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Amazon Cognito

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Two barsScore 5.5

Free tierNo free tier on record
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely3 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

Amazon Cognito is ranked #26 of 50 in passkey authentication software on Freedom251. It runs on Android, API, iOS, Web.

Amazon Cognito plans and pricing

All plans

Lite 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 aws.amazon.com · 2 Oct 2026

Essentials 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 aws.amazon.com · 2 Oct 2026

Plus 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 aws.amazon.com · 2 Oct 2026

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The record

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

Where it ranks on Freedom251

Best Passkey Authentication Software in 2026#26 of 50
Best Identity and Access Management Software in 2026#14 of 43
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Best Customer Identity and Access Management Software in 2026#16 of 29

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Sources

aws.amazon.com/cognito/features/· checked 2 Oct 2026
aws.amazon.com/cognito/· checked 2 Oct 2026
aws.amazon.com/cognito/pricing/· checked 2 Oct 2026