Authentication · Pricing
Clerk pricing
and cheaper picks
What Clerk actually costs, and the credible cheaper alternatives if the bill stops making sense.
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Cheaper alternatives
Pay less, get the job done
| Alternative | Entry price | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| WorkOS | Free up to 1M MAU on AuthKit. SSO + Directory Sync priced per connection. | B2B SaaS shipping SSO/SCIM to enterprise customers without per-MAU pricing surprises. |
| Keycloak | Free, open source. Hosting and ops are on you. | Teams with ops capacity that need on-prem or regulated-data deployments. |
| Supabase Auth | Free up to 50k MAU. Pro $25/mo + $0.00325/MAU above. | Teams that want auth + database in one platform and the option to self-host. |
| Auth0 | Free up to 25k MAU. B2B Essentials from $150/mo. | Larger B2B SaaS that need every enterprise compliance checkbox on day one. |
| Stytch | Free up to 10k MAU. B2B from $249/mo. | B2B SaaS that want flexible auth UX without building org modeling from scratch. |
Pricing changes frequently. Always confirm on the vendor's live pricing page before signing up.