Decision finder result — Authentication & Identity
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Personalized recommendation
Start with AWS-native primitives (own more, pay less vendor tax)
If you’re AWS-first and want fewer vendors, start with Cognito—but plan engineering time for UX customization, migrations, and edge cases.
How this works: Based on common constraint patterns, we match you to the operating model and products that typically fit. Verify against your specific requirements.
- Recommendation: AWS Cognito
Recommended starting points
Based on your constraints, these products typically fit best. Read each decision brief to confirm pricing behavior and limits match your reality.
Recommended
AWS Cognito
AWS Cognito is an AWS-native authentication service for user pools and federated identity. It’s best when you want cloud-native building blocks and are willing to engineer the UX and edge cases yourse
Why this recommendation
If you’re AWS-first and want fewer vendors, start with Cognito—but plan engineering time for UX customization, migrations, and edge cases.