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Compare Amazon Cognito and Google Cloud Identity 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Enterprise (46.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
No pricing available
Amazon Cognito
Star Rating
(46)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (50.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Star Rating
(17)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (46.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Amazon Cognito vs Google Cloud Identity
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Google Cloud Identity easier to use, administer, and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Amazon Cognito.
- Reviewers felt that Google Cloud Identity meets the needs of their business better than Amazon Cognito.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Google Cloud Identity is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Google Cloud Identity over Amazon Cognito.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Cognito
No pricing availableGoogle Cloud Identity
No pricing availableFree Trial
Amazon Cognito
No trial information availableGoogle Cloud Identity
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
8.6
36
8.9
11
Ease of Use
8.1
36
9.1
11
Ease of Setup
8.8
12
8.1
8
Ease of Admin
8.7
10
8.8
7
Quality of Support
7.5
34
8.5
11
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.5
10
8.8
7
Product Direction (% positive)
8.0
35
8.8
10
Features by Category
Functionality
8.2
10
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Verified
Not enough data
8.2
12
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Verified
Not enough data
9.2
12
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Verified
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.2
11
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Verified
Not enough data
8.2
10
|
Verified
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reporting
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Cognito and Google Cloud Identity share no categories
Unique Categories
Amazon Cognito is categorized as Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
Google Cloud Identity is categorized as Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Cognito
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Google Cloud Identity
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
15.9%
Information Technology and Services
13.6%
Financial Services
9.1%
Automotive
6.8%
Internet
4.5%
Other
50.0%
Information Technology and Services
26.7%
Education Management
13.3%
Computer Software
13.3%
Consulting
6.7%
Internet
6.7%
Other
33.3%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon Cognito
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
How easy it is to start using it. The CLI is awesome!
Most Helpful Critical Review
Ng Z.
Verified User in Computer Software
Documentation is all over the place. And Cognito can be broken it 2 or 3 products by itself. Getting through the documentation took me a lot of time. I am also struggling with a few API calls that seem to return some issues
Google Cloud Identity
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Prachi A.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
With only a single sign on it gives easy access to apps Protects apps by MFA
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
How easy it is to start using it. The CLI is awesome!
Prachi A.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
With only a single sign on it gives easy access to apps Protects apps by MFA
Ng Z.
Verified User in Computer Software
Documentation is all over the place. And Cognito can be broken it 2 or 3 products by itself. Getting through the documentation took me a lot of time. I am also struggling with a few API calls that seem to return some issues
Discussions
Amazon Cognito has no discussions with answers
What's new on Google Cloud in 2021?
3 comments
NR
Storage policy they chagedRead more
Google Cloud Identity has no more discussions with answers
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