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Overview
Developed byClerk Inc
Founded2021
Licenseproprietary
Open source✗ Proprietary
Use caseuser authentication and identity management
Technical
API compatible
REST API
Protocols
JWTOpenID ConnectOAuth 2.0SAML
Knowledge graph stats
Claims31
Avg confidence93%
Avg freshness99%
Last updatedUpdated 22h ago
WikidataQ39069607
Trust distribution
100% unverified
Governance
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Clerk

product

Drop-in authentication and user management for modern web applications

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primary use case

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
user authentication and identity management○UnverifiedHighFresh1
user authentication and management○UnverifiedHighFresh1
user authentication and session management○UnverifiedHighFresh1
drop-in authentication and user management with pre-built UI components○UnverifiedHighFresh1

alternative to

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Supabase Auth○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Auth0○UnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
React○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Next.js○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Remix○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Gatsby○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Vercel○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Node.js○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Supabase○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

open source

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
false○UnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
proprietary○UnverifiedHighFresh1

developed by

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Clerk Inc○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Clerk Inc.○UnverifiedHighFresh1

api compatible with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
REST API○UnverifiedHighFresh1

pricing model

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
freemium with paid tiers○UnverifiedHighFresh1
freemium with usage-based tiers○UnverifiedHighFresh1
freemium with usage-based pricing○UnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
JWT○UnverifiedHighFresh1
OpenID Connect○UnverifiedHighFresh1
OAuth 2.0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
SAML○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

competes with

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
Auth0○UnverifiedHighFresh1
Firebase Authentication○UnverifiedModerateFresh1
Firebase Auth○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

founded year

ValueTrustConfidenceFreshnessSources
2021○UnverifiedModerateFresh1

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Commonly Used With

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Claim count: 31Last updated: 4/9/2026Edit history