Amazon Cognito vs The Okta Identity Cloud

• Amazon Cognito allows you to build multi-factor authentication with a few clicks.
• Cognito supports sign-in with social identity providers like Facebook and Google.
• It is easy to manage Cognito users through the Console.
• It is easy to customize sign-up and sign-in workflows by integrating with AWS Lambda.

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• Okta handles lockouts and password changes very seamlessly. Most end users no longer have to contact our IT department to reset their password or unlock their account.
• Okta does MFA (Multi-Factor Authentication) very well with the use of their own app, Okta Verify. We utilize this for VPN connections and having MFA or 2FA has strengthened the security of our internal network.
• Okta's administration GUI is easy to use, and easy to set up. Adding applications to the organization is easy and requires very little work to deploy.
• Users can utilize Okta to store passwords securely and safe on their own account. They also can one click login to personal sites if they use Okta to store their password.
• Okta's support system is very knowledgeable and quick to respond to issues. We've had a few cases that were resolved within hours and that helps immensely when working with end users.

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• As such I do not find any major things as cons. However they can improve the documentation.
• Sometimes additional customisation increases complexity. Most of those advanced features are not used frequently.

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• Session cookies have been frustrating. Rather than having an expiration date, they are activity based. Some applications will reject assertions is the Okta session is too old, so having a perpetual cookie messes things up. The option to change this is something that is desired.
• Connections to Active Directory are excellent, but there is little control over syncing. It’s either manual or every hour. Change based syncing would help simplify things.

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• Amazon Cognito has had a positive impact on our business by allowing us to develop services that require user sign-up and sign-in more rapidly. Not only do we not need to build or maintain these features, but Cognito's implementation is also better than what we would be justified in building ourselves.
• Amazon Cognito makes user management easy. This reduces the time we have to spend supporting users. Non-technical product managers can even use the AWS Console to manage users without requiring support from developers.
• Amazon Cognito is likely more secure than what would be built in-house; a portion of our attack surface is now managed by Amazon.

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• We have streamlined so many processes and reduced the time to complete many tasks for IT.
• We have automated many tasks to remove the issue with human error.
• We have opened up a ton of functionality with the application integrations that are available.
• The feature sets for Okta allow for more creative and diverse solutions to existing issues.
• User experience has benefited greatly from the Single Sign On experience.

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