# Amazon Cognito alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 208 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Amazon Cognito holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/amazon-cognito/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Auth0: 46
- Clerk: 32
- Frontegg: 23
- Microsoft Entra External ID: 9
- Descope: 8
- FusionAuth: 8

## Customer identity and access management

**Small business**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Cognito (Amazon Cognito is #8 of 14 at 5%).

- Clerk: first choice in 24 of those 66
- Frontegg: first choice in 10 of those 66
- Auth0: first choice in 7 of those 66
- WorkOS: first choice in 6 of those 66
- Descope: first choice in 4 of those 66
- Kinde: first choice in 4 of those 66
- FusionAuth: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Supabase Auth: first choice in 3 of those 66

**Mid-market**: 69 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Cognito (Amazon Cognito is #13 of 14 at 0%).

- Frontegg: first choice in 11 of those 69
- Auth0: first choice in 9 of those 69
- Clerk: first choice in 8 of those 69
- LoginRadius: first choice in 6 of those 69
- Descope: first choice in 4 of those 69
- FusionAuth: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Keycloak: first choice in 2 of those 69
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 2 of those 69

**Enterprise**: 73 of 84 answers did not name Amazon Cognito (Amazon Cognito is #7 of 12 at 2%).

- Auth0: first choice in 30 of those 73
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 7 of those 73
- Ping Identity: first choice in 5 of those 73
- FusionAuth: first choice in 3 of those 73
- Frontegg: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Ping Identity / ForgeRock: first choice in 2 of those 73
- SSOJet: first choice in 2 of those 73

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