Amazon Cognito vs. RSA Access Manager (Discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Amazon Cognito
Score 7.7 out of 10
N/A
Amazon Cognito is a mobile identity product that allows users to add user sign-up and sign-in to mobile and web apps, and authenticate users through social identity providers.
$0.01
Per MAU
RSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
Score 10.0 out of 10
N/A
The RSA Access Manager is an identity management that reached its end of sale in June 2019 (extended support will continue through 2021). As an identity and authentication solution RSA offers the SecurID Suite.N/A
Pricing
Amazon CognitoRSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
Editions & Modules
Starting Price
$0.01
Per MAU
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Amazon CognitoRSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Amazon CognitoRSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
Top Pros
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Features
Amazon CognitoRSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Cognito
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Ratings
RSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
8.9
2 Ratings
10% above category average
ID-Management Access Control00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Password Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Account Provisioning and De-provisioning00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
ID Management Workflow Automation00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
ID Risk Management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Amazon CognitoRSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(15 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon CognitoRSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Amazon AWS
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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RSA Security
RSA helped to have a reliable services for the 2FA authentication
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Pros
Amazon AWS
  • 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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RSA Security
  • Used in conjunction with our Active Directory for 2-factor authentication
  • The virtual RSA token for multiple devices makes it easy to avoid needing a physical device
  • The ability to leverage real-time analytics to identify when step-up is required
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Cons
Amazon AWS
  • 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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RSA Security
  • The support for new LDAP version(389-DS)
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Usability
Amazon AWS
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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RSA Security
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Support Rating
Amazon AWS
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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RSA Security
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Alternatives Considered
Amazon AWS
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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RSA Security
Nothing as this point. At the end of 2019 we plan to start looking into alternatives
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Return on Investment
Amazon AWS
  • 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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RSA Security
  • To be compliant with the Security Standards about the 2FA
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