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Clerk Billing vs Sync 365
Short answer: Pick Clerk Billing if you want drop-in subscription billing UI; pick Sync 365 if you want automated MSP billing reconciliation. Both have a free plan.
Clerk BillingSubscription billing, without the webhooks
Sync 365Sync 365 automates Microsoft 365 and Azure license billing for MSPs, ensuring consistent, accurate invoices by integrating directly with PSA systems such as ConnectWise and Autotask.Which to pick
Pick Clerk Billing if you want…
- Drop-in subscription billing UI
- Webhook-free subscription billing
- Integrations with React, Next.js or Astro (on Clerk Billing's list, not Sync 365's)
Pick Sync 365 if you want…
- Automated MSP billing reconciliation
- Integrations with ConnectWise Manage, Autotask or HaloPSA (on Sync 365's list, not Clerk Billing's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Clerk Billing:Clerk Billing adds subscription billing to apps with ready-made UI components and no webhook code.
- Sync 365:Sync 365 automates Microsoft 365, Azure and custom recurring billing reconciliation for MSPs, syncing data to PSA systems.
- Best for
- Clerk Billing:Drop-in subscription billing UI
- Sync 365:Automated MSP billing reconciliation
- Who it’s for
- Clerk Billing:SaaS developers who already use Clerk for authentication.
- Sync 365:Managed Service Providers and their finance, operations, and leadership teams.
- Pricing
- Clerk Billing:Freemium
- Sync 365:Freemium
- Free plan or trial
- Clerk Billing:Free trial
- Sync 365:Free trial
- Plans
- Clerk Billing:Billing Add-on 0.7% of billing volume
- Sync 365:Standard $7.35 per tenant / month
- Works with
- Clerk Billing:React, Next.js, Astro, TanStack React Start, Expo, Stripe
- Sync 365:ConnectWise Manage, Autotask, HaloPSA, Microsoft 365, Azure
Clerk Billing features
- Prebuilt pricing UI. Use <PricingTable/> component to display plans and let users subscribe instantly.
- Unified user & subscription data. Customer subscription status is stored alongside user data automatically.
- Feature gating helpers. Control access with <Show/> component or has() based on plan entitlements.
- Stripe integration. Connect a Stripe account and Clerk syncs payments, methods, and transactions.
- Free trial support. Offer free trials without extra configuration.
- Dev-stage testing. Development instances use Stripe test mode for safe trial of billing flows.
Sync 365 features
- Microsoft 365 licence reconciliation. Daily sync of licence adds, removals, reactivations, NCE changes and proration to PSA records.
- Azure consumption billing. Downloads Azure usage, applies markup rules and auto-approves charges for PSA sync.
- Managed-user billing. Uses active user counts to align support, backup, antivirus and web-filtering quantities in the PSA.
- Custom recurring billing rules. Applies minimums, exclusions, filters and customer-specific mappings to drive multiple PSA lines from one count.
- AutoMap licence mapping. Sets billing rules once and automatically maps new Microsoft subscriptions to the correct PSA destination.
- Microsoft 365 contact sync. Syncs Microsoft users into PSA contacts with email matching and optional filters.
Clerk Billing vs Sync 365 FAQ
What is the difference between Clerk Billing and Sync 365?+
Handles subscription billing without webhooks, whereas Sync 365 reconciles Microsoft licensing and Azure consumption.
Should I use Clerk Billing or Sync 365?+
Pick Clerk Billing if you want drop-in subscription billing UI, webhook-free subscription billing or integrations with React, Next.js or Astro (on Clerk Billing's list, not Sync 365's). Pick Sync 365 if you want automated MSP billing reconciliation or integrations with ConnectWise Manage, Autotask or HaloPSA (on Sync 365's list, not Clerk Billing's).
Is Clerk Billing or Sync 365 free?+
Clerk Billing has a free plan and paid plans. Sync 365 has a free plan and paid plans.
Do Clerk Billing and Sync 365 integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Clerk Billing lists React, Next.js, Astro, TanStack React Start and 2 more; Sync 365 lists ConnectWise Manage, Autotask, HaloPSA, Microsoft 365 and 1 more.
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