AWS CognitovsKeycloak
How 10 AI models weigh AWS Cognito against Keycloak on the 1 buying question where both came up.
- AWS Cognito
- 50%of answers named it
- Keycloak
- 63%of answers named it
- Placed higher
- 20–5times AWS Cognito vs Keycloak, over 25 model rankings that listed either
- Models leaning
- 9–0toward AWS Cognito vs Keycloak; 1 even
Which models prefer which
Share of each model's answers that named each product, and how often its ranking put one above the other (a product listed beats one left off) · On the 1 shared question, every wording
| Model | AWS Cognito | Keycloak | Placed higher | Leans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 5.5 | 50% | 83% | 2–0 | AWS Cognito |
| GPT-6 Luna | 50% | 58% | 2–0 | AWS Cognito |
| Gemini 4 Argon | 50% | 75% | 2–1 | AWS Cognito |
| Qwen 3.8 Flash | 50% | 100% | 2–2 | Even |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | 50% | 17% | 2–1 | AWS Cognito |
| GLM-5.3 | 50% | 33% | 2–0 | AWS Cognito |
| Kimi K3 | 50% | 92% | 2–1 | AWS Cognito |
| MiniMax M3 | 50% | 50% | 2–0 | AWS Cognito |
| Mistral Large 4 | 50% | 58% | 2–0 | AWS Cognito |
| Nemotron 3 Ultra | 50% | 60% | 2–0 | AWS Cognito |
What the models say about AWS Cognito
One reason per model, from the shared questions
- Claude Haiku 5.5
Scales well and integrates tightly with AWS services.
- GPT-6 Luna
Cost-effective AWS-native authentication with strong scalability and deep cloud integration.
- Gemini 4 Argon
Unbeatable cost-efficiency at massive scale with native AWS ecosystem integration.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash
Deep AWS integration, pay-as-you-go, very scalable.
- DeepSeek V4 Pro
Tight AWS ecosystem fit, scales effortlessly, fine-grained access control via IAM.
- GLM-5.3
Cheap, scalable, deeply AWS-integrated; clunky UX and tooling.
- Kimi K3
Deep AWS integration, scalable user pools, cost-effective at volume.
- MiniMax M3
AWS-native, scales massively, ideal for existing AWS workloads.
- Mistral Large 4
Deep AWS integration, cost-effective at scale, serverless-friendly.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra
Enterprise-grade, scales massively, deep AWS integration
What the models say about Keycloak
One reason per model, from the shared questions
- Claude Haiku 5.5
Free open-source identity server, powerful but requires self-management.
- GPT-6 Luna
Powerful self-hosted open-source identity platform with extensive customization.
- Gemini 4 Argon
The most powerful self-hosted, open-source identity and access management solution available.
- Qwen 3.8 Flash
Top self-hosted open-source option with full OIDC/SAML.
- GLM-5.3
Free, self-hosted open-source IAM supporting OIDC/SAML at scale.
- Kimi K3
Free open-source, self-hosted, full OIDC/SAML with no vendor lock-in.
- MiniMax M3
Powerful self-hosted, open-source IAM for full control.
- Mistral Large 4
Free open-source option with full control, ideal for self-hosted and regulated environments.
- Nemotron 3 Ultra
Mature open-source IAM, widely deployed in enterprises
Tracked since October 25, 2026. Each time the panel answers these questions again, both shares are added here.
Question by question
Share of all answers that named each, every wording pooled, with its place among every product named · Both-named questions first
| Question | AWS Cognito | Keycloak |
|---|---|---|
| Best authentication services for web apps | 50% #9 | 63% #5 |