Integrate face recognition, liveness detection, face detection and more using our cloud API. Detect and compare human faces. Identify previously tagged people in images. Recognize age, gender, and emotions in the photo.
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Feature | AWS Rekognition ⚠️ | Azure Face API ⚠️ | |
Simple API Key authentication | ✅ Yes — just use an API key | ❌ Requires Signature V4 | ❌ Requires Azure credentials |
Quick start without SDK | ✅ Yes — works with curl, Postman, browser | ❌ SDK recommended | ⚠️ SDK preferred |
No complex request signing | ✅ None | ❌ Required for every request | ❌ Uses HMAC-based headers |
Free trial without credit card | ✅ Yes | ❌ Credit card required | ❌ Credit card required |
Response speed | ⚡ Very fast (<500 ms avg) | ⚠️ Moderate | ⚠️ Moderate |
Real-time API usage dashboard | ✅ Included | ❌ Not real-time | ❌ Limited metrics |
Easy to test in frontend (JS) | ✅ Yes | ❌ Complex CORS/auth issues | ❌ Requires token generation |
Use case templates / SDKs | ✅ Available | ⚠️ Limited | ✅ Available |
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