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Clerk vs Kinde
Clerk provides user management and auth but does not include built-in billing or feature-flag services.
Which to pick
Pick Clerk if you want…
- Turnkey auth and user management
- Comprehensive user management
- Integrations with Next.js, Expo or React Router (on Clerk's list, not Kinde's)
Pick Kinde if you want…
- Unified auth, feature flags and billing
- Integrations with Remix, Nuxt or SvelteKit (on Kinde'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.
- Kinde:Kinde is an all-in-one platform that provides authentication, access management, feature flags and recurring billing for SaaS products.
- Best for
- Clerk:Turnkey auth and user management
- Kinde:Unified auth, feature flags and billing
- Who it’s for
- Clerk:Developers building web or mobile apps that need authentication, multi-tenant user management, and subscription billing.
- Kinde:SaaS founders, product teams and engineers who need auth, billing and feature-flagging in one service.
- Pricing
- Clerk:Freemium
- Kinde:Freemium
- Plans
- Clerk:Hobby $0 · Pro $20 per month, billed annually · Business $250 per month, billed annually
- Kinde:Free $0 · Pro $25 USD per month per month · Plus $75 USD per month per month · Scale $250 USD per month per month
- Works with
- Clerk:Next.js, React, Expo, React Router, Astro, Supabase, Convex, Vercel
- Kinde:React, Remix, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Python, Java, PHP, Flutter
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.
Kinde features
- Password & passwordless login. Supports email/password, email-less, social logins and passkeys with MFA.
- Enterprise SSO & B2B orgs. Out-of-the-box SAML, Entra ID, Okta and multi-tenant organization management.
- Feature flag management. Create unlimited feature flags and control releases per environment.
- Recurring billing & transactions. Built-in subscription billing with per-transaction fees as low as 0.5%.
- Single SDK & multi-language support. One library with SDKs for JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Java, .NET, PHP, Flutter, Ruby and more.
- Customizable UI & branding. Edit sign-in pages with HTML/CSS or React and remove Kinde branding on paid plans.
- Security & compliance. MFA, attack protection, SOC 2 and ISO 27001 reports, RBAC and audit logs.
- Developer tools & webhooks. Unlimited webhooks, API keys, custom claims and workflow actions.
Clerk vs Kinde FAQ
Is Clerk or Kinde free?+
Clerk has a free plan (Hobby) and paid plans. Kinde has a free plan; paid plans start at $25/month (Pro).
Do Clerk and Kinde integrate with the same tools?+
Partly. Both list React. Clerk also lists Next.js, Expo, React Router, Astro and 3 more; Kinde also lists Remix, Nuxt, SvelteKit, Python and 3 more.
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