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Clerk vs Easy Auth
Short answer: Pick Clerk if you want turnkey auth and user management; pick Easy Auth if you want simple API-driven auth integration. Clerk has a free plan; Easy Auth is free.
Which to pick
Pick Clerk if you want…
- Turnkey auth and user management
- Full-stack user management
- Integrations with Next.js, React or Expo (on Clerk's list, not Easy Auth's)
Pick Easy Auth if you want…
- Simple API-driven auth integration
- Integrations with GitHub (on Easy Auth's list, not Clerk's)
Side by side
- What it is
- Clerk:Clerk provides embeddable UI components, APIs, and dashboards for full-stack user authentication, management, and billing.
- Easy Auth:Easy Auth provides a developer-friendly API to simplify adding authentication, including GitHub sign-in, to your apps.
- Best for
- Clerk:Turnkey auth and user management
- Easy Auth:Simple API-driven auth integration
- Who it’s for
- Clerk:Developers building web or mobile apps that need authentication, multi-tenant user management, and subscription billing.
- Easy Auth:Developers who need quick, easy authentication integration
- Pricing
- Clerk:Freemium
- Easy Auth:Free
- Free plan or trial
- Clerk:Free plan (Hobby) · Free trial
- Easy Auth:—
- Plans
- Clerk:Hobby $0 · Pro $20 per month, billed annually · Business $250 per month, billed annually
- Easy Auth:—
- Works with
- Clerk:Next.js, React, Expo, React Router, Astro, Supabase, Convex, Vercel
- Easy Auth:GitHub
Clerk features
- Pre-built UI components. Drop-in React components for sign-up, sign-in, profile, organization and billing UI.
- Multi-tenancy & org management. Components and APIs to create organizations, switch accounts, invite members and manage roles.
- MFA & advanced security. Built-in multifactor authentication, bot detection, passkeys and SOC 2/CCPA compliance.
- Session & device management. Full session lifecycle with active device monitoring and revocation.
- Billing & subscriptions. Ready-to-use subscription billing UI, plan definition and revenue tracking.
- SDKs for modern frameworks. Libraries for Next.js, React, Expo, React Router, Astro and more.
- API keys & machine auth. Generate secure API keys and M2M tokens for user-scoped access.
- CLI for AI agents. Command-line tool to configure Clerk without leaving the terminal.
Easy Auth features
- Dev-friendly API. A straightforward API that abstracts authentication complexities for developers.
- GitHub Sign-In. Built-in support for signing users in with their GitHub accounts.
- Dashboard. Web dashboard for managing authentication settings and monitoring usage.
- Docs & Support. Documentation and support resources are available directly from the site.
Clerk vs Easy Auth FAQ
What is the difference between Clerk and Easy Auth?+
Clerk: Comprehensive user management platform with broader feature set.
Should I use Clerk or Easy Auth?+
Pick Clerk if you want turnkey auth and user management, full-stack user management or integrations with Next.js, React or Expo (on Clerk's list, not Easy Auth's). Pick Easy Auth if you want simple API-driven auth integration or integrations with GitHub (on Easy Auth's list, not Clerk's).
Is Clerk or Easy Auth free?+
Clerk has a free plan (Hobby) and paid plans. Easy Auth is listed as free on DevHunt.
Do Clerk and Easy Auth integrate with the same tools?+
Their integration lists don't overlap: Clerk lists Next.js, React, Expo, React Router and 4 more; Easy Auth lists GitHub.
On DevHunt
Based on each tool's website and DevHunt data. Details may change; check the official sites.