Amazon Cognito
Secure, frictionless customer identity and access management that scales.
Overview
Amazon Cognito is a CIAM service from Amazon Web Services that makes it easy to add user sign-up, sign-in, and access control to web and mobile apps quickly. It scales to millions of users and supports sign-in with social identity providers like Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon, and enterprise identity providers via SAML 2.0 and OpenID Connect.
✨ Key Features
- User Pools for user registration and sign-in
- Identity Pools for granting access to AWS resources
- Social and SAML/OIDC federation
- Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA)
- Customizable UI
- Advanced security features (e.g., compromised credential detection)
- Lambda triggers for custom workflows
🎯 Key Differentiators
- Seamless integration with the AWS ecosystem
- Cost-effective, pay-as-you-go pricing model
- Leverages the global infrastructure and security of AWS
Unique Value: Provides a deeply integrated, scalable, and cost-effective identity management solution for developers building applications within the AWS ecosystem.
🎯 Use Cases (4)
✅ Best For
- Providing a scalable and cost-effective authentication backend for applications hosted on AWS
- Federating identities to grant temporary, limited-privilege credentials for accessing AWS services.
💡 Check With Vendor
Verify these considerations match your specific requirements:
- Applications not hosted on AWS
- Organizations requiring extensive no-code customization or complex B2B features out-of-the-box
🏆 Alternatives
Offers unparalleled integration with AWS services compared to any other provider. It is generally more cost-effective than third-party solutions like Okta, but may offer fewer out-of-the-box features and a less polished developer experience.
💻 Platforms
🔌 Integrations
🛟 Support Options
- ✓ Email Support
- ✓ Live Chat
- ✓ Phone Support
- ✓ Dedicated Support (AWS Support Plans tier)
🔒 Compliance & Security
💰 Pricing
Free tier: 50,000 Monthly Active Users (MAUs) for users who sign in directly to Cognito User Pools
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