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Amazon Cognito vs The Okta Identity Cloud

Amazon Cognito
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The Okta Identity Cloud
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Amazon Cognito

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Score 8.3 out of 100

Based on 41 reviews and ratings

The Okta Identity Cloud

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Score 8.9 out of 100

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Feature Set Ratings

    Identity Management

    Amazon Cognito

    Feature Set Not Supported
    N/A
    8.7

    The Okta Identity Cloud

    87%
    The Okta Identity Cloud ranks higher in 7/7 features
    The Okta Identity Cloud ranks higher in 7/7 features

    ID-Management Access Control

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.9
    89%
    121 Ratings

    ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.2
    92%
    126 Ratings

    Multi-Factor Authentication

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    9.1
    91%
    117 Ratings

    Password Management

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.7
    87%
    116 Ratings

    Account Provisioning and De-provisioning

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.4
    84%
    110 Ratings

    ID Management Workflow Automation

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.3
    83%
    57 Ratings

    ID Risk Management

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.4
    84%
    88 Ratings

    Attribute Ratings

    • The Okta Identity Cloud is rated higher in 3 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability, Support Rating

    Likelihood to Recommend

    8.1

    Amazon Cognito

    81%
    16 Ratings
    9.0

    The Okta Identity Cloud

    90%
    172 Ratings

    Likelihood to Renew

    Amazon Cognito

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.0

    The Okta Identity Cloud

    80%
    18 Ratings

    Usability

    8.0

    Amazon Cognito

    80%
    2 Ratings
    9.0

    The Okta Identity Cloud

    90%
    1 Rating

    Availability

    Amazon Cognito

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    8.6

    The Okta Identity Cloud

    86%
    4 Ratings

    Support Rating

    7.1

    Amazon Cognito

    71%
    3 Ratings
    8.1

    The Okta Identity Cloud

    81%
    26 Ratings

    Online Training

    Amazon Cognito

    N/A
    0 Ratings
    1.0

    The Okta Identity Cloud

    10%
    1 Rating

    Likelihood to Recommend

    Amazon Cognito

    Well Suited
    1. B2C mobile and web apps with a high number of users.
    2. Cheaper and cost-effective.
    3. If the other pieces of the infra are already using AWS services like Lambda, S3, Pinpoint, etc.
    Not Suited For:
    1. Advanced use-cases (Biometrics based authentication) Email, and other MFA channels.
    2. For any use-cases needing SCIM.
    3. Customized flows of SSO, and MFA will need a layer on Lambda and other AWS services.

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    Piyush Goel | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Piyush Goel
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    The Okta Identity Cloud

    In our organization, we use quite a lot of tools and systems to help our clients. If you have the same situation in the company, this tool is very well suited for you. Having Okta Identity Cloud manage and store those tools and systems helps us do our tasks more efficiently.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Verified User
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    Pros

    Amazon Cognito

    • Strong integration with React.js and client-side applications
    • Easy to bridge Cognito identities with the rest of the AWS ecosystem
    • Easy to store user profile data directly in Cognito rather than having to build additional services/endpoints
    • Easy integration with AWS Lambda to extend and add sophistication to the service

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    The Okta Identity Cloud

    • Okta provides us a one-stop Sign in for all of our business needs.
    • Okta is a very useful platform for managing all the users or employees in an organization for user provisioning within the org for access management and also externally.
    • Okta is such a simple SSO system, and I love when my work organizations use it. The ability to have a hub of all my frequently used tools, plus one login for all of them, takes a lot of mental load off me as an employee.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Cons

    Amazon Cognito

    • Amazon Cognito has a bit of a learning curve. You need to learn its concepts and terminology. The documentation does not describe some topics comprehensively.
    • Some Console screens would benefit from improved search and filtering options.
    • When another AWS product (e.g., SageMaker) configures Cognito on your behalf, it is not clear what you're getting. For example, the expiration of a temporary password was configured but never communicated.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    The Okta Identity Cloud

    • Backup policy! As of today, Auth0 does not provide a centralized way of backing up the information and users in the tenants. From a B2B perspective, this could be a great tool, because it would simplify the backup and data recovery process for the Auth0 customer
    • Import users as a strategy that creates a new user is weird, from a Data Recovery perspective
    • No dashboards to monitor the status of logins, users and data flow between web application and Auth0. This coud be a great tool to customize by our needs, as a way to visualize data and create reports

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Pricing Details

    Amazon Cognito

    General

    Free Trial
    —
    Free/Freemium Version
    —
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    —
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    $0.01 Per MAU

    Amazon Cognito Editions & Modules

    Edition
    Starting Price$0.011
    1. Per MAU
    Additional Pricing Details
    —

    The Okta Identity Cloud

    General

    Free Trial
    Yes
    Free/Freemium Version
    Yes
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    Yes
    Entry-level set up fee?
    No

    Starting Price

    $0 per month per user

    The Okta Identity Cloud Editions & Modules

    Edition
    Single Sign on$2.001
    Single Sign on Adaptive$5.001
    Multi Factor Authentication$3.001
    Multi Factor Authentication Adaptive$6.001
    1. Per User Per Month
    Additional Pricing Details
    Browse products and price points that make the most sense for your organization on our website.

    Likelihood to Renew

    Amazon Cognito

    No score
    No answers yet
    No answers on this topic

    The Okta Identity Cloud

    The Okta Identity Cloud 8.0
    Based on 18 answers
    Okta has a passion to provide secure and scalable identity solution. Their passion has come across as advocacy in a way that has deepened my knowledge of the field of authentication. I took identity for granted before but after seeing features such as external authentication I know that Okta can enable my business to reach new heights

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    Devin Garrett | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Usability

    Amazon Cognito

    Amazon Cognito 8.0
    Based on 2 answers
    All the features AWS Cognito offers gives the user the options they need without making it too complicated. Your customers will be happy. On the administration site usability is also great. After a small learning curve, you can setup Cognito for your usage

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    The Okta Identity Cloud

    The Okta Identity Cloud 9.0
    Based on 1 answer
    Some of its features are great and some are slightly complex and not easy without vendor support.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Support Rating

    Amazon Cognito

    Amazon Cognito 7.1
    Based on 3 answers
    AWS Support overall is poor. Your main resources are trainings and the docs, and the docs can be very confusing. Using Cognito well involves having a developer learn it deeply and help support your team in understanding it. That said, Cognito's competitors also have dismal support and even worse documentation, so while this isn't a strength for Cognito it may still be the frontrunner here.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    The Okta Identity Cloud

    The Okta Identity Cloud 8.1
    Based on 26 answers
    There isn't a clear method to get a hold of support when trouble arises if you're on their standard plan. You can file a support ticket and they generally are responsive. I've often been able to find similar questions to the questions I've had when it comes to support in their ticket history, however, some have been closed without a satisfactory conclusion for the original poster.

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    Eric Mason | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Alternatives Considered

    Amazon Cognito

    They are ideal tools to create a secure and unique login experience for our applications. Thanks to its API authorization, Amazon Cognito ensures connections to applications that are secure.It is easy to use and provides easy access to files and applications that you need to complete your goal.

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    Philipp Pettit | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Philipp Pettit
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    The Okta Identity Cloud

    We had Azure Multi-Factor Authentication in the past and having The Okta Identity Cloud replace it was a night and day difference. Honestly, this is a difficult comparison since our Azure Multi-Factor Authentication was exactly that only for our users and ONLY did MFA. The Okta Identity Cloud does that for our employees and customers as well as SSO for them AND our PAM to name a few. It's not a stretch to say they are very different.

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    Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
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    Return on Investment

    Amazon Cognito

    • ROI is great for Amazon Cognito Overall.
    • It is included in the AWS Free Tier so you can use it for a good amount without paying, so the software can be tested beforehand.
    • The paid pricing is also affordable, so a positive impact on ROI.

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    DR. RAKESH TRIPATHI | TrustRadius Reviewer
    DR. RAKESH TRIPATHI
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    The Okta Identity Cloud

    • We have addressed a major risk with MFA/SSO on the majority of our apps very quickly - 2-3 months to implement completely.
    • Added security without adding very much friction to end user.
    • After a year or less Okta is a main part of our zero trust initiative.

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    Daniel Hereford | TrustRadius Reviewer
    Daniel Hereford
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