Hanko vs Amazon Cognito
Learn how Hanko 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.
Hanko

Feature Comparison
Both tools offer comparable feature coverage, with Amazon Cognito supporting 27 features and Hanko supporting 25. Consider your specific needs regarding authentication, enterprise auth, security, user management and extensibility when making your decision. Amazon Cognito fully covers machine to machine (m2m) authentication, and both tools fully cover branding.
Session duration can be configured between one minute and one month, and users can enable a “stay signed in” persistent cookie
Provides rich session controls including duration, concurrent session limits, cookie retention, self‑service session revocation and token customization
| Hanko | Amazon Cognito | |
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Session duration can be configured between one minute and one month, and users can enable a “stay signed in” persistent cookie | ||
Provides rich session controls including duration, concurrent session limits, cookie retention, self‑service session revocation and token customization | ||
Compliance Comparison
Amazon Cognito offers significantly broader coverage than Hanko, supporting 12 certifications and regulatory frameworks compared to 0 for Hanko. Since Hanko is open source and does not include compliance certifications, you’ll need to manage compliance yourself.
