Does Clerk offer a free plan or free trial?

Clerk offers a free plan with limitations, but no separate free trial of paid tiers.

What are all of Clerk's pricing tiers?

Clerk has 4 publicly-priced tiers as of September 15, 2026: • Free — free. 50,000 MAU, no SSO. • Pro — $25/mo ($20/mo billed annually). + $0.02 per MAU beyond, 1 SSO connection included. • Business — $300/mo ($250/mo billed annually). 5 SSO connections + more MAU. • Enterprise — custom-priced. unlimited SSO + SAML/SCIM + audit logs.

Has Clerk raised or lowered prices recently?

Clerk's pricing has been stable since Sep 20, 2026. See full history at /tools/clerk/price-history.

How does Clerk pricing compare to other Developer & Infrastructure tools?

Clerk sits in the mid-range for Developer & Infrastructure tools. Of the 43 we track with published entry prices, 20 are cheaper and 17 are more expensive. Entry price is $25/month vs. a category median of $25/month.

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Clerk

Clerk · Developer & Infrastructure

Modern authentication platform positioned as the alternative to Auth0 for React and Next.js developers. Distinctive for pre-built UI components (SignIn/SignUp forms) that install in one line — you don't build auth UI from scratch. Free tier bumped to 50K MAU in Feb 2026 (industry-leading). Pro $25/mo includes 1 SSO connection (WorkOS charges $125/mo for the same). Business $300/mo. Popular with Series A/B React startups.

In other words, Clerk is the auth-as-a-service for developers building Next.js / React apps who want user management + social login + billing + orgs shipped in an afternoon — not weeks. Free tier covers up to 10K MAUs; Pro adds SSO, advanced features, and higher limits. Extremely easy for React/Next.js developers; more setup work outside that stack. Deep native integrations with Next.js, Vercel, Supabase, and modern JS ecosystem. Downside: pricing scales aggressively past 10K MAUs, and non-JS backends (Ruby, PHP) have thinner SDK support.

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Pricing summary

Starting price

$25/mo

$20/mo billed annually

Pricing model

Per-user subscription

Per user / per month

Key limit

Varies by plan

Depends on tier

Additional fees

Varies

CONFIRMED UNCHANGED 2026-09-15. Pro $25/mo monthly / $20 annual and Business $300/mo both re-confirmed; Free (Hobby) still 50,000 MRU (clerk.com/articles, checkthat, costbench, idsync, budgetforge agree). Pro overage confirmed at $0.02 per additional MRU with volume discounts down to $0.012 at 10M+. No vendor pricing-change announcement located. No movement, no snapshots written. BILLING-UNIT NOTE (not a price movement): Clerk meters monthly RETAINED users (MRU), not MAU — a user only counts once they return at least 24 hours after signup. This makes Clerk's headline cheaper than per-MAU competitors at equal nominal user counts; worth surfacing on the frontend when comparing against Auth0/WorkOS/Supabase.

Free trial

Free plan available

No separate trial

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Alternatives to consider

Non-JS stack or open-source preference? Pick Auth0, Supabase Auth (bundled), or Kinde. Ultra-simple email/password only? Firebase Auth (free).

All plans

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Plan	Monthly	Annual	Key limit
Free	Free	Free	50,000 MAU, no SSO
ProEntry tier	$25	$20Save 20%	+ $0.02 per MAU beyond, 1 SSO connection included
Business	$300	$250Save 17%	5 SSO connections + more MAU
Enterprise	Custom	Custom	unlimited SSO + SAML/SCIM + audit logs

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Price history

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Common questions about Clerk

Is Clerk worth it?: js / React apps who want user management + social login + billing + orgs shipped in an afternoon — not weeks. Free tier covers up to 10K MAUs; Pro adds SSO, advanced features, and higher limits.
What are the pricing tiers of Clerk?: Clerk has 4 plans: Free (free), Pro ($25/mo), Business ($300/mo), Enterprise (custom).
Does Clerk offer annual discounts?: Yes. Paying annually brings the entry plan from $25/month down to $20/month — about 20% cheaper.

Frequently asked questions

About Clerk pricing.

Clerk pricing starts at $25/month on monthly billing, or $20/month if billed annually — a 20% saving. Clerk offers 4 paid plans in total, ranging from $25 to $300/month. Enterprise pricing is custom-quoted.