I wouldn't wish the byzantine nightmare that is Cognito on my worst enemy.

tech_tuna · on Jan 5, 2022

Cognito is one of the worst. Try the CloudHSM sometime if you're not feeling suicidal.

The whole Amplify/AppSync stack is another massive tire fire.

frx · on Jan 6, 2022

Do you have any recommendations for authentication services? I agree Cognito is not a good tool. However, it does integrate well with other AWS services (ex: Api gateway).

If there is a 3rd party service or tool that we can use instead of Cognito and if it also works well with other AWS services (Amplify, Api gateway) that would be awesome.

tech_tuna · on Jan 6, 2022

Auth0 or Okta and yes, neither is AWS native but they are much better authentication services. Okta acquired Auth0 about a year ago so I expect some consolidation of features at some point but as far as I know that has not happened yet.