Compare Kinde and Clerk

Transparent pricing and faster auth integration in more frameworks make Kinde the best alternative to Clerk.


  • Fair & transparent pricing

    Auth doesn’t have to be expensive. Get the most with Kinde’s transparent pricing structure & stronger free tier.

  • More features

    Don’t settle for just authentication. Kinde offers additional functionality for billing, feature flags, connected apps & marketing tools.

  • Legendary support

    A level of dedicated support you won’t get anywhere else.


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More details about free and paid offerings from Kinde and Clerk.

Kinde

Clerk

  • Pricing

    Category Kinde free plan Clerk free plan
    Starting price

    Free

    Free

    Included Active Users (Month)

    7,500

    5,000

    Included Active Organizations

    5 (Unlimited users per org)

    10 (3 users only per org)

    Included Enterprise Connections

    3

    Not available

    Included M2M Tokens

    2,000

    Not available

    Included Social Connections

    Unlimited

    3

  • Authentication

    Category Kinde free plan Clerk free plan
    Passwords
    Included
    Included
    Passwordless
    Included
    Included
    Available Social Logins

    13+

    22+

    Azure AD
    Included
    Included
    Custom SAML
    Included
    Not included
    SMS MFA
    Included
    Not included
    TOTP MFA
    Included
    Not included
    Custom domains
    Included
    Included
    Remove branding
    Not included
    Not included
    Connected apps
    Included
    Not included
  • User and Organization management

    Category Kinde free plan Clerk free plan
    View and manage users
    Included
    Included
    Basic roles and permissions
    Included
    Included
    Unlimited roles and permissions

    No

    No (No custom roles)

    Import user data
    Included
    Included
    Export user data

    Download from dashboard

    Yes

    Activity history

    Unlimited

    Yes

    Allowed users per org

    Unlimited

    3

  • Marketing and customer acquisition

    Category Kinde free plan Clerk free plan
    Lead generation forms
    Included
    Not included
    Subscription forms
    Included
    Not included
  • Security

    Category Kinde free plan Clerk free plan
    ISO 27001 Certified
    Included
    Not included
    HIPAA/BAA

    Enterprise only

    Enterprise only

    SOC2
    Not included
    Included
  • Platform

    Category Kinde free plan Clerk free plan
    Team members

    Unlimited

    3

    Non-admin team roles
    Not included
    Not included
  • Developer tools

    Category Kinde free plan Clerk free plan
    SDKs

    16+

    8+

    Regions

    US, EU, AUS

    US

    Businesses

    Unlimited

    Unlimited

    Applications

    Unlimited

    Unlimited

    Feature flags

    Unlimited

    Not available

    Connected apps

    Unlimited

    Not available

Kinde Pro

Clerk Hobby

  • Pricing

    Category Kinde Pro plan Clerk Hobby plan
    Starting price

    $25

    $25

    Included Active Users (Month)

    1,000

    1,000

    Additional user monthly cost

    $0.0175

    $0.02

    Maximum active users

    Unlimited

    Unlimited

    Included Active Organizations

    50 (Unlimited users per org)

    100 (10 users only per org)

    Included Enterprise Connections

    5

    Not available

    Included M2M Tokens

    5,000

    Not available

    Included Social Connections

    Unlimited

    Unlimited

  • Authentication

    Category Kinde Pro plan Clerk Hobby plan
    Passwords
    Included
    Included
    Passwordless
    Included
    Included
    Available Social Logins

    13+

    22+

    Azure AD
    Included
    Included
    Custom SAML
    Included
    Not included
    SMS MFA
    Included
    Included
    TOTP MFA
    Included
    Not included
    Custom domains
    Included
    Included
    Remove branding
    Included
    Included
    Connected apps
    Included

    Not available

  • User and Organization management

    Category Kinde Pro plan Clerk Hobby plan
    View and manage users
    Included
    Included
    Basic roles and permissions
    Included
    Included
    Unlimited roles and permissions
    Included

    N/A (No custom roles)

    Import user data
    Included
    Included
    Export user data

    Download from dashboard

    Yes

    Activity history

    Unlimited

    Unlimited

    Allowed users per org

    Unlimited

    10

  • Marketing and customer acquisition

    Category Kinde Pro plan Clerk Hobby plan
    Lead generation forms
    Included
    Not included
    Subscription forms
    Included
    Not included
  • Security

    Category Kinde Pro plan Clerk Hobby plan
    ISO 27001 Certified
    Included
    Not included
    HIPAA/BAA

    Enterprise only

    Enterprise only

    SOC2
    Not included
    Included
  • Platform

    Category Kinde Pro plan Clerk Hobby plan
    Team members

    Unlimited

    3

    Non-admin team roles

    Unlimited, custom

    Not included
  • Developer tools

    Category Kinde Pro plan Clerk Hobby plan
    SDKs

    16+

    8+

    Regions

    US, EU, AUS

    US

    Businesses

    Unlimited

    Unlimited

    Applications

    Unlimited

    Unlimited

    Feature flags

    Unlimited

    Not available

    Connected apps

    Unlimited

    Not available


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