Comparison

Clerk vs Logto

On the evidence we track, Clerk leads this comparison with a composite score of 72/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Clerk72
Logto59
Score
Vioscale score
Clerk72 / 100medium · 71%
Logto59 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Clerk
Logto
Model
Price level
Clerklow
Logtolow
Transparent
Clerk
Logto
Integrations
Count
Clerk5
Logto13
Security
Disclosure policy
Clerk
Logto
Gdpr
Clerk
Logto
Hipaa
Clerk
Logto
Soc2
Clerk
Logto
Reliability
Sla pct
Clerk99.99
Logto
Status page
Clerk
Logto
Adoption
Dependent repos
Clerk
Logto11
Github stars
Clerk
Logto14,466
Activity
Commits last 30d
Clerk
Logto100
Release
Cadence days
Clerk
Logto29
History
Clerk
License
Spdx
Clerk
LogtoMPL-2.0
Language
Primary
Clerk

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Clerk

Leader

A cloud-based authentication and user management platform offering prebuilt UI components, APIs, and dashboards to implement user sign-in, profile management, organizations, and billing features.

Independently observed

Logto

A developer-focused identity infrastructure that handles user authentication, authorization, and access control across web, mobile, and server applications. Built on standard protocols including OIDC, OAuth 2.1, and SAML with native support for multi-tenancy, enterprise single sign-on, and role-based access control.

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

Leader
from $0.02/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $25/month. Free tier with 10,000 MAUs.

  • FreeFree
    • Sign-in and sign-up
    • Customizable sign-in pages
    • Custom domain
    • Profile management
    • Social login
  • Pro$25/month plus $0.02 per additional MAU
    • All Free features
    • Remove Clerk branding
    • Custom session duration
    • Password complexity requirements
    • User ban/unban
    • +4 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
as of verify ↗

Logto

from $0.08/moHybridFree tier

From $24/month. Free tier with 50K MAUs. Usage-based token billing.

  • FreeFree
    • User authentication
    • Machine-to-Machine applications
    • Account APIs
    • Audit logs and user management
    • 3 applications
    • +9 more
  • Pro$24/month plus $0.08 per 100 additional tokens. Unlimited MAUs.
    • Unlimited applications
    • Unlimited user roles
    • Unlimited Machine-to-Machine roles
    • 1 included Machine-to-Machine app
    • Unlimited API resources (3 included)
    • +19 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom resource quota
    • Custom data region
    • Logto Private Cloud
    • Service-Level Agreement (SLA)
    • Premium support
    • +1 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
Logto
iOS
Clerk
Logto
Android
Clerk
Logto
CLI
Clerk
Logto
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Clerk
Logto
Self-hosted
Clerk
Logto

Integrations

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

Clerk

Leader
5 total
  • Google OAuth
  • GitHub OAuth
  • Google Workspace
  • Convex
  • MCP
Independently observed

Logto

13 total
  • Google
  • Apple
  • Discord
  • GitHub
  • Facebook
  • Azure AD
  • Okta
  • Google One Tap
  • Google reCAPTCHA Enterprise
  • Cloudflare Turnstile
  • SMS services
  • SMTP email
  • HTTPS email
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.