Supabase Auth vs Amazon Cognito
Learn how Supabase Auth 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.
Supabase Auth

Feature Comparison
Both tools offer comparable feature coverage, with Supabase Auth supporting 29 features and Amazon Cognito supporting 27. Consider your specific needs regarding authentication, enterprise auth, security, user management and extensibility when making your decision. Supabase Auth fully covers extensibility and platform.
Supabase does not offer built-in passkey authentication but offers a third‑party integration with Corbado to support Passkeys
User sessions are long‑lived by default and can be time‑boxed or configured with inactivity timeouts on paid plans
Supabase lets developers control session duration, enforce inactivity timeouts and revoke sessions through the Admin API
| Supabase Auth | Amazon Cognito | |
|---|---|---|
Supabase does not offer built-in passkey authentication but offers a third‑party integration with Corbado to support Passkeys | ||
User sessions are long‑lived by default and can be time‑boxed or configured with inactivity timeouts on paid plans | ||
Supabase lets developers control session duration, enforce inactivity timeouts and revoke sessions through the Admin API | ||
Compliance Comparison
Amazon Cognito offers significantly broader coverage than Supabase Auth, supporting 12 certifications and regulatory frameworks compared to 3 for Supabase Auth.
