When to Use Clerk
Good fit if you need
- ✓ Next.js / React apps needing drop-in auth UI
- ✓ Startup wanting generous free tier (50K MAU)
- ✓ Need pre-built components (SignIn, UserButton)
Not the best choice if
- ✗ Enterprise requiring SAML/SCIM on day one — Auth0/WorkOS
- ✗ Need self-hosted auth — FusionAuth or Keycloak
- ✗ Non-JavaScript backend
Migration Guide
Difficulty: medium
Data you can export: Полный user data export без платного плана
API standard: OIDC/SAML стандарты
💡 Moderate effort required. Export data before canceling
Works Well With
Lock-in Assessment
Medium Lock-in 3/5
Lock-in Score 3
Medium — pre-built компоненты создают deep integration, но полный экспорт данных бесплатно
Data Portability: Полный user data export без платного плана
API Compatibility: OIDC/SAML стандарты
Pricing
Clerk Pricing
- Pricing Model
- freemium
- Free Tier
- Yes
- Free Tier Limits
- 50,000 MAUs
- Entry Price
- $25/мес (Pro, 10K MAU)
- Enterprise Available
- Yes
- Billing Complexity
- Low
- Transparency Score
- 4/5
Scale
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