# Clerk

> Complete User Management for modern applications

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/clerk
- **Category:** Auth & Identity Software
- **Homepage:** https://clerk.com
- **Also known as:** clerk
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-05T14:16:00.233Z

## Vioscale score

**73.2 / 100**, confidence 61% (medium).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 80 | 0.047 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| reliability | 99.5 | 0.105 | 10.4 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 81.2 | 0.07 | 5.7 | ✓ |
| integrations | 42.9 | 0.07 | 3 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 60 | 0.234 | 14 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 0.058 | 5.8 | ✓ |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-05, [verify at source](https://clerk.com). Independently observed._

from $0.02/mo · Subscription · Free tier

> Free plan available. Paid plans from $20/mo annual ($25/mo monthly). Usage-based overage pricing for additional users.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Hobby | Free | ✓ | - |
| Pro | $20/mo billed annually ($25/mo monthly) | - | - |
| Business | $250/mo billed annually ($300/mo monthly) | - | - |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | - | annual |

### Hobby

No credit card required. Everything you need to start building.

**Included limits:** users: 50,000 MRU/app, applications: unlimited, impersonations: 5/month, dashboard_seats: 3, social_connections: 3

- 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

### Pro

Scale with full-featured authentication.

**Included limits:** users: 50,000 MRU/app included, applications: unlimited, dashboard_seats: 3, social_connections: unlimited

- 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

### Business

Tackle compliance and growing teams.

**Included limits:** users: 50,000 MRU/app included, applications: unlimited, dashboard_seats: 10 included

- Everything in Pro
- 10 dashboard seats included (additional $20/mo each)
- SOC2 Report
- Enhanced dashboard roles
- Priority support
- Application logs 30 day retention

### Enterprise (Contact sales)

Tailored solutions and guarantees.

- 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

### Add-ons

- **B2B Authentication Enhanced** ($100/mo + $85/mo)
- **Administration Enhanced** ($100/mo + $85/mo)
- **Billing** (0.7% per billing_volume)

## About

Clerk 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.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI, Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Integrations (30)

_Independently observed._

- React
- Next.js
- Expo
- Vue
- Angular
- Svelte
- Python
- Ruby
- Go
- Java
- C#
- PHP
- Rust
- JavaScript
- Nuxt
- Remix
- Express
- Fastify
- Koa
- Hono
- Elysia
- Tauri
- Astro
- SolidJS
- React Router
- TanStack React
- Chrome Extension
- Android
- iOS
- Stripe

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Auth & Identity Software. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Deployment** | |
| Hosting | Cloud only |
| **Methods** | |
| Social login | ✓ |
| Passwordless | ✓ |
| Passkeys / WebAuthn | ✗ |
| Multi-factor auth | ✓ |
| **Enterprise** | |
| SAML SSO | ✓ |
| SCIM provisioning | ✗ |
| B2B / multi-tenancy | ✓ |
| **Standards** | |
| OpenID Connect provider | ✗ |
| **Delivery** | |
| Hosted UI | Both |
| **Access** | |
| RBAC | ✓ |
| **Licensing** | |
| Self-hostable OSS core | ✗ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 30 | [link](https://clerk.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://clerk.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://clerk.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | low | [link](https://clerk.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 0.02 | [link](https://clerk.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://clerk.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.99 | [link](https://clerk.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.clerk.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://clerk.com/.well-known/security.txt) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| security.hipaa | yes | [link](https://clerk.com) | 2026-08-05 | 60% (medium) |
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://clerk.com) | 2026-08-05 | 48% (low) |
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://clerk.com/privacy) | 2026-08-05 | 75% (high) |

### market

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US","GB","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["US","GB"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | [link](https://clerk.com) | 2026-08-05 | 75% (high) |

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