OIDC provider integration, and password-based authentication.
Essentials
Comprehensive user authentication and access control with Managed Login, passwordless login using passkeys, email, or SMS, access token customization, and password reuse restrictions.
Plus
Advanced security with risk-based adaptive authentication, compromised credentials detection, and authentication event log export.
What AWS Cognito does
The capabilities that matter for auth & identity software, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Hosting
- Cloud only
- Social login
- ✓
- Passwordless
- ✓
- Passkeys / WebAuthn
- ✓
- Multi-factor auth
- ✓
- SAML SSO
- ✓
- SCIM provisioning
- -
- B2B / multi-tenancy
- -
- OpenID Connect provider
- ✓
- Hosted UI
- Both
- RBAC
- -
- Self-hostable OSS core
- ✗
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- Web
- Android
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (10)
Independently observed- Apple
- Amazon
- SAML
- OIDC
- AWS Lambda
- AWS Amplify
- AWS AppSync
- AWS Verified Permissions
AWS Cognito FAQ
Common questions about AWS Cognito, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under Auth & Identity Software.
Is AWS Cognito free?
AWS Cognito offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans are also available: Lite, Essentials and Plus. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://aws.amazon.com/cognito/
What platforms does AWS Cognito support?
AWS Cognito supports the web, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Can AWS Cognito be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for AWS Cognito, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
What does AWS Cognito integrate with?
We have confirmed 10 integrations for AWS Cognito, including Apple, Facebook, Google, Amazon, SAML, OIDC, AWS Lambda and AWS Amplify, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
What security certifications does AWS Cognito have?
We have independently confirmed HIPAA and GDPR for AWS Cognito. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as AWS Cognito not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
AWS Cognito alternatives
Other auth & identity software we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Auth0A comprehensive authentication and authorization platform for applications and AI agentsmedium · 73%
- DescopeUnified identity management platform for customers, partners, and AI agentsmedium · 71%
- OryCloud-native identity and access management platform supporting users, AI agents, and machine-to-machine systems with centralized authentication and granular pemedium · 69%
- WorkOSEnterprise-grade identity and access management for applicationsmedium · 71%
- KindeAuthentication service that enhances security, improves user conversion, reduces implementation costs, and deploys quicklymedium · 68%
- ClerkComplete authentication and user management platform for applicationsmedium · 72%
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Security posture | 35 | 0.21 | 7.3 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.09 | 4.7 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 81 | 0.05 | 4.1 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 30 | 0.05 | 1.5 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 25 | 0.05 | 1.3 | ✓ |
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Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Mfa: Yes · Oidc: Yes · Hosting: cloud · Saml sso: Yes · Hosted ui: both · Open source: No | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 10 | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
Security
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