vioscale
Comparison

Clerk vs Ory

On the evidence we track, Ory leads this comparison with a composite score of 77/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Clerk full profile →Ory full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute73Clerk77OryLeader
Vioscale score73 / 100medium · 61%77 / 100low · 46%
Commits last 30d-60
Github stars-13,802
Options{"cloud":true}{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}
LongClerk provides full-stack authentication and user management with prebuilt components for sign-up, sign-in, organization management, and billing. Supports B2B multi-tenancy, social login, passwordless auth, MFA, and enterprise SSO.Ory provides secure, friction-free identity and access management for customers, partners, machines, and agents with seamless access, granular permissions, and real-time protection.
Capabilities{"mfa":true,"oidc":false,"rbac":true,"hosting":"cloud","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","open_source":false,"passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":false,"scim_provisioning":false}{"mfa":true,"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"both","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","open_source":true,"passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true,"scim_provisioning":true}
Count302
List[{"name":"React"},{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"Expo"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Angular"},{"name":"Svelte"},{"name":"Python"},{"name":"Ruby"},{"name":"Go"},{"name":"Java"},{"name":"C#"},{"name":"PHP"},{"name":"Rust"},{"name":"JavaScript"},{"name":"Nuxt"},{"name":"Remix"},{"name":"Express"},{"name":"Fastify"},{"name":"Koa"},{"name":"Hono"},{"name":"Elysia"},{"name":"Tauri"},{"name":"Astro"},{"name":"SolidJS"},{"name":"React Router"},{"name":"TanStack React"},{"name":"Chrome Extension"},{"name":"Android"},{"name":"iOS"},{"name":"Stripe"}][{"name":"Amazon SES"},{"name":"AWS API Gateway"}]
Primary-Go
Spdx-Apache-2.0
Availability{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","GB","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["US","GB"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}
Support{"cli":true,"web":true}{"cli":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"linux":true,"windows":true}
Pricing{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Hobby","summary":"Free tier","features":["Up to 3 dashboard seats","Unlimited applications","50,000 MRU limit per app","Up to 5 user impersonations","APIs and prebuilt UIs","Custom domain","7 day session lifetime","Application logs 1 day retention","M2M tokens limited per month","Up to 3 social connections"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"No credit card required. Everything you need to start building.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"50,000 MRU/app","applications":"unlimited","impersonations":"5/month","dashboard_seats":"3","social_connections":"3"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$20/mo billed annually ($25/mo monthly)","features":["Everything in Hobby","50,000 MRU included per app","Unlimited social connections","1 Enterprise connection included (additional $75/mo)","Remove Clerk branding","Multi-factor authentication (MFA)","Satellite domains ($10/mo each)","Custom session lifetime","Application logs 7 day retention","SMS Authentication available","M2M tokens included"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","note":"billed annually","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","note":"billed monthly","amount":25,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"MRU"},"kind":"metered","range":"50,001-100,000/mo","amount":0.02,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Scale with full-featured authentication.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"50,000 MRU/app included","applications":"unlimited","dashboard_seats":"3","social_connections":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Business","summary":"$250/mo billed annually ($300/mo monthly)","features":["Everything in Pro","10 dashboard seats included (additional $20/mo each)","SOC2 Report","Enhanced dashboard roles","Priority support","Application logs 30 day retention"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","note":"billed annually","amount":250,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","note":"billed monthly","amount":300,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Tackle compliance and growing teams.","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"users":"50,000 MRU/app included","applications":"unlimited","dashboard_seats":"10 included"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing. Contact sales.","features":["Everything in Business","Annual committed use discounts","99.99% Uptime SLA","Enterprise SSO for workspace","Premium support SLA + dedicated Slack channel","Application logs custom retention","Log sink destinations (stream to SIEM)","HIPAA compliance available with BAA","Onboarding & migration support","Custom security questionnaires"],"commitment":"annual","description":"Tailored solutions and guarantees.","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"B2B Authentication Enhanced","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","note":"billed annually","amount":85,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Administration Enhanced","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","note":"billed annually","amount":85,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Billing","components":[{"of":"billing_volume","kind":"percentage","rate":0.7}]}],"summary":"Free plan available. Paid plans from $20/mo annual ($25/mo monthly). Usage-based overage pricing for additional users.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://clerk.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:06:44.374Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.02,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Developer","summary":"Free tier for developers and proof of concept","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Production","summary":"$770/year plus $0.14/aDAU/month","features":["All top-tier security features","1 production environment and 3 staging environments","Permissions and machine-to-machine tokens"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":770,"period":"year","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"aDAU"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.14,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"Everything you need to thoroughly test and explore the landscape of identity security.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Growth","summary":"$9,350/year","features":["Everything from Production","Advanced analytics and insights","2 production environments and 5 staging environments","B2B SSO (OIDC only)"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":9350,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Optimal for piloting traffic growth, getting insights into sign up and login conversions, and basic B2B features.","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise (SaaS)","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Everything from Growth","Event firehose to data lake","Multi-region deployments with data residency","Volume pricing","Enterprise integrations for legacy systems","Multi-tenancy","Concierge onboarding","Premium support with SLAs","99.99% uptime SLA"],"description":"Managed SaaS for companies needing strict SLAs, premium support, or regulatory compliance.","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise License (Self-Hosted)","summary":"Custom pricing","features":["Full control of hosting","Multi-region deployment flexibility","Custom pricing","Premium enterprise integrations","Premium support with SLAs"],"description":"Self-hosted option for maximum control and in-house expertise.","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $770/year. Free Developer tier. Usage-based (aDAU) metered pricing available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.ory.sh","retrievedAt":"2026-08-05T14:11:20.676Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.14,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}
Free tierYesYes
Modelcommercialfreemium
Price levellowlow
Starting gbp0.020.14
TransparentYesYes
Cadence days-112
Sla pct99.9999.99
Status pageYesYes
Disclosure policyYesYes
GdprYesYes
HipaaYes-
Iso27001-Yes
Pci-Yes
Soc2YesYes

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Auth & Identity Software
CapabilityClerkOry
Deployment
HostingCloud onlyCloud + self-hosted
Methods
Social login✓✓
Passwordless✓✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn✗✓
Multi-factor auth✓✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO✓✓
SCIM provisioning✗✓
B2B / multi-tenancy✓✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider✗✓
Delivery
Hosted UIBothBoth
Access
RBAC✓✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core✗✓

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