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Authentication · 7 alternatives · Clerk iScore 74 (#7/8)

Every authentication provider this site tracks, ordered by iScore — the same peers Clerk's own score is measured against. The line under each name is where its sourced facts differ from Clerk's; where a full comparison exists, the row links to it.

Ranked by iScore
  1. Auth0Entry paid plan: $35/month for Essentials at 500 monthly active users; Professional is $240/month at the s…80#1/8
  2. Better AuthEntry paid plan: $20/month for Pro on the managed infrastructure. The framework itself costs nothing — the…78#2/8
  3. WorkOSPricing model: No monthly platform fee and no per-user charge below a million: WorkOS gives user managem…78#3/8
  4. StytchKind of free offer: Always free vs Free tier76#4/8
  5. KindeKind of free offer: Always free vs Free tier76#5/8
  6. NhostEntry paid plan: $25/month for Pro is a plan fee that includes $15 of compute credits, not the cost of a r…75#6/8
  7. SuperTokensKind of free offer: Always free vs Free tier72#8/8

Where Clerk stands against these 7

Clerk's own sourced figures, placed among the alternatives above that document the same thing in the same unit. A rank here is one criterion, not a verdict; the iScore above weighs all of them.

Free tier
Yes. 7 of the 7 alternatives that document it have one: Auth0, Better Auth, Kinde, Nhost, Stytch, SuperTokens and 1 more.
What the free plan includes
50,000 monthly retained users per application with one day of application-log retention, and no credit card…2nd highest of the 5 that document it. Highest: WorkOS — The first 1 million monthly active users of AuthKit are free; Single Sign-On and Directory Sync are billed…
Entry paid plan
$25/month for Pro, or $20/month billed annuallyJoint cheapest of the 6 that document it. Level with: Better Auth — $20/month for Pro on the managed infrastructure.
Users included
50,000 monthly retained users per app, on the free Hobby plan and on Pro alike2nd highest of the 6 that document it. Highest: WorkOS — 1,000,000 active users free on AuthKit, then $2,500 per additional million.
Price per SSO connection
One enterprise connection included on Pro, then $75/month each2nd cheapest of the 3 that document it. Cheapest: Better Auth — One SSO connection is included on the $20/month Pro plan, then $50 per month per additional connection…

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