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Alibaba Cloud (阿里云) vs Amazon Cognito Identity

If you need a Cloud Storage & File Sharing API that's easy to integrate, go with Alibaba Cloud (阿里云).

Alibaba Cloud (阿里云)

China's largest cloud provider — compute, database, storage, CDN, networking, AI services with SDKs

Amazon Cognito Identity

<fullname>Amazon Cognito Federated Identities</fullname> <p>Amazon Cognito Federated Identities is a web service that delivers scoped temporary credentials to mobile devices and other untrusted env...

Alibaba Cloud (阿里云)

  • No authentication required
  • HTTPS supported

Amazon Cognito Identity

  • Simple API key authentication
  • HTTPS supported
FeatureAlibaba Cloud (阿里云)Amazon Cognito Identity
AuthenticationNoneapiKey
HTTPSYesYes
CORSUnknownUnknown

When to use which?

Alibaba Cloud (阿里云) is the better choice for quick prototypes and hackathons since it requires no authentication.