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FusionAuth vs Cognito

Amazon Cognito is a popular CIAM platform offering authentication and authorization services. However, limitations in user pools, token expiration times, and account recovery have led developers to explore alternative solutions.

True Data Isolation

Whether you choose FusionAuth Cloud or install us on your own servers, FusionAuth supports only your applications and your data.

Deploy Anywhere

FusionAuth is a universal solution that works wherever you need it. Any platform, any location, any device, any use.

Every Feature

Flexibility and control over hosting is a critical difference. you can either self-host in your infrastructure or We will host on a dedicated server within AWS.

Comparison Table

FusionAuth is built on modern technology so it's simple to deploy, configured and integrated. Just run our one-line Fast Path installer and we walk you through the rest, and much more.

Detailed Comparison
Authentication
Cognito
Passwordless
Limited
Multi-Factor Authentication
Add-On
Single Sign On
Social Logins
Authorization
Cognito
OAuth 2
Open ID Connect
Machine to Machine
Rules and Access Control
Limited
JWT Support
SAML
Support & Hosting
Cognito
Custom Support & Uptime SLAs
Add On
Managed Cloud Hosting
Self-Hosting
Control over Releases & Upgrades
Branding & Customization
Cognito
Basic UI Registration Forms
Multi-Page Registration Forms
HTML & CSS Editor
Limited
Plans & Packages
Cognito
MAU Limits Before Paid Plan
Unlimited MAU
50000*
Transparent Pricing

* For users who sign in directly or through a social identity provider, Amazon Cognito user pools has a free tier of 50,000 MAUs per account or per AWS organization. For users federated through SAML 2.0 or an OpenID Connect (OIDC) identity provider, Amazon Cognito user pools has a free tier of 50 MAUs per account or per AWS organization. There is no free tier for app clients or token requests when Cognito is used for the machine-to-machine use case.

Why Choose FusionAuth?

FusionAuth is built on modern technology so it's simple to deploy, configured and integrated. Just run our one-line Fast Path installer and we walk you through the rest, and much more.

Flexible Hosting

Flexibility and control over hosting is a critical difference. you can either self-host in your infrastructure or We will host on a dedicated server within AWS.

Engineering Support

Our Identity Experts are here to help you solve your identity challenges. You also count with the support of our active developer community.

Security First

Easily add common security features like login auditing, impossible travel detection, MFA and passkeys to applications. FusionAuth give people access to your application.

API Driven

FusionAuth Auth System is fully API driven, available as a docker image, and more customizable than cloud provider services like Cognito or Firebase.

Transparent Pricing

Our pricing is transparent and listed right on our website. No "Contact Sales" and pushy sales tactics here. You can download FusionAuth and use it for free.

In for The Long Haul

We're in this for the long haul. With thousands of installations and counting. FusionAuth Growing more everyday, and we aren't going anywhere.