Clerk
The most comprehensive User Management Platform
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>log in to comment- zeeshan yousaf· 2y ago
Certainly! I appreciate your interest in our platform. I'd be happy to discuss your plan for its growth. Let's talk about it.
- Jack Bridger· 2y ago
The organizations feature is an especially big time saver!
- Devluc· 2y ago
Cool project. Supported. Good luck with the launch
Clerk provides embeddable UI components, APIs, and dashboards for full-stack user authentication, management, and billing.
- for
- Developers building web or mobile apps that need authentication, multi-tenant user management, and subscription billing.
- pricing
- freemium · free trial
Key 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.
Use cases
- Add social sign-on and magic-link login to a SaaS product in minutes.
- Implement multi-tenant organization onboarding with custom roles and permissions.
- Launch a subscription-based service with built-in billing UI and usage tracking.
- Secure user sessions with device monitoring and revocable tokens.
- Provide password-less authentication via passkeys and email/SMS codes.
Clerk pricing
- Hobby$0Free up to 50,000 MRU per app · 3 dashboard seats · Custom domain · 7-day session lifetime
- Pro$20/month, billed annuallyAll Hobby features · Remove Clerk branding · MFA · Satellite domains
- Business$250/month, billed annuallyAll Pro features · 10 dashboard seats · SOC2 report · Priority support
Clerk vs alternatives
 Clerk |  FusionAuth |  Corbado |  SpiceDB |  LoginLlama | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best for | Turnkey auth and user management | Self-hosted auth platform | Passkey-first auth | Fine-grained permissions | Login fraud detection |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free | Free | Free | Free |
| DevHunt upvotes | 61 | 9 | 73 | 27 | 4 |
| Launched | Apr 2024 | May 2024 | Mar 2024 | Jan 2024 | Jan 2023 |
- Clerk vs FusionAuth: FusionAuth is self-hosted and open source, while Clerk is a managed SaaS with built-in UI components.
- Clerk vs Corbado: Corbado focuses on passkey-first authentication, whereas Clerk provides a broader set of auth and billing features.
- Clerk vs SpiceDB: SpiceDB is a permissions engine, not a full auth UI or billing solution like Clerk.
- Clerk vs LoginLlama: LoginLlama detects fraudulent logins, while Clerk includes MFA and fraud prevention as part of its auth suite.
Clerk FAQ
What authentication methods does Clerk support?+
Clerk offers email/password, magic links, one-time passcodes via email or SMS, social providers, passkeys, Web3 wallets and enterprise SSO.
Can I use Clerk for a multi-tenant SaaS app?+
Yes, Clerk includes organization UI components, custom roles, permissions, auto-join and invitations for B2B SaaS.
Is there a free tier?+
Clerk’s Hobby plan is free with no credit-card required, covering up to 50,000 monthly retained users and 3 dashboard seats.
How does billing work for subscriptions?+
Clerk provides pre-built billing components, charges 0.7% of billing volume plus Stripe fees, and handles subscription data and webhooks.
What frameworks are supported?+
Clerk offers SDKs for Next.js, React, Expo, React Router, TanStack React Start, Astro and other modern web and mobile frameworks.
Summarized by DevHunt from clerk.com · Sep 27, 2026. Details may change; check the official site.
