This comparison focuses on AWS Cognito and WorkOS's OpenID Connect protocol support. Looking for their (C)IAM features like MFA, SSO, and user management? Compare AWS Cognito vs WorkOS on (C)IAM features.

AWS Cognito vs WorkOS

Compare AWS Cognito and WorkOS side by side across grant types, token endpoint authentication methods, extensions, endpoints, FAPI compliance, and protocol features.

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AWS Cognito supports 19 of 44 tracked features, WorkOS supports 17.

Feature Comparison

Grant Types

Extensions

Endpoints

Token Endpoint Authentication Methods

none
client_secret_basic
client_secret_post
client_secret_jwt
private_key_jwt
tls_client_auth

Prompts

Features

Financial-grade API (FAPI)

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Looking for their (C)IAM features like MFA, SSO, and user management? Compare AWS Cognito vs WorkOS on (C)IAM features.

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More WorkOS comparisons

WorkOS vs Keycloak WorkOS vs Ping Identity WorkOS vs Authlete WorkOS vs Curity WorkOS vs Gluu WorkOS vs Okta WorkOS vs Auth0 WorkOS vs Duende IdentityServer WorkOS vs Zitadel WorkOS vs Ory Hydra WorkOS vs Authelia WorkOS vs Microsoft Entra ID WorkOS vs FusionAuth WorkOS vs CyberArk WorkOS vs Kinde WorkOS vs Clerk WorkOS vs Frontegg WorkOS vs SailPoint Identity Security Cloud

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