Amazon Cognito vs. SailPoint Identity Platform

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
SailPoint Identity Platform
Score 8.7 out of 10
N/A
SailPoint Identity Security for the cloud enterprise manages risk from the explosion of technology access. The solution gives businesses visibility while automating and accelerating the management of all user identities, entitlements, systems, data and cloud services.N/A
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Amazon CognitoSailPoint Identity Platform
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Starting Price
$0.01
Per MAU
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Amazon CognitoSailPoint Identity Platform
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Features
Amazon CognitoSailPoint Identity Platform
Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
Amazon Cognito
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Ratings
SailPoint Identity Platform
7.5
8 Ratings
7% below category average
ID-Management Access Control00 Ratings7.88 Ratings
ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings6.93 Ratings
Password Management00 Ratings7.75 Ratings
Account Provisioning and De-provisioning00 Ratings7.88 Ratings
ID Management Workflow Automation00 Ratings7.98 Ratings
ID Risk Management00 Ratings6.86 Ratings
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User Ratings
Amazon CognitoSailPoint Identity Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(15 ratings)
8.2
(15 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Usability
8.0
(2 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
7.0
(3 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
8.2
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Amazon CognitoSailPoint Identity Platform
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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SailPoint
We are happy with the management of the Id, accounts where the user can request any access easily. Also the many connector which Sailpoint is offering in order to onboard lots of applications is quite helpful. The access review module has also have been improve so that large campaigns can we work out easily.

Where we see some improvement is on the UI as here it is not so intuitive for the end user, so that we need to make lots of communications and training so that the user is able to understand how to use it.

For the administration and creation of roles it also would be great to have some improvements here to make it more easily its management.
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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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SailPoint
  • Brings users access, profiles and accounts all into one place
  • Manages the Life Cycle Management process across ALL identities, permanent and Temporary
  • Secures and manages access to critical applications and resources across the group
  • Enables Info. Security to customise, share and delegate authority across the group
  • Single version of the truth across our technology platform
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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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SailPoint
  • The user interface is not very intuitive. It is hard for the occasional user to navigate through the request process. There are no instructions on the screen to help the user to know what to do. It is left up to the user to figure out what to click on and how to navigate through the process.
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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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SailPoint
Overall usablity is excellent. The product is capable of performing all the expected tasks for a IAM solution.
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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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SailPoint
Support for Customizations is very limited.
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Implementation Rating
Amazon AWS
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SailPoint
Implementation was done correctly and all the requirements were met.
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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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SailPoint
The on-prem SailPoint IdentityIQ platform provides the necessary customization that is required in our dynamic environment. Although we may look at a cloud-based Identity Management service again in the future, (there are many advantages), our identity management, authentication, and application assignment processes cannot be quickly consolidated to a single cloud-based service at this time.
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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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SailPoint
  • Over 300,000 password change/reset calls avoided to the helpdesk annually.
  • 1,000 plus accounts with proper accesses provisioned via automated birthright processes weekly versus 1-2 days of manual provisioning and approvals. With a call center population that churns many people per week, this brings many dollars of efficiency to the operations teams.
  • Flexibility on terminations to manage accounts and access for target applications based on regulatory or business rules to ensure compliance and avoid fines for non-compliance.
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