vioscaleAI
Comparison

Authelia vs Clerk

On the evidence we track, Clerk leads this comparison with a composite score of 71/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Authelia60
★Clerk71
Score
vioscaleAI score
Authelia60 / 100low · 41%
Clerk71 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Authelia✓
Clerk✓
Model
Autheliaopen_source
Clerkfreemium
Price level
Autheliafree
Clerkmid
Starting price
Authelia–
Clerk$20
Transparent
Authelia✓
Clerk✓
Integrations
Count
Authelia135
Clerk7
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Authelia✓
Clerk✓
Gdpr
Authelia–
Clerk✓
Hipaa
Authelia–
Clerk✓
Scorecard
Authelia9.6
Clerk–
Soc2
Authelia–
Clerk✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Authelia–
Clerk99.99
Status page
Authelia–
Clerk✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Authelia0
Clerk–
Github stars
Authelia29,254
Clerk–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Authelia100
Clerk–
Release
Cadence days
Authelia5
Clerk–
History
Authelia20 items
Clerk–
License
Spdx
AutheliaApache-2.0
Clerk–
Language
Primary
AutheliaGo
Clerk–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Authelia6 items
Clerk6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for auth & identity software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Hosting
AutheliaSelf-hosted only
ClerkCloud only
Methods
Social login
Authelia✗
Clerk✓
Passwordless
Authelia✓
Clerk✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn
Authelia✓
Clerk✓
Multi-factor auth
Authelia✓
Clerk✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO
Authelia✗
Clerk✓
SCIM provisioning
Authelia-
Clerk✓
B2B / multi-tenancy
Authelia-
Clerk✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider
Authelia✓
Clerk✓
Delivery
Hosted UI
AutheliaHosted
ClerkBoth
Access
RBAC
Authelia✓
Clerk✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Authelia✓
Clerk✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Authelia

Authelia is a self-hosted identity and access management solution that enables centralized authentication and authorization across multiple applications. It supports multi-factor authentication, passwordless login via WebAuthn, and works as an OpenID Connect provider.

Independently observed

Clerk

Leader

Provides embeddable components and APIs for adding authentication, profile management, organizations, and subscription billing to applications. Supports enterprise features like SAML, SCIM provisioning, and multi-tenancy.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Authelia

Open sourceFree tier

Open source

as of verify ↗

Clerk

Leader
from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free up to 50K MRU. Pro from $20/mo billed annually (includes 50K MRU + 1 enterprise connection). Add-ons available.

  • FreeFree
    • Social authentication (Google, GitHub, Facebook)
    • Email/password authentication
    • Magic links
    • Organizations
    • Multifactor authentication
    • +1 more
  • Pro$20/mo billed annually (includes 50K MRU + 1 enterprise connection)
    • 50K monthly retained users included
    • 1 enterprise SSO connection included
    • Custom session lifetime
    • Clerk branding removal
    • Directory sync
    • +5 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Authelia✓
Clerk✓
iOS
Authelia✗
Clerk✓
CLI
Authelia✗
Clerk✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Authelia✓
Clerk✓
Self-hosted
Authelia✓
Clerk✗
On-premise
Authelia✓
Clerk✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Authelia

56 total
  • 1Password
  • Active Directory
  • Ansible AWX
  • Apache Guacamole
  • Argo CD
  • Bitwarden
  • BookStack
  • Budibase
  • Caddy
  • Chronograf
  • Coder
  • Docker
  • Drupal
  • EspoCRM
  • Express.js
  • FreeIPA
  • FreshRSS
  • Gitea
  • GitLab
  • GLAuth
  • Grafana
  • HAProxy
  • Harbor
  • HashiCorp Vault
  • +32 more
Independently observed

Clerk

Leader
11 total
  • Google OAuth
  • GitHub OAuth
  • Google Workspace
  • Convex
  • MCP
  • Stripe
  • Okta Workforce
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Google
  • GitHub
  • Facebook
Independently observed
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