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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Amazon Cognito

    Score6 out of 10
    N/AAmazon Cognito is a mobile identity product that allows users to add user sign-up and sign-in to mobile and web apps, and authenticate users through social identity providers.

    $0.01

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    Fischer IaaS

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AFischer Identity as a Service (IaaS) is an identity management solution from Fischer International.N/A
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    Offerings
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    Amazon CognitoFischer IaaS
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    12 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    89%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
    92%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Amazon CognitoFischer IaaS
    Identity Management
    Comparison of Identity Management features of Amazon Cognito and Fischer Identity as a Service
    Feature
    Amazon Cognito
    -
    Ratings
    Fischer Identity as a Service
    7.9
    2 Ratings
    2% below category average
    ID-Management Access Control00 Ratings7.02 Ratings
    ID Management Single-Sign On (SSO)00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
    Password Management00 Ratings9.02 Ratings
    Account Provisioning and De-provisioning00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    ID Management Workflow Automation00 Ratings8.02 Ratings
    ID Risk Management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
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    User Ratings
    Amazon CognitoFischer IaaS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (15 ratings)
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    8.0
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    7.0
    (3 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Amazon CognitoFischer IaaS
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Amazon AWS
    Well Suited
    1. B2C mobile and web apps with a high number of users.
    2. Cheaper and cost-effective.
    3. If the other pieces of the infra are already using AWS services like Lambda, S3, Pinpoint, etc.
    Not Suited For:
    1. Advanced use-cases (Biometrics based authentication) Email, and other MFA channels.
    2. For any use-cases needing SCIM.
    3. Customized flows of SSO, and MFA will need a layer on Lambda and other AWS services.
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    Fischer International Identity
    Fischer is well suited for the use case scenarios where an institution has not previously used any identity management and needs to quickly provide services to meet regulatory or other deadlines. It also works well when you can implement in smaller batches of user accounts and grow over time. We have found it less appropriate for cases where we have needed to set up on-off temporary or special access. Fischer has worked with us on out-of-band provisioning but we had to pay for extra Fischer professional services to make that work.
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    Pros
    Amazon AWS
    • Strong integration with React.js and client-side applications
    • Easy to bridge Cognito identities with the rest of the AWS ecosystem
    • Easy to store user profile data directly in Cognito rather than having to build additional services/endpoints
    • Easy integration with AWS Lambda to extend and add sophistication to the service
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    Fischer International Identity
    • Integration with ERP
    • Integration with Account Directory
    • Integration with Office 365
    • Password Reset Portal
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    Cons
    Amazon AWS
    • Amazon Cognito has a bit of a learning curve. You need to learn its concepts and terminology. The documentation does not describe some topics comprehensively.
    • Some Console screens would benefit from improved search and filtering options.
    • When another AWS product (e.g., SageMaker) configures Cognito on your behalf, it is not clear what you're getting. For example, the expiration of a temporary password was configured but never communicated.
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    Fischer International Identity
    • Reducing the frequency (twice a month) of scheduled outages. But I believe they are making progress toward developing a more robust cloud infrastructure that will eliminate the need for such frequent downtimes.
    • There are some less than intuitive administration tools, which could be improved. Fisher is always willing to help us when we don't understand the proper way to configure using the tools.
    • I would like a streamlined way to move changes from our test environment into our production (live) environment instead of having to duplicate the effort.
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    Usability
    Amazon AWS
    All the features AWS Cognito offers gives the user the options they need without making it too complicated. Your customers will be happy. On the administration site usability is also great. After a small learning curve, you can setup Cognito for your usage
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    Fischer International Identity
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    Support Rating
    Amazon AWS
    AWS Support overall is poor. Your main resources are trainings and the docs, and the docs can be very confusing. Using Cognito well involves having a developer learn it deeply and help support your team in understanding it. That said, Cognito's competitors also have dismal support and even worse documentation, so while this isn't a strength for Cognito it may still be the frontrunner here.
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    Fischer International Identity
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    Alternatives Considered
    Amazon AWS
    They are ideal tools to create a secure and unique login experience for our applications. Thanks to its API authorization, Amazon Cognito ensures connections to applications that are secure.It is easy to use and provides easy access to files and applications that you need to complete your goal.
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    Fischer International Identity
    It does deliver as advertised, provided you do your homework and understand the expected outcome before going live. Poor planning can turn the project into a nightmare. It can save the company a good deal of man hours and money by bringing about identity management automation, a self-service portal, and customizable email notifications for all of the identity owners and other stakeholders. For example, you can inform your HR team upon successful account creation and disablement. You can proactively reach out to users informing them about their account extirpation status, etc.
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    Return on Investment
    Amazon AWS
    • ROI is great for Amazon Cognito Overall.
    • It is included in the AWS Free Tier so you can use it for a good amount without paying, so the software can be tested beforehand.
    • The paid pricing is also affordable, so a positive impact on ROI.
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    Fischer International Identity
    • Fischer has had a positive impact by providing self-serve identity and password management tools that our constituents can use at their convience, not tied to our operational hours.
    • Fisher Identity as a Service has been a significant cost, but it is anticipated that it saves our students significant time and effort that they can better dedicate to their academic pursuits.
    • Negative initial reaction--as this was a new way of doing things, there was a period of confusion among our college constituent that required additional communication and instruction
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