Auth & Backend · side by side
Amazon Cognito vs Firebase Auth
Compare Amazon Cognito, Firebase Auth by active-user allowances, social login, MFA, SSO, organizations and audit logs.
Auth & Backend pricing calculator
These providers bill in different units. Each estimate uses its own workload; there is no same-volume price winner.
Amazon Cognito
Firebase Auth
Amazon Cognito
$220 / mo
Lite · 50K monthly active users
Firebase Auth
$0 / mo
Spark · 25K MAUs
Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.
Auth & Backend overview & pricing
| Auth & Backend | Amazon Cognito | Firebase Auth |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Amazon Web Services | |
| Billing unit | monthly active users | MAUs |
| Plan at selected usage | Lite | Spark |
| Monthly estimate | $220/mo | $0/mo |
| Workload | 50K monthly active users | 25K MAUs |
| Free access | 10K MAUs | 50,000 MAUs |
| Published plans | Lite, Essentials, Plus | Spark, Blaze |
| Prices checked | Not listed | Not listed |
- Amazon Cognito
- Amazon Web Services
- Firebase Auth
- Amazon Cognito
- monthly active users
- Firebase Auth
- MAUs
- Amazon Cognito
- Lite
- Firebase Auth
- Spark
- Amazon Cognito
- $220/mo
- Firebase Auth
- $0/mo
- Amazon Cognito
- 50K monthly active users
- Firebase Auth
- 25K MAUs
- Amazon Cognito
- 10K MAUs
- Firebase Auth
- 50,000 MAUs
- Amazon Cognito
- Lite, Essentials, Plus
- Firebase Auth
- Spark, Blaze
- Amazon Cognito
- Not listed
- Firebase Auth
- Not listed
Auth & Backend monthly cost
Different workloads, separate estimates
Check how each provider defines an active user and separates consumer identity from enterprise organizations. SAML, MFA, custom domains and audit logs can be gated behind higher plans. A backend platform can also charge separately for storage, functions and traffic.
Auth & Backend feature comparison
| Auth & Backend | Amazon Cognito | Firebase Auth |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly active users | 10K free, then $0.0055 | 50,000 MAUs |
| Social login | Social federation | Google, Apple, GitHub… |
| MFA / passkeys | SMS/TOTP | SMS MFA (Blaze) |
| Enterprise SSO (SAML) | $0.015/MAU | |
| Organizations / B2B | Multi-tenancy (Blaze) | |
| Branding & custom domain | Hosted UI | Basic |
| Audit logs | CloudTrail | Cloud Logging |
| Support | AWS support | Community |
- Amazon Cognito
- 10K free, then $0.0055
- Firebase Auth
- 50,000 MAUs
- Amazon Cognito
- Social federation
- Firebase Auth
- Google, Apple, GitHub…
- Amazon Cognito
- SMS/TOTP
- Firebase Auth
- SMS MFA (Blaze)
- Amazon Cognito
- $0.015/MAU
- Firebase Auth
- Amazon Cognito
- Firebase Auth
- Multi-tenancy (Blaze)
- Amazon Cognito
- Hosted UI
- Firebase Auth
- Basic
- Amazon Cognito
- CloudTrail
- Firebase Auth
- Cloud Logging
- Amazon Cognito
- AWS support
- Firebase Auth
- Community
Which authentication & backend providers fit your needs?
How to compare authentication & backend providers
Check how each provider defines an active user and separates consumer identity from enterprise organizations. SAML, MFA, custom domains and audit logs can be gated behind higher plans. A backend platform can also charge separately for storage, functions and traffic.
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