Google Cloud → AWS and Azure
AWS and Azure equivalents of Identity Platform
The closest AWS equivalent of Google Cloud Identity Platform is Amazon Cognito; on Azure, Microsoft Entra External ID.
About Identity Platform
| Provider | Google Cloud |
|---|---|
| Status | Generally available |
| What it is | Customer identity and access management that backs Firebase Authentication, billed per monthly active user. |
| Documentation | docs.cloud.google.com |
| Pricing | Official pricing page |
Mappings (1)
| Capability | AWS | Match (GCP vs AWS) | Azure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Customer identity and access management (CIAM) | Amazon Cognito | Direct match | Microsoft Entra External ID |
Customer identity and access management (CIAM) Direct match
Amazon Cognito maps to Identity Platform, a customer identity service (the backend for Firebase Authentication) with sign-in methods including SAML and OIDC.
- Identity Platform adds enterprise features such as multi-tenancy and SAML/OIDC providers over Firebase Authentication.