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Stytch vs Clerk

A comparison of Stytch and Clerk built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.

Updated 9 criteria comparedSources last checked

The short answer

Pick Stytch if
B2B products selling to several SSO-using customers early — five connections free is the difference between paying per logo and not paying at all.
Pick Clerk if
Getting a complete, styled sign-in flow running quickly, with 50,000 users free before any bill starts.

3 sourced criteria separate them:

Pricing model
Stytch: Pay as you go with no platform fee: usage above the always-free allowances is metered, and the estimator on the page prices monthly active users, SSO connections, SCIM connections and M2M tokens as separate lines.
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.
Users included
Stytch: 10,000 monthly active users free, permanently, alongside unlimited organizations and 1,000 M2M tokens.
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.
Price per SSO connection
Stytch: Five SSO or SCIM connections included free. Clerk includes one and charges $75 for each additional; WorkOS charges $125 each from the first.
Clerk: One enterprise connection included on Pro, then $75/month each.
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01.

At a glance.

CriterionStytchClerk
Pricing
Free tierYesYes
Pricing modelPay as you go with no platform fee: usage above the always-free allowances is metered, and the estimator on the page prices monthly active users, SSO connections, SCIM connections and M2M tokens as separate lines.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.
Auth
Users included
10,000 monthly active users free, permanently, alongside unlimited organizations and 1,000 M2M tokens.
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.
Price per SSO connection
Five SSO or SCIM connections included free. Clerk includes one and charges $75 for each additional; WorkOS charges $125 each from the first.
One enterprise connection included on Pro, then $75/month each.
SAML single sign-onSupportedSupported
SCIM provisioningSupportedSupported
Multi-factor authenticationSupportedSupported

Only criteria both providers publish appear here; a tinted cell marks a real difference. Criteria only one of them documents are listed below, and an absence there means we found no source — not that the feature is missing. How we source this.

The small bar above a value is inetGeek's own lean toward that side — computed from the same facts shown, never a number the provider published. See the picker below "The short answer" to weigh only the criteria you care about.

02.

Where they differ.

Pricing model

Stytch
Pay as you go with no platform fee: usage above the always-free allowances is metered, and the estimator on the page prices monthly active users, SSO connections, SCIM connections and M2M tokens as separate lines.
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.
Sources (2) →
  • Pricing — Stytch ↗

    “Pay as you go Starting at: $0 / Month [...] Monthly active users : SSO Connections SSO SCIM Connections SCIM M2M Tokens M2M Optional add ons”

    Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing

  • Pricing — Clerk ↗

    “Base price $0 $25/mo [...] Additional $0.02/mo each [...] Additional $75/mo each [...] Additional $20/mo each [...] Additional $10/mo each”

    Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing

Users included

Stytch

10,000 monthly active users free, permanently, alongside unlimited organizations and 1,000 M2M tokens.

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.

Sources (2) →
  • Pricing — Stytch ↗

    “Always free: 10,000 monthly active users and AI agents Unlimited Organizations 5 SSO or SCIM Connections 1,000 M2M Tokens”

    Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing

  • Pricing — Clerk ↗

    “50,000 MRU limit per app [...] 50,000 MRUs included per app 50,001 - 100,000 $0.02/mo each 100,001 - 1,000,000 $0.018/mo each 1,000,001 - 10,000,000 $0.015/mo each 10,000,001+ $0.012/mo each”

    Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing

Price per SSO connection

Stytch
Five SSO or SCIM connections included free. Clerk includes one and charges $75 for each additional; WorkOS charges $125 each from the first.
Clerk
One enterprise connection included on Pro, then $75/month each.
Sources (2) →
  • Pricing — Stytch ↗

    “Always free: [...] 5 SSO or SCIM Connections”

    Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing

  • Pricing — Clerk ↗

    “1 Enterprise connection included Additional $75/mo each”

    Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing

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03.

Which should you choose?

Choose Stytch if…

B2B products selling to several SSO-using customers early — five connections free is the difference between paying per logo and not paying at all.

Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved

Choose Clerk if…

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

Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved

Consider something else if…

  • Stytch: There is no flat plan to budget against: everything above the free allowances is metered, so the bill tracks usage rather than a number you agreed to.
  • Clerk: Enterprise connections are $75/month each after the first, so a B2B product selling to several SSO-using customers pays per logo.
04.

Documented by only one.

These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.

Entry paid planClerk: $25/month for Pro, or $20/month billed annually. Business is $300/month.
Audit logsClerk: Application logs with 1-day retention on the free Hobby plan; longer retention is a paid-plan feature Clerk lists without publishing the window.
05.

Questions this comparison answers.

Should I choose Stytch or Clerk?

Pick Stytch if B2B products selling to several SSO-using customers early — five connections free is the difference between paying per logo and not paying at all.

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

Provider pages

StytchPay-as-you-go auth for B2B and consumer apps, with five SSO or SCIM connections included free — the most generous enterprise allowance in this set.ClerkHosted user management with prebuilt UI components, priced on monthly retained users with enterprise connections billed separately.

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