G2 Vendor Directory

Amazon Cognito vs. Okta

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricAmazon Cognito

by Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Okta

by Okta

Overall rating4.14.5
Review count471,429
Ease of use8.49.4
Ease of setup8.79.1
Quality of support7.89.1
Meets requirements8.89.4
NPS45.65217471.805853
Small Business50.0%7.6%
Mid-Market21.7%51.9%
Enterprise28.3%40.5%
Total page views2284,263
Total LLM citations88036,191

Amazon Cognito

Amazon Cognito is a developer-centric service that enables secure customer identity and access management (CIAM) for web and mobile applications. It allows developers to implement user sign-up, sign-in, and access control mechanisms swiftly, scaling to millions of users. Cognito supports authentication through social identity providers like Apple, Facebook, Google, and Amazon, as well as enterprise identity providers via SAML and OIDC.

Pros

  • Customization
  • Automation
  • Customization Options
  • Authentication
  • Security Protection
  • API Integration

Okta

Okta, Inc. is The World’s Identity Company™. We secure AI, machine, and human identity so everyone is free to safely use any technology. Our customer and workforce solutions empower businesses and developers to protect their AI agents, users, employees, and partners while driving security, efficiencies, and innovation. Learn why the world’s leading brands trust Okta for authentication, authorization, and more at okta.com.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Security
  • Authentication Security
  • Single Sign-On
  • Easy Access
  • SSO (Single Sign-On)