Clerk
Clerk is a developer-first authentication and user management platform offering pre-built UI components, social logins, MFA, and organization management for modern app…
Our verdict
Who it's for
Authentication for modern apps
Who should look elsewhere
Vendor lock-in
Pros
- +Beautiful UI components
- +Easy setup
- +Great DX
Cons
- −Vendor lock-in
- −Pricing can add up
Key features
- ✓Authentication
- ✓User management
- ✓Social login
- ✓MFA
- ✓Enterprise SSO
- ✓Organizations
- ✓Bot protection
- ✓Pre-built UI
- ✓Session management
- ✓Webhooks
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby (Free) | $0 | month | 50,000 monthly retained users; Unlimited applications; Pre-built UI components |
| Pro | $20 | month | 50,000 MRU included; Overage: $0.02/MRU (50K-100K); Remove Clerk branding |
| Business | $250 | month | Same MRU pricing as Pro; 10 dashboard seats included; B2B authentication add-on available |
| Enterprise | — | month | 99.99% uptime SLA; Committed use discounts; HIPAA compliance |