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Clerk provides full-stack authentication and user management for applications, including Organizations and Billing.

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Score
7.4
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What Clerk is

Clerk provides full-stack authentication and user management for applications, including Organizations and Billing. Prebuilt components cover sign-up, sign-in, and user profiles, while Frontend, Backend, and Platform HTTP APIs handle client-side, backend, and workspace resource operations. Clerk Billing supports subscriptions and charges 0.7% of billing volume in addition to Stripe fees. The free B2B offering includes up to 100 monthly retained organizations per app and up to 20 members per organization. Integrations are documented for Convex, Firebase, Supabase, Shopify, Vercel Marketplace, and Google Analytics. Clerk lists Android, iOS, web, APIs, and extensions as supported platforms, and provides an iOS SDK for native Apple apps. Its stated security practices include account lockout, bot protection, rate limiting, breached-password detection, and MFA enforcement. Clerk says it holds SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA certifications; SOC 2 reports are available on Business and above, while HIPAA BAA access is available on Enterprise. Data is hosted on US infrastructure, with no regional data residency. Hobby is free; Pro is $20/mo billed annually.

Good

  • Prebuilt sign-up, sign-in, and profile components.
  • Free B2B offer includes 100 retained organizations per app.
  • Supports Android, iOS, web, APIs, and extensions.
  • Security practices include MFA enforcement and bot protection.
  • Integrations include Convex, Firebase, and Supabase.

Watch out

  • Data residency is limited to US infrastructure.
  • Hobby has a fixed 7-day session lifetime.
  • Hobby retains application logs for one day.
  • Clerk Billing adds 0.7% plus Stripe fees.

Who it suits

Clerk suits teams building applications that need authentication, user management, or organization support. Its APIs, prebuilt components, and integrations may fit projects spanning web and mobile platforms.

Verdict

Clerk brings user management, authentication, and billing capabilities together, with APIs and prebuilt interface components. Consider its US-only data hosting and Hobby plan limits when assessing fit.

Plans and prices

From Clerk's own pricing page, checked 4 Oct 2026.

All about pricing
PlanPriceWhat it gives you
HobbyFree50,000 MRU per app · Up to 3 dashboard seats · Up to 5 user impersonations · 3 social connections
Pro$2050,000 MRU included per app · 1 enterprise connection · 1 Directory Sync connection · Additional MRU $0.02/mo each · per month, billed annually
Business$25010 dashboard seats included · Additional seats $20/mo each · 30 day log retention · per month, billed annually
EnterprisePriced on request99.99% uptime SLA · Custom log retention · HIPAA compliance available with BAA · Onboarding and migration support · Only billed annually

The facts

Each one read from Clerk's own pages, with the date it was checked.

What it does

APIs
Clerk provides Frontend, Backend, and Platform HTTP APIs for client-side, backend, and workspace resource operations.checked 4 Oct 2026
B2B organizations
The free B2B offering includes 100 monthly retained organizations per app and up to 20 members per Organization.checked 4 Oct 2026
Compliance
Clerk says it holds SOC 2 Type 2 and HIPAA certifications; SOC 2 reports are available on Business and above, while a HIPAA BAA is available on Enterprise.checked 4 Oct 2026
Data residency
Clerk says it does not offer regional data residency and hosts data on US infrastructure.checked 4 Oct 2026
Integrations
Clerk documents integrations with Convex, Firebase, Supabase, Shopify, Vercel Marketplace, and Google Analytics.checked 4 Oct 2026
Mobile
Clerk provides an iOS SDK for native Apple applications.checked 4 Oct 2026
Prebuilt UI
Clerk offers prebuilt user management components for sign-up, sign-in, and user profiles.checked 4 Oct 2026
Product
Clerk provides full-stack authentication and user management, including Organizations and Billing.checked 4 Oct 2026
Security
Clerk lists account lockout, bot protection, rate limiting, breached-password detection, and MFA enforcement among its security practices.checked 4 Oct 2026
Support
Business includes priority support, while Enterprise includes a premium support SLA and dedicated Slack channel.checked 4 Oct 2026

Money

Billing
Clerk Billing supports subscription billing and charges 0.7% of billing volume, in addition to Stripe fees.checked 4 Oct 2026
Plan limitation
Hobby has a fixed 7-day session lifetime and one-day application log retention.checked 4 Oct 2026

The company

Company
Clerk describes itself as a globally distributed team focused on solving user management.checked 4 Oct 2026

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