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Clerk vs WorkOS

On the evidence we track, WorkOS 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 →WorkOS full profile →
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Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute73Clerk77WorkOSLeader
Vioscale score73 / 100medium · 61%77 / 100medium · 52%
Options{"cloud":true}{"cloud":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.Complete auth & user management platform for enterprise customers. Provides SSO, user provisioning, RBAC, MFA, fraud detection, and audit logging with instant deployment.
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":"cloud","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"hosted","passwordless":true,"social_login":true,"b2b_multi_tenant":true,"passkeys_webauthn":true,"scim_provisioning":true}
Count30-
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Availability{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","GB","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["US","GB"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}-
Support{"cli":true,"web":true}{"web":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":"Pay as you go","summary":"Free up to 1M AuthKit users and 1k Radar checks; $2.5k/mo per additional million users, $125/connection for SSO/Directory Sync, $100/mo per 50k fraud checks","features":["Social Auth (Microsoft, Google, etc)","Email + Password with leak detection","Magic Auth (passwordless email codes)","Multi-Factor Auth (TOTP, SMS)","Passkey / WebAuthn","Role-Based Access Control","Organization auth policies","Just-in-time provisioning","Email verification","Custom Domain add-on"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"million_users_over_1M","amount":2500,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"sso_connection_1-15","amount":125,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"50k_radar_checks","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For teams that need speed and flexibility with pricing that scales","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"radar_checks":"1k free","authkit_users":"1M free"}},{"free":false,"name":"Annual Credits","summary":"Prepaid annual credits with volume discounts, guaranteed 99.99% SLA, dedicated support","features":["Everything in Pay as you go","Pre-pay credit discounts","99.99% uptime SLA","Guided migration and onboarding","Guaranteed support SLA","Private Slack channel","Technical onboarding guidance"],"commitment":"annual","description":"For teams focused on growth and support with predictable pricing","contactSales":true},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing and dedicated support for enterprise deployments","features":["HIPAA BAA available","Dedicated support account manager","Quarterly architecture review","End-user configuration support","24x7x365 response SLAs"],"commitment":"annual","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Custom Domain","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Log Streaming","components":[{"kind":"fixed","unit":"SIEM_connection","amount":125,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Event Retention","components":[{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"million_events","amount":99,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"Free tier (1M AuthKit users, 1k Radar checks). Pay-as-you-go from $2.5k/mo per million additional users. Volume discounts with annual prepay.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://workos.com/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:32:33.457Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}
Free tierYesYes
Modelcommercialcommercial
Price levellowlow
Starting gbp0.02-
TransparentYesYes
Sla pct99.9999.99
Status pageYesYes
Disclosure policyYesYes
GdprYesYes
HipaaYesYes
Soc2YesYes

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Auth & Identity Software
CapabilityClerkWorkOS
Deployment
HostingCloud onlyCloud only
Methods
Social login✓✓
Passwordless✓✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn✗✓
Multi-factor auth✓✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO✓✓
SCIM provisioning✗✓
B2B / multi-tenancy✓✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider✗✓
Delivery
Hosted UIBothHosted
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.