SuperTokens vs Clerk
A comparison of SuperTokens and Clerk built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
- Pick SuperTokens if
- Teams that want to run auth themselves and keep the user table in their own database, with a managed option priced per user rather than per plan.
- 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:
- Entry paid plan
- SuperTokens: $100/month minimum billing on the managed cloud, which covers the first 4,999 MAU at $0.02 each.
- Clerk: $25/month for Pro, or $20/month billed annually. Business is $300/month.
- Pricing model
- SuperTokens: Per monthly active user, with features metered on top of the base rate rather than bundled: $0.02 per MAU for auth, $0.01 more for multi-factor, $0.005 more for account linking, and $20 per dashboard user per month beyond the free ones. The published example works out at $125 for 5,000 MAU with account linking.
- 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
- SuperTokens: No fixed allowance — billing is $0.02 per monthly active user against a $100 monthly minimum, so the first 4,999 users are covered by the floor.
- 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.
Pick the criteria you care about. The chart counts how many of them lean toward each provider — the same read as scanning the bars below, just totalled for the ones you chose.
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At a glance.
| Criterion | SuperTokens | Clerk |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Entry paid plan | $100/month minimum billing on the managed cloud, which covers the first 4,999 MAU at $0.02 each. | $25/month for Pro, or $20/month billed annually. Business is $300/month. |
| Pricing model | Per monthly active user, with features metered on top of the base rate rather than bundled: $0.02 per MAU for auth, $0.01 more for multi-factor, $0.005 more for account linking, and $20 per dashboard user per month beyond the free ones. The published example works out at $125 for 5,000 MAU with account linking. | 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 | No fixed allowance — billing is $0.02 per monthly active user against a $100 monthly minimum, so the first 4,999 users are covered by the floor. | 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. |
| Multi-factor authentication | Supported | Supported |
Where they differ.
Entry paid plan
- SuperTokens
- $100/month minimum billing on the managed cloud, which covers the first 4,999 MAU at $0.02 each.
- Clerk
- $25/month for Pro, or $20/month billed annually. Business is $300/month.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — SuperTokens ↗
“Minimum Billing of $100 / month [...] Pricing Example if you have 1 - 4,999 MAUs, that will be $100 / month.”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
- Pricing — Clerk ↗
“Base price $0 $25/mo, $20/mo billed annually $300/mo, $250/mo billed annually”
Read 2026-09-06 · official pricing
Pricing model
- SuperTokens
- Per monthly active user, with features metered on top of the base rate rather than bundled: $0.02 per MAU for auth, $0.01 more for multi-factor, $0.005 more for account linking, and $20 per dashboard user per month beyond the free ones. The published example works out at $125 for 5,000 MAU with account linking.
- 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) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — SuperTokens ↗
“$0.02 per MAU [...] Multi-factor Authentication $0.01 / MAU [...] Account Linking $0.005 / MAU [...] $20 / user / month [...] ( $0.02 + $0.005 ) * 5000 = $125”
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
No fixed allowance — billing is $0.02 per monthly active user against a $100 monthly minimum, so the first 4,999 users are covered by the floor.
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) →Sources ↓
- Pricing — SuperTokens ↗
“$0.02 per MAU Number of unique logged in users that are on your prod [...] if you have 5,000 MAUs, that will be ( $0.02 + $0.005 ) * 5000 = $125”
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
When these numbers change, hear about it. Sources are re-checked monthly; a repricing goes out as a short note.
Which should you choose?
Choose SuperTokens if…
Teams that want to run auth themselves and keep the user table in their own database, with a managed option priced per user rather than per plan.
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…
- SuperTokens: The $100 monthly minimum makes it expensive below about 5,000 users, and MFA is a separate per-user charge rather than an included feature.
- 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.
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.
Questions this comparison answers.
Entry paid plan: SuperTokens or Clerk?
SuperTokens: $100/month minimum billing on the managed cloud, which covers the first 4,999 MAU at $0.02 each.
Clerk: $25/month for Pro, or $20/month billed annually. Business is $300/month.
Should I choose SuperTokens or Clerk?
Pick SuperTokens if Teams that want to run auth themselves and keep the user table in their own database, with a managed option priced per user rather than per plan.
Pick Clerk if Getting a complete, styled sign-in flow running quickly, with 50,000 users free before any bill starts.