Amazon Cognito vs Ping Identity Platform

Amazon Cognito8.9Visit Ping Identity Platform6.8Visit

Higher score Amazon Cognito #1 in Customer Identity and Access Management Software 8.9/10 Free plan · paid from $0.01/user/mo Free plan✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Amazon Cognito

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Ping Identity Platform #7 in Customer Identity and Access Management Software 6.8/10 From $3/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial ✓ 0 of 6 features Visit Ping Identity

• Amazon Cognito fits best

  AWS-native apps building customer authentication

• Ping Identity Platform fits best

  Enterprises needing broad identity orchestration

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Side by side

Feature	Amazon Cognito 8.9/10 Visit ↗	Ping Identity Platform 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.9	6.8
Ranking	#1 in Customer Identity and Access Management Software	#7 in Customer Identity and Access Management Software
Best for	AWS-native apps building customer authentication	Enterprises needing broad identity orchestration
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Mobile	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, iOS, Android	Web
Integrations	13 integrations	1,800+ integrations
Features Amazon Cognito 0/6 · Ping Identity Platform 0/6
Customer SSO	Not published	Not published
Social login	Not published	Not published
Adaptive authentication	Not published	Not published
Passkeys	Not published	Not published
Consent management	Not published	Not published
Customer profiles	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Supports OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, social sign-in, MFA, and passkeys Identity pools issue temporary AWS credentials for resource access Lite starts at $0.0055 per monthly active user, with a qualifying free tier	No-code orchestration plus SSO, provisioning and customer profile management Adaptive authentication, MFA and passwordless options Cloud and self-hosted deployment with 1,800 integrations
Cons	Developer-oriented service rather than a standalone workforce directory Advanced threat protection and adaptive authentication require Plus Free-tier eligibility and allowances vary by account and region	Customer-plan prices are not provided in the displayed plan details Workforce pricing requires annual billing and a 5,000-user minimum The broad feature set may exceed the needs of organizations seeking only SSO
Our verdict	Amazon Cognito provides customer identity services for web, iOS, Android, and API applications. Its user pools manage local accounts and authentication, while identity pools can issue temporary AWS credentials for access to AWS resources.… Read the review →	Ping Identity Platform brings customer, workforce, partner and non-human identities into an enterprise identity and access management offering. Its feature range spans identity verification, directories, lifecycle management, single… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Amazon Cognito — where it wins

  • Supports OAuth 2.0, OIDC, SAML, social sign-in, MFA, and passkeys
  • Identity pools issue temporary AWS credentials for resource access
  • Lite starts at $0.0055 per monthly active user, with a qualifying free tier

  Where it doesn't

  • Developer-oriented service rather than a standalone workforce directory
  • Advanced threat protection and adaptive authentication require Plus
  • Free-tier eligibility and allowances vary by account and region

• Ping Identity Platform — where it wins

  • No-code orchestration plus SSO, provisioning and customer profile management
  • Adaptive authentication, MFA and passwordless options
  • Cloud and self-hosted deployment with 1,800 integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • Customer-plan prices are not provided in the displayed plan details
  • Workforce pricing requires annual billing and a 5,000-user minimum
  • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of organizations seeking only SSO

• Amazon Cognito8.9/10 · Free plan · paid from $0.01/user/mo

  A usage-priced CIAM service with deep AWS integration and flexible authentication options.

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• Ping Identity Platform6.8/10 · From $3/user/mo (annual) · 30-day trial

  Broad identity controls for enterprises; customer-plan pricing is not shown here.

  Visit Ping IdentityFull verdict →