Authgear - A powerful
AWS Cognito alternative
Amazing developer experience, modern pre-built UI, powerful admin portal & APIs, make Authgear the best alternative to Cognito.
Why Choose Authgear
Highly customizable
With the modern pre-built login page, Authgear lets you tailor authentication to your needs with magic links, passkeys, WhatsApp OTP, advanced password policies, and complete branding control. Create a seamless, secure login flow that matches your brand and user expectations.
Direct support from our team
Get awesome, direct support from our team. We're here to help you succeed from the very beginning, ensuring a smooth transition and ongoing success.
True Data Portability and No Vendor Lock-In
Authgear empowers you with full ownership and control over your user data by allowing seamless export of all information—including password hashes. This ensures you can migrate to another platform at any time without disruption, eliminating the risk of vendor lock-in.
Modern Authentication Options
Out-of-the-box support for passkeys, magic links, WhatsApp OTP, and advanced password policies—no extra configuration required.
Developer-Centric Experience
Built for developers, Authgear provides robust APIs, clear documentation, and flexible integration options to streamline your workflow and accelerate your project.
Customizable Auth Flows
Easily adapt login and registration flows to your business needs, branding, and user experience requirements.
Powerful User Management
Authgear provides a modern, intuitive user management portal and a flexible API that enable easy, granular control over users, roles, and permissions. Authgear empowers both administrators and developers with a seamless, powerful management experience.
Direct Support and Expertise
Our team is ready to assist with migration, integration, and ongoing support, ensuring your authentication is always reliable and secure.
Compare Authgear and AWS Cognito
AWS Cognito
Scaling price
Unlimited MAU
First 10,000 MAU included
WhatsApp OTP
SMS and Email OTP
Email OTP not supported
Email Magic Link
Multi-Factor Authentication
Adaptive MFA
Requires additional cost
Social Connection
Also supports WeChat, Linkedin, Github
Only supports Facebook, Amazon, Google, and Apple
Native biometric
Enterprise Connection
Unlimited
Requires additional cost
OIDC & SAML SSO
Login Experience
Fully customizable with Auth Flow API
Limited Customization
Bot Protection
Requires additional cost
Email Support
Limited
Discord Support
Ready to switch to Authgear?
We have extensive experience migrating users from Auth0, Firebase, and in-house authentication systems. Migration to Authgear is seamless, with expert guidance every step of the way.