# Kinde vs Clerk

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/compare/kinde-vs-clerk/

Every value below is read from Kinde's and Clerk's own documentation. See https://inetgeek.com/methodology/ for how.

## At a glance

| Criterion | Kinde | Clerk |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Entry paid plan | $25/month for Pro. Plus is $75 and the top tier $250 — each including the same 10,500 MAU as the free plan. | $25/month for Pro, or $20/month billed annually. Business is $300/month. |
| Pricing model | A flat monthly fee with the same MAU allowance at every level, plus a transaction fee when you bill your own customers through Kinde — 0.5% per transaction, discounted 0.1% on Plus and 0.2% above. | A monthly base price plus per-user billing above the included 50,000, with enterprise connections, extra dashboard seats and satellite domains each priced as separate add-ons at $75, $20 and $10 a month. |
| Users included | 10,500 monthly active users on every tier including free. Paying more does not buy more users — Pro adds uncapped MAU billing, and the higher tiers add MAU discounts of 6% and 13%. | 50,000 monthly retained users per app, on the free Hobby plan and on Pro alike. Beyond that, $0.02 each falling to $0.012 above 10 million. |
| SAML single sign-on | Supported | Supported |
| Multi-factor authentication | Supported | Supported |

## Where they differ

### Entry paid plan

- Kinde: $25/month for Pro. Plus is $75 and the top tier $250 — each including the same 10,500 MAU as the free plan. ([source](https://kinde.com/pricing/))
- Clerk: $25/month for Pro, or $20/month billed annually. Business is $300/month. ([source](https://clerk.com/pricing))

### Pricing model

- Kinde: A flat monthly fee with the same MAU allowance at every level, plus a transaction fee when you bill your own customers through Kinde — 0.5% per transaction, discounted 0.1% on Plus and 0.2% above. ([source](https://kinde.com/pricing/))
- Clerk: A monthly base price plus per-user billing above the included 50,000, with enterprise connections, extra dashboard seats and satellite domains each priced as separate add-ons at $75, $20 and $10 a month. ([source](https://clerk.com/pricing))

### Users included

- Kinde: 10,500 monthly active users on every tier including free. Paying more does not buy more users — Pro adds uncapped MAU billing, and the higher tiers add MAU discounts of 6% and 13%. ([source](https://kinde.com/pricing/))
- Clerk: 50,000 monthly retained users per app, on the free Hobby plan and on Pro alike. Beyond that, $0.02 each falling to $0.012 above 10 million. ([source](https://clerk.com/pricing))

## Which should you choose?

Pick Kinde if Products that want a predictable flat fee and a large free user allowance that does not change when you start paying — 10,500 MAU on every tier is the opposite of Auth0's paid-plan cliff.

Pick Clerk if Getting a complete, styled sign-in flow running quickly, with 50,000 users free before any bill starts.

Consider something else: Kinde — Enterprise SSO only becomes free at the $75 tier, and if you use Kinde's billing there is a 0.5% cut of your own transactions on top of the plan fee.

Consider something else: Clerk — Enterprise connections are $75/month each after the first, so a B2B product selling to several SSO-using customers pays per logo.

## Documented by only one

- Price per SSO connection: Clerk: One enterprise connection included on Pro, then $75/month each.
- SCIM provisioning: Clerk: Supported
- Audit logs: Clerk: Application logs with 1-day retention on the free Hobby plan; longer retention is a paid-plan feature Clerk lists without publishing the window.

## Questions this comparison answers

**Entry paid plan: Kinde or Clerk?**

Kinde: $25/month for Pro. Plus is $75 and the top tier $250 — each including the same 10,500 MAU as the free plan.
Clerk: $25/month for Pro, or $20/month billed annually. Business is $300/month.

**Should I choose Kinde or Clerk?**

Pick Kinde if Products that want a predictable flat fee and a large free user allowance that does not change when you start paying — 10,500 MAU on every tier is the opposite of Auth0's paid-plan cliff.
Pick Clerk if Getting a complete, styled sign-in flow running quickly, with 50,000 users free before any bill starts.