Commercial transition
Previous stateCognito user pools did not have the published multi-Region standby-replica capability and entitlement boundary.
→New stateEssentials and Plus user pools can add a secondary standby user pool that replicates identities, credentials, configuration and federation setup; customers redirect traffic during a primary-Region disruption.
Who is affected
Amazon Cognito Essentials and Plus customers designing resilient authentication and identity failover.
Action required
Confirm regional availability and add-on pricing, configure the replica and build and test customer-controlled traffic redirection.
Evidence boundary
Lite is not included. AWS does not state that application failover is automatic or publish the add-on price in the announcement; customers remain responsible for redirecting traffic.
Timeline
- Multi-Region add-on released
AWS released near-real-time standby replication for Cognito Essentials and Plus user pools in the listed Regions.
Official sources
- Amazon Cognito now supports multi-Region replicationAmazon Web Services · 2026-06-04 · Official product and entitlement announcement