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Compare Kinde and Cognito

Better support and ease of integration make Kinde the best alternative to Amazon Cognito (AWS).


  • Built for developers

    Auth doesn’t have to be so difficult. Integrate Kinde into any application in a matter of minutes.

  • More features

    Don’t settle for just authentication. Kinde offers additional functionality for billing, feature flags, connected apps & marketing tools.

  • Legendary support

    A level of dedicated support you won’t get anywhere else.


Compare features

More details about the difference in feature offerings from Kinde and Cognito.

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  • Pricing

    Category Kinde free plan Cognito free plan
    Pricing details
    Free tier
    Included Supported
    Included
  • Authentication

    Category Kinde free plan Cognito free plan
    Passwords
    Included Supported
    Included
    Passwordless
    Included Supported
    Included
    Social Logins
    13+
    4
    Azure AD
    Included Supported
    Included
    Custom SAML
    Included Supported
    Included
    SMS MFA
    Included Supported
    Included
    TOTP MFA
    Included Supported
    Included
    M2M Connections
    Included Supported
    Not included
    Implicit T&C acceptance
    Included Supported
    Not included
    Explicit T&C acceptance
    Included Supported
    Not included
  • Customization

    Category Kinde free plan Cognito free plan
    Custom domains
    Included Supported
    Included
    Supported languages
    18+
    75+
    Background images
    Included Supported
    Included
    Customize emails
    Included Supported
    Not included
    Organization level branding
    Included Supported
    Not included
    Token customization
    Included Supported
    Included
  • User and Organization management

    Category Kinde free plan Cognito free plan
    Manage users
    Included Supported
    Included
    Basic roles and permissions
    Included Supported
    Included
    Custom roles and permissions
    Included Supported
    Included
    Import user data
    Included Supported
    Included
    Export user data
    Download from dashboard
    Not included
    Activity history
    Unlimited
    Yes
    Remove branding
    Included Supported
    Included
    Organizations
    Included Supported
    Included
    Multi-tenancy
    Included Supported
    Included
  • Release management

    Category Kinde free plan Cognito free plan
    Feature flags
    Included Supported
    Not included
    Feature lifecycle management
    Included Supported
    Not included
    Manage flag via API
    Included Supported
    Not included
  • Marketing and customer acquisition

    Category Kinde free plan Cognito free plan
    Lead generation forms
    Included Supported
    Not included
    Subscription forms
    Included Supported
    Not included
  • Security

    Category Kinde free plan Cognito free plan
    ISO 27001 Certified
    Included Supported
    Included
    HIPAA/BAA
    Enterprise only
    Included
    SOC2 Certified
    Included Supported
    Included
  • Developers

    Category Kinde free plan Cognito free plan
    SDKs
    16+
    6
    Multiple environments
    Included Supported
    Not included
    Connected apps
    Included Supported
    Not included
    Hosted
    Included Supported
    Included

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