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THE LEADING REPLACEMENT FOR COGNITO

Spend less time on auth and your AWS console

Easy to maintain authentication and security, maximum flexibility with your backend stack, and more hands-on support than AWS can provide.

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THE LEADING REPLACEMENT FOR COGNITO

Spend less time on auth and your AWS console

Easy to maintain authentication and security, maximum flexibility with your backend stack, and more hands-on support than AWS can provide.

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AuthN and AuthZ infrastructure with unparalleled flexibility


  • Auth how you want it, with pre-built UI, headless frontend SDKs, and backend APIs and SDKs

  • Simplify your codebase with tailored data models for consumer and B2B auth, freeing you from complex middleware

  • Scale with ease. MFA, SSO, RBAC, and SCIM—your entire auth roadmap, just an API call away

  • Manage users, organizations, and auth settings directly in your dashboard with an embeddable admin portal

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AuthN and AuthZ infrastructure with unparalleled flexibility


  • Auth how you want it, with pre-built UI, headless frontend SDKs, and backend APIs and SDKs

  • Simplify your codebase with tailored data models for consumer and B2B auth, freeing you from complex middleware

  • Scale with ease. MFA, SSO, RBAC, and SCIM—your entire auth roadmap, just an API call away

  • Manage users, organizations, and auth settings directly in your dashboard with an embeddable admin portal

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Reduce the headache of managing your auth

Spend far less time on auth and security with powerful APIs and SDKs that handle all the complex corner cases and best practices so you aren’t stuck maintaining middleware and dealing with dozens of AWS modules and Lambdas.

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Reduce the headache of managing your auth

Spend far less time on auth and security with powerful APIs and SDKs that handle all the complex corner cases and best practices so you aren’t stuck maintaining middleware and dealing with dozens of AWS modules and Lambdas.

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See what engineering teams are saying

Since Cognito priced us on a per-code basis, we were charged for every click. As we went viral and traffic increased, our authentication costs went through the roof… We essentially unplugged Cognito and plugged in Stytch in just a couple of days, and the simplicity of Stytch’s docs made it effortless.

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Mila Banerjee
Founder & CEO

Unlike traditional authentication solutions like Auth0 and Cognito, Stytch is built to handle the scale requirements of a modern crypto app.

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Andreas Larsson
Engineering Manager

What I love about Stytch is you have a default option that is fast and super easy, but you also provide ample tools for devs who want to build and customize the experience for their users

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Han Wang
Co-Founder

Free up engineering resources, let your customers self-serve config

Unlike Cognito, which requires the AWS console to make any changes, Stytch lets you natively embed an admin portal directly into your application. This interface empowers admins to configure and manage enterprise auth features like SSO within your platform.

Stytch's admin portal delivers a cohesive user experience and ensures security with RBAC-enforced permissions. No support tickets, no Lambda pools—just native AuthN/AuthZ features.

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Free up engineering resources, let your customers self-serve config

Unlike Cognito, which requires the AWS console to make any changes, Stytch lets you natively embed an admin portal directly into your application. This interface empowers admins to configure and manage enterprise auth features like SSO within your platform.

Stytch's admin portal delivers a cohesive user experience and ensures security with RBAC-enforced permissions. No support tickets, no Lambda pools—just native AuthN/AuthZ features.

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Leading fraud and abuse protection, built-in
Cognito provides the most basic protections when combined with CAPTCHA and context data pulled from AWS Amplify SDKs. Stytch takes it to the next level—improving security and UX with the top of the line fingerprinting solution.
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99.99% bot detection accuracy

A highly unique fingerprint and risk profile for every visitor, preserving user privacy and combining a wide range of standard and proprietary signals.


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Nearly impossible to circumvent

Reliable and consistent across attempts to mask identity, so you can accurately identify visitors and stop malicious traffic.



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99.99% bot detection accuracy

A highly unique fingerprint and risk profile for every visitor, preserving user privacy and combining a wide range of standard and proprietary signals.


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Nearly impossible to circumvent

Reliable and consistent across attempts to mask identity, so you can accurately identify visitors and stop malicious traffic.



Compare auth features at a glance
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Email/password login
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Password reset flow
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Password breach detection
Supported
Supported
Somewhat supported
Only supported when not using SRP, requires Advanced Security Features
One-Time Passcode (OTP) via SMS and Email
Supported
Supported
Somewhat supported
OTP via SMS only by default. Email must be done with a custom solution
One-Time Passcode (OTP), built-in email & SMS with provider failover
Supported
Supported
Not supported
Relies on Amazon SNS only. Custom senders must be configured manually
Email magic link
Supported
Supported
Somewhat supported
Custom solution required using Lambda functions and providers
Embeddable magic links
Supported
Supported
Not supported
Not supported
Smart email magic links with passcode delivery protection
Supported
Supported
Not supported
Not supported
Social OAuth, support across major identity Providers
Supported
Supports 18+ social identity providers
Somewhat supported
Only supports Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Apple
Social OAuth, Built-in support for Google One-Tap
Supported
Supported
Not supported
Not supported
Native mobile biometrics
Supported
Supported across iOS, Android, and React Native SDKs
Not supported
Not supported
WebAuthn
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Time-Based OTP (authenticator apps)
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
OIDC & SAML SSO
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Machine-to-Machine (M2M)
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
Web3 Login
Supported
Ethereum & Solana login
Not supported
Not supported
Seamlessly integrates into your frontend
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Headless implementation
Supported
Supported
Supported
Supported
UI whitelabeling
Supported
Supported
Not supported
Redirect to Cognito or custom domain is required
Full UI control and customization
Supported
API access for full customization
Somewhat supported
Limited without using User Pool API
Embeddable admin portal via SDK
Supported
Supported
Not supported
Not supported
Security solutions offered natively
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Bot detection & prevention via Device Fingerprinting
Supported
Via web & mobile SDKs
Somewhat supported
Basic implementation
Strong CAPTCHA that enforces the identity of person solving
Supported
Supported
Not supported
Requires integrating 3rd party
99.99% Bot detection accuracy
Supported
Supported
Not supported
No guarantees on accuracy
<30ms Latency user evaluation
Supported
Supported
Not supported
No guarantee on latency, often exceeding 100ms
Intelligent rate limiting
Supported
Supported
Not supported
"Quotas" must be handled manually
Reverse engineering protection and preserves user privacy
Supported
Supported
Not supported
Not supported
ML-powered device detection
Supported
Supported
Somewhat supported
Requires integration with Amazon Fraud Detector
Ready to switch to Stytch?
We have a lot of migration experience – from Cognito, Firebase, Auth0, in-house, you name it – and we’re here to help make your switch to Stytch as seamless as possible.
Expert support at every step
Unlike Cognito, which is a relatively small part of the broader AWS platform, Stytch is focused on authentication, identity, and access management, meaning our attention and resources are directed towards building and maintaining this core functionality. We pride ourselves on timely, hands-on support to all tiers of customer.