Comparison

Clerk vs Frontegg

On the evidence we track, Frontegg leads this comparison with a composite score of 86/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Clerk71
★Frontegg86
Score
vioscaleAI score
Clerk71 / 100medium · 71%
Frontegg86 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Clerk✓
Frontegg✓
Model
Fronteggfreemium
Price level
Clerkmid
Frontegglow
Starting price
Clerk$20
Frontegg–
Transparent
Clerk✓
Frontegg✓
Integrations
Count
Clerk7
Frontegg200
Security
Certifications
Frontegg–
Disclosure policy
Clerk✓
Frontegg✓
Gdpr
Clerk✓
Frontegg✓
Hipaa
Clerk✓
Frontegg✓
Iso27001
Clerk–
Frontegg✓
Soc2
Clerk✓
Frontegg✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Clerk99.99
Frontegg99.99
Status page
Clerk✓
Frontegg✓
Content
Faq
Clerk6 items
Frontegg4 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Clerk

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

Frontegg

Leader

A comprehensive identity and access management system providing authentication, authorization, and user management capabilities designed for enterprise-scale SaaS applications with features like SSO, MFA, and multi-tenancy support.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Clerk

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 ↗

Frontegg

Leader
Usage-basedFree tier

Free tier up to 7,500 monthly active users; enterprise custom pricing available

  • Pay as You GoFree
    • Fully Customized Hosted Login
    • 7,500 Monthly Active Users
    • 5 Enterprise Connections (SSO/SCIM)
    • Unlimited Organizations
    • Custom Domain
    • +1 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything from Pay as You Go
    • Multiple Environments
    • Advanced Fraud Protection
    • 99.99% Uptime SLA
    • Premium Support
    • +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
Clerk✓
Frontegg✓
iOS
Clerk✓
Frontegg✗
CLI
Clerk✓
Frontegg✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Clerk✓
Frontegg✓
Self-hosted
Clerk✗
Frontegg✓
On-premise
Clerk✗
Frontegg✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • Google Workspace

Clerk

11 total - 10 not shared
  • Google OAuth
  • GitHub OAuth
  • Convex
  • MCP
  • Stripe
  • Okta Workforce
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Google
  • GitHub
  • Facebook
Independently observed

Frontegg

Leader
21 total - 20 not shared
  • ActiveCampaign
  • Airtable
  • Amplitude
  • Asana
  • Auth0
  • AWS
  • BambooHR
  • BigCommerce
  • Bitbucket
  • Box
  • Calendly
  • CircleCI
  • ClickUp
  • Cloudflare
  • Confluence
  • Contentful
  • Copper
  • Customer.io
  • Microsoft Defender for Endpoint
  • Salesforce
Independently observed
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