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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Cognito

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/AAmazon 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

    SecurID

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ASecurID, a company and solution suite from RSA, is an identity and access management suite supporting access management, authentication, and identity governance.

    $2

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Amazon CognitoSecurID
    Editions & Modules
    Starting Price
    $0.01
    Per MAU
    Cloud
    $2
    per year per user
    Cloud Plus
    $4
    per year per user
    Cloud Premier
    $6
    per year per user
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Amazon CognitoSecurID
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Amazon CognitoSecurID
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    13 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    5 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    90%
    Delivers good value for the price
    9 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
    12 Answers
    80%
    Happy with the feature set
    4 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    91%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Amazon CognitoSecurID
    Identity Management
    Comparison of Identity Management features of Amazon Cognito and SecurID
    Feature
    Amazon Cognito
    -
    Ratings
    SecurID
    8.7
    5 Ratings
    6% above category average
    ID-Management Access Control00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings9.05 Ratings
    Password Management00 Ratings8.74 Ratings
    Account Provisioning and De-provisioning00 Ratings8.34 Ratings
    ID Management Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
    ID Risk Management00 Ratings8.64 Ratings
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    Amazon CognitoSecurID
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    JumpCloud
    Score9.3 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    OneLogin by One Identity
    Score9.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
    No answers on this topic
    RSA Access Manager (Discontinued)
    Score10 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Amazon CognitoSecurID
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    8.2
    (21 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Amazon CognitoSecurID
    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
    Easy to implement and support. Flexible platforms and user-friendly interface. Not a lot of customization is available to customers and response time of support could be better. There are now competing products that utilize new features like facial recognition. Using camera and fingerprint sensors are becoming standard in smartphones so RSA SecureID should offer those as options.
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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
    • RSA Authentication Manager is easy to deploy and configure.
    • It is a scalable solution meant for a large enterprise.
    • Some of the key features of RSA Authentication Manager where it particularly does well are provisioning, mapping, and logging.
    • It has a very nice console with good administrative and troubleshooting options.
    • Reliable security for VPN, applications, and wifi.
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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
    • Slow to provide updates to latest operating system versions.
    • While the GUI is clean and easy to use, it does look very dated.
    • There is not an option for a temporary code to log in. It would be nice for situations where you are at a remote site but don't have your device (laptop, phone, etc.) with you, as well as other situations.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Amazon AWS
    No answers on this topic
    RSA Security
    Long story short, does the job. Can use company credentials to setup and access the account for SecurID. Easy to setup and implement. Doesn't have a high learning curve.
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    Amazon Cognito is easy to use and implement if you don't need to implement custom policies. But if your security team requires something outside the box, then implementation becomes complicated and you risk wasting time. There is no option for customizable regex for passwords, which is a major deficiency. The standard password policy, allow to choose the length of the password, if it should contains at least one number, one special character, one uppercase letter and one lowercase letter.
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    RSA Security
    Using it very frequently, it's important that its straight forward and I do not have to go through unnecessary hoops to achieve something seemingly simple. Can setup using the company credentials and do not have to setup up a separate account. Setup was fast and easy. GUI is very straight forward and quick.
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    Community support is excellent, many times even better and quicker then the offical AWS support. I really cannot recommend community support enough! Apart from that the service is relativily easy to use and does not have a huge learning curve. Examples are easy to follow and will help you start using the service.
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    RSA Security
    Their support for onboarding and set-up is quite good. The only issues we tend to have are obtaining new user devices. These need to be planned ahead of time.
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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
    Overall MS AAD is good but we have had a few too many reliability issues with the product that have lead to enterprise authentication outages over the last year. The Senior executives have a preference on Securid to be more reliable than MS AAD. SecurID does a better job in Integration for legacy on-premise applications for instance.
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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
    • Implementing RSA SecurID has allowed us to help our clients understand we are committed to compliance.
    • Implementing RSA SedcurID has, however, negatively impacted employee productivity. Employees need to be aware of the additional steps they need to take to authenticate to a protected system.
    • RSA SecurID has helped us with our compliance audits.
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