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.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for auth & identity software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Clerk
LeaderA 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.
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.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Clerk
LeaderFrom $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
PropelAuth
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
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Clerk
Leader- Google OAuth
- GitHub OAuth
- Google Workspace
- Convex
- MCP
PropelAuth
- Slack
- MCP Server
- GitHub
- AWS
- Notion
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.