Amazon Cognito Alternative for B2B SaaS & AI Apps

Built for B2B AI Apps.
Not retrofitted from consumer auth

Within B2B, organizations are the core unit. Users belong through memberships, and roles define access. Without this model, users become “global actors,” and your application code has to do the heavy lifting

Orgs are first-class, not layered on

Scalekit models organizations, memberships, and roles as first-class primitives. Cognito centers identity around users, leaving org structure to application code

Auth settings are tenant-aware

Scalekit applies discovery, routing, and auth policies at the organization level. Cognito configures auth at the user pool level by default

Sessions carry authorization context

Scalekit includes organization and role claims directly in tokens. Cognito issues user-centric tokens, pushing authorization logic downstream

Identity spans users and agents

Scalekit handles user auth, SSO, SCIM, MCP Auth and Outbound Agent Access as one system. Cognito requires rework as identity expands

Orgs are first-class, not layered on

Scalekit models organizations, memberships, and roles as first-class primitives. Cognito centers identity around users, leaving org structure to application code

Auth settings are tenant-aware

Scalekit applies discovery, routing, and auth policies at the organization level. Cognito configures auth at the user pool level by default

Sessions carry authorization context

Scalekit includes organization and role claims directly in tokens. Cognito issues user-centric tokens, pushing authorization logic downstream

Identity spans users and agents

Scalekit handles user auth, SSO, SCIM, MCP Auth and Outbound Agent Access as one system. Cognito requires rework as identity expands

Stop stitching. Start shipping enterprise features

Teams using Cognito spend months rebuilding what enterprise customers expect. Scalekit ships it
out-of-the-box

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Stop building enterprise auth from scratch

Cognito gets you started. But Scalekit is what teams add when they get enterprise-ready

Org-scoped SAML/OIDC connections (not pool-wide)

Built-in SCIM provisioning and deprovisioning

Customer-facing admin portal for self-serve setup

Configure auth differently for every customer

Cognito gives you user pools. Scalekit gives you real orgs, each with its own identity and access rules

Auth methods and rules, set per customer

Domain-based tenant discovery set automatically

JIT provisioning and SSO, toggled per org

Security and extensibility built in, not bolted on

Cognito stops at primitives. Scalekit delivers security, customization, and debugging all built-in

Interceptors plug business login or policies into auth flows

Webhooks help extract auth and lifecycle events

Org-aware audit logs trace all events with rich payloads

Powering identity for modern B2B AI platforms

It's the most simple and easily understandable platform we could find for Auth. It's free to get started and they have the best customer support I have experienced when compared to some of their major competitors.

Emil Sarkisi Stepanian

Founder / Hubbl

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Scalekit's flexibility and speed made implementation a breeze. We got secure, scalable, passwordless auth and have the option to open up other methods like SSO as we see fit, without having to refactor the existing stack.

Suman Varanasi

CTO

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Every question we had was answered in hours, not days. It saved us weeks of troubleshooting and let us stay focused on delivery.

Gábor Szabad

Engineering Lead

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We needed an auth solution that just works so we could focus on our core AI features. Scalekit eliminated months of auth complexity and let us ship it in weeks

Harsh Vakharia

CTO

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We didn’t want to build authentication in-house. Scalekit allowed us to implement production-ready flows with minimal dev effort. The impact has been faster deployments and a much better experience for our devs and users.

Himavanth Jasti

Co-founder, Tech

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Scalekit turned what could’ve been months of heavy lifting into a smooth rollout. It helped us focus on core features while still delivering a secure, enterprise-ready solution.

Aditya Anand

CTO

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Key capability differences between
Scalekit and Cognito

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Capability

Amazon Cognito

Org + multi-tenancy

Organizations are first-class, with memberships and roles built in. Multi-tenant enforcement is the default

No native organization object. Multi-tenancy is modeled manually using pools, groups, or custom attributes

Tenant-aware login

Native org-level discovery via domain, hints, or org ID. Login methods and SSO can vary per tenant

No org discovery. Users see the same login experience across the pool unless you build routing yourself

Admin + UX

Customer-facing admin portal included, plus hosted widgets for profiles, sessions

Admin happens in the AWS Console. Customer-facing setup flows and profile management must be built separately

Enterprise SSO + SCIM

SSO is org-scoped by design, with built-in SCIM provisioning and deprovisioning workflows

SAML/OIDC supported, but configuration is pool-scoped. SCIM provisioning requires custom implementation

Sessions + token context

Tokens and sessions include org + role context automatically, simplifying tenant-aware authorization

Sessions are user-pool wide. Org and role context must be injected manually if needed

Passwordless

Passkeys, email OTP, and magic links supported as first-class methods, including in custom UI

Passkeys supported only through managed UI. Passwordless is limited to OTP-style flows

Audit + security logs

Org-aware authentication logs with user, tenant, and device context built in

Logs are infrastructure-level via CloudWatch/CloudTrail, without tenant context by default

Developer experience

High-level org-native SDKs, APIs, and webhooks for auth + lifecycle events out of the box

AWS-centric APIs and primitives. Webhooks and lifecycle events require additional plumbing

Agents + MCP auth

Designed for modern workloads: delegated agent auth and MCP-native authentication supported

Built for traditional human login. No native support for agent or MCP authentication patterns

Org + multi-tenancy

Amazon Cognito

No native organization object. Multi-tenancy is modeled manually using pools, groups, or custom attributes

Organizations are first-class, with memberships and roles built in. Multi-tenant enforcement is the default

Tenant-aware login

Amazon Cognito

No org discovery. Users see the same login experience across the pool unless you build routing yourself

Native org-level discovery via domain, hints, or org ID. Login methods and SSO can vary per tenant

Passwordless + passkeys

Amazon Cognito

Passkeys supported only through managed UI. Passwordless is limited to OTP-style flows

Passkeys, email OTP, and magic links supported as first-class methods, including in custom UI

Enterprise SSO + SCIM

Amazon Cognito

SAML/OIDC supported, but configuration is pool-scoped. SCIM provisioning requires custom implementation

SSO is org-scoped by design, with built-in SCIM provisioning and deprovisioning workflows

Sessions + token context

Amazon Cognito

Sessions are user-pool wide. Org and role context must be injected manually if needed

Tokens and sessions include org + role context automatically, simplifying tenant-aware authorization

Admin + UX

Amazon Cognito

Admin happens in the AWS Console. Customer-facing setup flows and profile management must be built separately

Customer-facing admin portal included, plus hosted widgets for profiles, sessions,

Audit + security logs

Amazon Cognito

Logs are infrastructure-level via CloudWatch/CloudTrail, without tenant context by default

Org-aware authentication logs with user, tenant, and device context built in

Developer experience

Amazon Cognito

AWS-centric APIs and primitives. Webhooks and lifecycle events require additional plumbing

High-level org-native SDKs, APIs, and webhooks for auth + lifecycle events out of the box

Agents + MCP auth

Amazon Cognito

Built for traditional human login. No native support for agent or MCP authentication patterns

Designed for modern workloads: delegated agent auth and MCP-native authentication supported

Pay for organizations, not authentication events

Cognito pricing expands with usage and tiers. Scalekit pricing is aligned to B2B growth

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Category

Amazon Cognito

Pricing model

B2B-aligned usage model.
Full stack and modular

MAU-based, 3 tiers:
Lite / Essentials / Plus

Core tiers

No feature gating to begin

Lite: lowest MAU rate (volume based) Essentials: standard MAU rate
Plus: highest MAU rate

Base usage (core auth)

Free to start and expand.
Pay only on overage

10K MAUs free (Lite/Essentials)

MAU pricing

1 million free MAUs.
$0.05 / MAU after

$0.0055 – $0.020 / MAU depending on tier (Lite → Plus)

Multi-tenancy

Native org model with memberships
+ org-scoped roles

No tenant primitive. Modeled via pools/groups/attributes and enforced in app code

Enterprise SSO pricing

Connection-based: 1 free, then ~$60/connection (tiered discounts)

SAML/OIDC federation billed as Federated MAUs (first 50 free, then billed per MAU; varies by tier)

SCIM provisioning

Priced like SSO connections

Not provided as a product workflow (DIY)

Admin portal

Customer-facing Admin Portal included

AWS Console / APIs

User profile UI

Hosted user widgets included

Not provided (must be built)

Webhooks

Included

Not native

M2M / API auth

10,000 M2M tokens, then
$5 / 1,000 M2M tokens

Separate pricing model (not MAU-based)

Agent / delegated auth

1000 Free connected accounts,
then $5 per 1K accounts

Not supported

MCP auth

Included in MAUs

Not supported

Dev environments

Unlimited Dev, and QA environments

Billed like production

Pricing model

Amazon Cognito

MAU-based, 3 tiers: Lite / Essentials / Plus

B2B-aligned usage model (MAUs + org/enterprise primitives)

Core tiers

Amazon Cognito

Lite: lowest MAU rate (volume based)Essentials: standard MAU ratePlus: highest MAU rate (advanced security)

One core model (no tier split for multi-tenant / org features)

Base usage (core auth)

Amazon Cognito

10K MAUs free (Lite/Essentials)

Depends on plan (Free/Pro). Usage scales on MAUs + MAOs

MAU pricing (core auth)

Amazon Cognito

$0.0055 – $0.020 / MAU depending on tier (Lite → Plus)

$0.05 / MAU after included MAUs

Multi-tenancy

Amazon Cognito

No tenant primitive. Modeled via pools/groups/attributes and enforced in app code

Native org model with memberships + org-scoped roles

Enterprise SSO pricing

Amazon Cognito

SAML/OIDC federation billed as Federated MAUs (first 50 free, then billed per MAU; varies by tier)

Connection-based: 1 free, then ~$60/connection/month (tiered discounts)

SCIM provisioning

Amazon Cognito

Not provided as a product workflow (DIY)

Included; priced like SSO connections

Admin portal

Amazon Cognito

AWS Console / APIs

Customer-facing Admin Portal included

User profile UI

Amazon Cognito

Not provided (must be built)

Hosted user widgets included

Webhooks

Amazon Cognito

Not native

Included

M2M / API auth

Amazon Cognito

Separate pricing model (not MAU-based)

Token-based pricing (free + overage)

Agent / delegated auth

Amazon Cognito

Not supported

Supported (priced via token/account usage depending on SKU)

MCP auth

Amazon Cognito

Not supported

Included (via Agentic Auth / MCP tokens)

Dev environments

Amazon Cognito

Billed like production

Free dev environments included

The Cognito alternative built for B2B AI apps

Built for B2B AI Apps.
Not retrofitted from consumer auth

Stop stitching. Start shipping enterprise features

Stop building enterprise auth from scratch

Configure auth differently for every customer

Security and extensibility built in, not bolted on

Powering identity for modern B2B AI platforms

Key capability differences between
Scalekit and Cognito

Why developers consistently choose Scalekit over Cognito

Pay for organizations, not authentication events

Add Scalekit on top of Cognito. No refactor

Stop building auth and start shipping your roadmap

The Cognito alternative built for B2B AI apps

Built for B2B AI Apps. Not retrofitted from consumer auth

Stop stitching. Start shipping enterprise features

Stop building enterprise auth from scratch

Configure auth differently for every customer

Security and extensibility built in, not bolted on

Powering identity for modern B2B AI platforms

Key capability differences between Scalekit and Cognito

Why developers consistently choose Scalekit over Cognito

Pay for organizations, not authentication events

Add Scalekit on top of Cognito. No refactor

Stop building auth and start shipping your roadmap

Built for B2B AI Apps.
Not retrofitted from consumer auth

Key capability differences between
Scalekit and Cognito

Why developers consistently choose Scalekit over Cognito