Best Auth Identity · pricing · Updated June 2026
Amazon Cognito pricing (2026)
Amazon Cognito publishes no self-serve price (quote-only), across 3 plans. Best for AWS-native applications using Amplify or Serverless stacks. Every figure links to Amazon Cognito's own page and the date we captured it.
At a glance
- Entry price: Quote-only
- Free tier: Yes
- Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
- Best for: AWS-native applications using Amplify or Serverless stacks; HIPAA-regulated workloads on AWS (Lite/Essentials/Plus all eligible); High-scale consumer apps needing pure pay-as-you-go pricing
Amazon Cognito plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lite | Quote-only | — | custom | 10,000 MAUs free/mo. Above free tier: $0.0055/MAU for first 90,000 MAUs, then $0.0046/MAU. SAML/OIDC federation: 50 MAUs free, then $0.015/MAU. No flat monthly fee. | aws.amazon.com |
| Essentials | Quote-only | — | custom | 10,000 MAUs free/mo. Above free tier: $0.015/MAU. SAML/OIDC: 50 MAUs free, then $0.015/MAU. Multi-Region replication add-on: $0.0045/MAU. No flat monthly fee. | aws.amazon.com |
| Plus | Quote-only | — | custom | No free tier. $0.020/MAU from first MAU. SAML/OIDC: 50 MAUs free, then $0.015/MAU. M2M authorization: $0.00225–$0.002925 per token request. No flat monthly fee. | aws.amazon.com |
Last verified 2026-06-14. https://aws.amazon.com/cognito/pricing/ accessed 2026-06-14. Amazon Cognito is listed as HIPAA-eligible on https://aws.amazon.com/compliance/hipaa-eligible-services-reference/ (accessed 2026-06-14); BAA available via AWS Artifact. Three tiers (Lite/Essentials/Plus) are account-level configurations, not plan upgrades in the traditional sense — no flat monthly fee; all billing is per-MAU. monthlyUsd=null for all tiers as there is no flat monthly commitment.
Capabilities
Integrations: AWS Amplify, AWS AppSync, Amazon API Gateway, Application Load Balancer, Amazon Verified Permissions, AWS Lambda, Amazon Pinpoint, AWS WAF.
Key features: Deep native integration with entire AWS ecosystem; Risk-based adaptive authentication and compromised credential detection; Branded managed login with visual no-code editor; Multi-Region replication (Essentials add-on); M2M OAuth Client Credentials flow (Plus tier).
Plan limits: Lite: 10,000 MAUs free/mo; $0.0055/MAU thereafter (first 90K); Essentials: 10,000 MAUs free/mo; $0.015/MAU thereafter; Plus: no free MAUs; $0.020/MAU from first user; SAML/OIDC federation: 50 MAUs free across all tiers, then $0.015/MAU.
Frequently asked questions
Does Amazon Cognito support HIPAA?
Amazon Cognito HIPAA support: Yes. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: Yes.
Does Amazon Cognito have a free plan?
Amazon Cognito free tier: Yes.