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Amazon Cognito Pros and Cons: Top 5 Advantages and Disadvantages

Quick AI Summary Based on G2 Reviews

Generated from real user reviews

Users value the seamless API integration of Amazon Cognito, enabling efficient implementation across various platforms and use cases. (1 mentions)
Users value the robust authentication features of Amazon Cognito, enhancing security and user management effortlessly. (1 mentions)
Users value the automation capabilities of Amazon Cognito, enabling seamless integration and management of user authentication. (1 mentions)
Users value the extensive customizability of Amazon Cognito, allowing tailored authentication flows for various applications. (1 mentions)
Users value the customization of authentication flows in Amazon Cognito, enhancing flexibility for various use cases. (1 mentions)
Users find the complex setup of Amazon Cognito tedious and challenging, especially with IAM policies and debugging issues. (1 mentions)
Users report that error handling and debugging are difficult, complicating the setup and user management processes. (1 mentions)
Users find the expertise requirement for Amazon Cognito challenging, especially regarding setup and AWS integration. (1 mentions)
Users find the missing features of Amazon Cognito, like bulk updates and data export, frustrating and limiting. (1 mentions)
Users struggle with outdated documentation, making initial setup and troubleshooting in Amazon Cognito frustrating and complex. (1 mentions)

5 Pros or Advantages of Amazon Cognito

1. API Integration
Users value the seamless API integration of Amazon Cognito, enabling efficient implementation across various platforms and use cases.
See 1 mentions

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DK

Dharmesh K.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Simple, Sleek, Scalable, Reliable Identity Management which provides Auth, Auth, User management."

What do you like about Amazon Cognito?

Highly scalable and able to handle millions of users with ease which makes it suitable for both small-scale and enterprise-grade applications. Built-i

2. Authentication
Users value the robust authentication features of Amazon Cognito, enhancing security and user management effortlessly.
See 1 mentions

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DK

Dharmesh K.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Simple, Sleek, Scalable, Reliable Identity Management which provides Auth, Auth, User management."

What do you like about Amazon Cognito?

Highly scalable and able to handle millions of users with ease which makes it suitable for both small-scale and enterprise-grade applications. Built-i

3. Automation
Users value the automation capabilities of Amazon Cognito, enabling seamless integration and management of user authentication.
See 1 mentions

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DK

Dharmesh K.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Simple, Sleek, Scalable, Reliable Identity Management which provides Auth, Auth, User management."

What do you like about Amazon Cognito?

Highly scalable and able to handle millions of users with ease which makes it suitable for both small-scale and enterprise-grade applications. Built-i

4. Customizability
Users value the extensive customizability of Amazon Cognito, allowing tailored authentication flows for various applications.
See 1 mentions

See Related User Reviews

DK

Dharmesh K.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Simple, Sleek, Scalable, Reliable Identity Management which provides Auth, Auth, User management."

What do you like about Amazon Cognito?

Highly scalable and able to handle millions of users with ease which makes it suitable for both small-scale and enterprise-grade applications. Built-i

5. Customization
Users value the customization of authentication flows in Amazon Cognito, enhancing flexibility for various use cases.
See 1 mentions

See Related User Reviews

DK

Dharmesh K.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Simple, Sleek, Scalable, Reliable Identity Management which provides Auth, Auth, User management."

What do you like about Amazon Cognito?

Highly scalable and able to handle millions of users with ease which makes it suitable for both small-scale and enterprise-grade applications. Built-i

5 Cons or Disadvantages of Amazon Cognito

1. Complex Setup
Users find the complex setup of Amazon Cognito tedious and challenging, especially with IAM policies and debugging issues.
See 1 mentions

See Related User Reviews

DK

Dharmesh K.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Simple, Sleek, Scalable, Reliable Identity Management which provides Auth, Auth, User management."

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

The initial setup was tedious and challenging, especially dealing with the IAM policies. Error handling and debugging are very hard where the underlyi

2. Error Handling
Users report that error handling and debugging are difficult, complicating the setup and user management processes.
See 1 mentions

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DK

Dharmesh K.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Simple, Sleek, Scalable, Reliable Identity Management which provides Auth, Auth, User management."

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

The initial setup was tedious and challenging, especially dealing with the IAM policies. Error handling and debugging are very hard where the underlyi

3. Expertise Requirement
Users find the expertise requirement for Amazon Cognito challenging, especially regarding setup and AWS integration.
See 1 mentions

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DK

Dharmesh K.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Simple, Sleek, Scalable, Reliable Identity Management which provides Auth, Auth, User management."

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

The initial setup was tedious and challenging, especially dealing with the IAM policies. Error handling and debugging are very hard where the underlyi

4. Missing Features
Users find the missing features of Amazon Cognito, like bulk updates and data export, frustrating and limiting.
See 1 mentions

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DK

Dharmesh K.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Simple, Sleek, Scalable, Reliable Identity Management which provides Auth, Auth, User management."

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

The initial setup was tedious and challenging, especially dealing with the IAM policies. Error handling and debugging are very hard where the underlyi

5. Outdated Documentation
Users struggle with outdated documentation, making initial setup and troubleshooting in Amazon Cognito frustrating and complex.
See 1 mentions

See Related User Reviews

DK

Dharmesh K.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

5.0/5

"Simple, Sleek, Scalable, Reliable Identity Management which provides Auth, Auth, User management."

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

The initial setup was tedious and challenging, especially dealing with the IAM policies. Error handling and debugging are very hard where the underlyi

Amazon Cognito Reviews (46)

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Amazon Cognito Reviews (46)

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IH
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Great full-cycle authentication/authorization platform from Amazon"
What do you like best about Amazon Cognito?

First of all it`s very easy to add authentication/authorization flow to your application without implementing this yourself and spend lot of time for it. It supports MFA, login with social accounts, internal users database, fully implemented OAuth flow. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

Absolutely absent localization for error messages sent by platform (this small ticket has not been resolving for several years by AWS team - only promises - https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?threadID=265505)

Hosted UI does not have localization as well - https://forums.aws.amazon.com/thread.jspa?threadID=301920.

Small number of customization features for custom login page Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Services
UI
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Best solution for easy and quick user db"
What do you like best about Amazon Cognito?

I like the fact that is easy to use and learn, in 10 minutes i built a working user database. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

Basically nothing, but i would appreciate a more user friendly UI. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Rohit K.
RK
Cloud Architect
Computer & Network Security
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Easy to handle and secured sign up tool"
What do you like best about Amazon Cognito?

AWS cognito helps you manage and add user sign in and sign up to your mobile apps with much ease and you can spend your valuable time on creating the main content whereas the part of sign up module is handled by cognito.It is a great service from aws which helps you save your time.Not only it is simple but also secured.The authentication of the users is done securely and also the privacy concerns are taken care of.Also users can use their social profiles like facebook and google to sign in or sign up to your app.It will showcase you a full directory of users where you can manage your users easily.And also it is scalable so it is a great tool from aws. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

I have used most of the services from aws for different usages and cognito serves best for authentication and user sign up's so nothing to dislike about it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Maria Camila Q.
MQ
Analaista
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Amazon cognito allows user management for your mobile applications, allows you to do it in an easy "
What do you like best about Amazon Cognito?

Amazon Cognito is a broad and complete platform when resltar what I like most of this would consider that the best thing is to make the services can be used without access to internet which is something that is sought with many programs and few they have and is one of the biggest advantages, additionally allows to create ways to have a wide security in what relates to passwords and difficulty when hacking an account if it is the case, so you can be sure having information here.

It is a platform that I like and I have been able to recommend it to a diversity of colleagues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

Among what I do not like about this Amazon Cognito platform are its menu, that is, the options that are usually counted are not the best, in addition to be able to use the platform with its best tools, it is necessary to make a payment even though the initial registration does not generate an additional cost.

Although the payment is a disadvantage because it is not available to everyone I think that the payment is important in order to have a continuous improvement and be able to advance Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

MH
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Easy to use and very secure"
What do you like best about Amazon Cognito?

AWS Cognito helps you manage and add user login and registration to your mobile applications with great ease, allowing you to spend your valuable time creating the main content while the registration module part is handled by Cognito. It is a great AWS service that helps you save time. It is not only simple but also secure. User authentication is done securely and privacy issues are also taken care of. Users can also use their social profiles like Facebook and Google to log in or register in your application. It will show you a complete user directory where you can easily manage your users. It is also scalable, making it a great AWS tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

I have used most of the AWS services for different purposes, and Cognito serves best for authentication and user registrations, so there is nothing they dislike. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Accounting
UA
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"AWS"
What do you like best about Amazon Cognito?

It provides our workers with security in the information we have, regardless of where we connect, be it the telephone or the computer, the most important thing for the company is to keep their information safe, and that is what this tool provides. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

The steps to use AWS sometimes tend to be cumbersome and complicated for some users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

HK
Technical Lead
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Freaking amazing guys"
What do you like best about Amazon Cognito?

So easy to set up, prices are so goddamn competitive Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

Multi-region/multi-account support is LACKING Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Financial Services
UF
Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)
"Solid responsive product"
What do you like best about Amazon Cognito?

responds well and is cost effective to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

user pool identity provider documentation is very thin. WE struggled to get it to work. The docs seemed to explain that you could add multiple identity providers and have them connect to a single cognito account but it doesn't seem to actually work that way. We ended up using an identity pool and IAM roles and consolidating federated users with internal acounts on our own. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

PL
Sr. System Engineer
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Great for serverless"
What do you like best about Amazon Cognito?

used this as authentication method for serverless. it was excellent choice. It included custom attributes which can be defined at registration Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

custom attributes not searchable from console Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

RP
Practice Lead - Big Data and Cloud
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Cognito"
What do you like best about Amazon Cognito?

Simplicity in having one place to authenticate and authorize application users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Amazon Cognito?

Would be great to have boto3 connectivity for Python. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.