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Clerk

Drop-in authentication for modern JavaScript apps

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Clerk is a complete authentication and user management platform for React, Next.js, and modern JavaScript frameworks. It provides pre-built UI for sign-in, sign-up, user profiles, organizations, MFA, passkeys, JWT sessions, webhooks, and billing. The Hobby plan supports up to 50,000 monthly retained users per app, with Pro, Business, and Enterprise tiers for growing teams.

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Clerk is a modern auth platform built for React, Next.js, Remix, and JavaScript frameworks with complete pre-built UI components handling the entire authentication flow.

Supports social login with 30+ providers, passwordless via magic links, multi-factor authentication, organization management with roles, SAML SSO, and domain verification.

Adding auth requires minimal code. Webhook events enable real-time reactions. Hobby includes up to 50K MRUs per app; Pro starts at $25/month and Business at $300/month.

Pricing

Hobby free (50K MRUs/app) / Pro $25/mo / Business $300/mo / Enterprise custom

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React, Next.js, Remix, JavaScript

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Comparisons

Clerk vs Better Auth — Managed Auth Platform vs Self-Hosted TypeScript Library

Clerk and Better Auth represent the managed versus self-hosted divide in modern authentication. Clerk is a hosted platform with pre-built UI components, session management, and user dashboards that gets teams to production fast with minimal code. Better Auth is an open-source TypeScript library offering the same breadth of features including passkeys, two-factor auth, and RBAC but running entirely on your own infrastructure with zero vendor dependency.

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Kinde vs Clerk — Bundled Auth Platform vs Developer-First Authentication SDK

Kinde and Clerk compete for the modern SaaS authentication market but with different bundling strategies. Kinde combines authentication, feature flags, and billing management into a single platform with a generous 10,500 MAU free tier. Clerk focuses exclusively on authentication with the most polished developer experience, pre-built UI components, and deep framework integrations that minimize implementation effort for any application type.

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WorkOS vs Clerk — Enterprise SSO API vs Full-Stack Authentication Platform

WorkOS and Clerk both simplify authentication for SaaS applications but serve different primary use cases. WorkOS specializes in enterprise authentication features like SAML SSO, SCIM directory sync, and organization management that B2B SaaS companies need when selling to large organizations. Clerk provides a complete authentication solution with pre-built UI components, user management, and session handling optimized for developer experience.

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Clerk vs Auth0 vs Keycloak — Authentication Platform Comparison

Three authentication solutions spanning the spectrum from developer-friendly SaaS to enterprise identity platform to self-hosted open-source. Clerk is purpose-built for React and Next.js, Auth0 (by Okta) serves enterprise identity needs, and Keycloak provides full IAM control through open-source self-hosting.

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