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Amazon Cognito

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Spec score 7.6 #23 of 45 in Identity and Access Management Software

Spec sheet

Purpose
Amazon Cognito provides sign-up, sign-in, access control, and brokered AWS service access for web and mobile applications.Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Security
Cognito supports MFA, compromised credential detection, and risk-based adaptive authentication; some advanced threat protections are Plus-tier features.Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Compliance
AWS states Cognito is HIPAA eligible and compliant with PCI DSS, SOC, and several ISO standards.Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Developer integrations
Cognito integrates with AWS Amplify, Lambda, AWS WAF, AppSync, Application Load Balancers, API Gateway, and Amazon Verified Permissions.Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Federation
Cognito supports social identity providers including Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon, as well as enterprise SAML and OIDC providers.Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Logging
Cognito supports monitoring through CloudTrail, CloudWatch Metrics, and CloudWatch Logs Insights, and can stream user event logs to CloudWatch, S3, or third-party aggregation solutions through Kinesis Data Firehose.Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Passwordless login
Cognito supports passwordless sign-in through email, SMS, and WebAuthn passkeys.Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Pricing limits
The free tier is unavailable in AWS GovCloud (US) Regions, and machine-to-machine token requests have no free tier.Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Scale
AWS says Cognito identity stores can scale to millions of users.Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
SDK languages
The Cognito SDK is available for Java, C++, PHP, Python, Golang, Ruby, .NET, and JavaScript.Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Service level
The Cognito tier comparison lists a 99.9% service level agreement for Lite, Essentials, and Plus.Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Use cases
AWS describes Cognito for customer identity, B2B multi-tenancy, machine-to-machine authorization, and authentication of microservices and workloads.Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com

Plans and prices

Essentials Price not published Pay as you go, based on monthly active users (MAUs). 10,000 MAUs free monthly for eligible direct or social sign-ins; 50 MAUs free monthly for SAML/OIDC federation; usage-based rates above free tier; SMS and email charges separate Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Lite Price not published Pay as you go, based on monthly active users (MAUs). 10,000 MAUs free monthly for eligible direct or social sign-ins; usage-based rates above free tier; SMS and email charges separate Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com
Plus Price not published Pay as you go, based on monthly active users (MAUs). No free tier for direct or social sign-ins; usage-based rates; SMS and email charges separate Read 2 Oct 2026 · aws.amazon.com

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