GitHat and AWS Cognito both serve developers, but they take different approaches. GitHat is a complete fintech developer platform with auth, managed database, serverless compute, and slug-based hosting.
| Feature | GitHat | AWS Cognito |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-built UI components | ✓ GitHat | ✗ |
| CLI scaffolder | ✓ GitHat | ✗ |
| MCP/agent auth | ✓ GitHat | ✗ |
| Simpler API | ✓ GitHat | ✗ |
| Better DX | ✓ GitHat | ✗ |
| Team management built-in | ✓ GitHat | ✗ |
| JWT tokens | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multi-tenant support | ✓ | ✓ |
| REST API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Serverless-friendly | ✓ | ✓ |
| AWS ecosystem integration | ✗ | ✓ |
| Custom auth flows (Lambda triggers) | ✗ | ✓ |
| SAML/OIDC federation | ✗ | ✓ |
| User pools + identity pools | ✗ | ✓ |
If you need auth, database, hosting, MCP server verification, or AI agent authentication from one platform in minutes, GitHat is the better choice. AWS Cognito is a strong option if you need aws ecosystem integration.
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