Entra External ID vs Amazon Cognito
Learn how Entra External ID 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.
Feature Comparison
Both tools offer comparable feature coverage, with Entra External ID supporting 28 features and Amazon Cognito supporting 27. Consider your specific needs regarding authentication, enterprise auth, security, user management and extensibility when making your decision. Entra External ID fully covers extensibility, and both tools fully cover machine to machine (m2m) authentication and branding.
Admins can invalidate refresh tokens and sessions through the Microsoft Entra admin center and specify token lifetimes
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Admins can invalidate refresh tokens and sessions through the Microsoft Entra admin center and specify token lifetimes | ||
Compliance Comparison
Amazon Cognito offers significantly broader coverage than Entra External ID, supporting 12 certifications and regulatory frameworks compared to 0 for Entra External ID.
CCPACompliant
CSA STARCertified
FedRAMPCompliant
FIPS 140-2Certified
GDPRCompliant
HIPAACompliant
ISO 27001Certified
ISO 27017Certified
ISO 27018Certified
PCI DSSCompliant
SOC2Compliant
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