Clerk vs Amazon Cognito

Learn how Clerk and Amazon Cognito differ in their key features like authentication, enterprise auth, security, user management and compliance, so you can decide which of these authentication providers is best for you.

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Clerk

Complete authentication & user management for modern apps
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Amazon Cognito

Secure, scalable authentication for millions of users
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Feature Comparison

Both tools offer comparable feature coverage, with Clerk supporting 31 features and Amazon Cognito supporting 27. Consider your specific needs regarding authentication, enterprise auth, security, user management and extensibility when making your decision. Clerk fully covers authentication and extensibility and more, and both tools fully cover branding.

Compliance Comparison

Amazon Cognito offers significantly broader coverage than Clerk, supporting 12 certifications and regulatory frameworks compared to 2 for Clerk.

ccpa iconCCPACompliant
Clerk
Amazon Cognito
csa-star iconCSA STARCertified
Clerk
Amazon Cognito
fedramp iconFedRAMPCompliant
Clerk
Amazon Cognito
fips-140-2 iconFIPS 140-2Certified
Clerk
Amazon Cognito
gdpr iconGDPRCompliant
Clerk
Amazon Cognito
hipaa iconHIPAACompliant
Clerk
Amazon Cognito
iso-27001 iconISO 27001Certified
Clerk
Amazon Cognito
iso-27017 iconISO 27017Certified
Clerk
Amazon Cognito
iso-27018 iconISO 27018Certified
Clerk
Amazon Cognito
pci-dss iconPCI DSSCompliant
Clerk
Amazon Cognito
soc2 iconSOC2Compliant
Clerk
Amazon Cognito
vpat iconVPATCompliant
Clerk
Amazon Cognito
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