Comparison

Clerk vs PropelAuth

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
PropelAuth59
Score
Vioscale score
Clerk72 / 100medium · 71%
PropelAuth59 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Clerk
PropelAuth
Model
PropelAuthfreemium
Price level
Clerklow
PropelAuthlow
Transparent
Clerk
PropelAuth
Integrations
Count
Clerk5
PropelAuth5
Security
Disclosure policy
Clerk
PropelAuth
Gdpr
Clerk
PropelAuth
Hipaa
Clerk
PropelAuth
Soc2
Clerk
PropelAuth
Reliability
Sla pct
Clerk99.99
PropelAuth
Status page
Clerk
PropelAuth
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

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

PropelAuth

An authentication provider that helps B2B SaaS applications implement identity management features as they grow, from basic signup and login to enterprise-grade SSO, SCIM provisioning, and 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 ↗

PropelAuth

from $0.00/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free tier with 10,000 MAUs. Paid plans from $150/month. Additional MAUs at $0.05 each. Usage-based pricing for API validations, SCIM connections, and exports.

  • FreeFree
    • Unlimited organizations
    • Unlimited waitlist users
    • Custom domain
    • 2FA & RBAC
    • Customizable UIs
    • +4 more
  • Growth$150/month + $0.05 per additional MAU + usage-based validation costs
    • Everything in Free
    • User impersonation
    • Unlimited SAML/enterprise SSO connections
    • Separate staging environment
    • API keys and machine-to-machine auth
    • +9 more
  • Growth Plus$500/month + $0.05 per additional MAU + usage-based add-on costs
    • Everything in Growth
    • SCIM/Directory sync
    • Advanced organization controls
    • Advanced security options
    • Custom roles
    • +11 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
PropelAuth
iOS
Clerk
PropelAuth
Android
Clerk
PropelAuth
CLI
Clerk
PropelAuth
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Clerk
PropelAuth
Self-hosted
Clerk
PropelAuth

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

PropelAuth

5 total
  • Slack
  • MCP Server
  • GitHub
  • AWS
  • Notion
Independently observed

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