Clerk

An authentication and user management platform

5.0•81 reviews•

966 followers

An authentication and user management platform

5.0•81 reviews•

966 followers

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Authentication & identity tools

A complete suite of embeddable UIs, flexible APIs, and admin dashboards to authenticate and manage your users.

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Clerk Launches

ClerkMore than authentication, complete user management

Launched on October 20th, 2022

Session Management by ClerkSession management, done right

Launched on November 5th, 2021

ClerkAuthentication and user management for React and Next.js

Launched on April 22nd, 2021

5.0

Based on 81 reviews

Review Clerk?

Reviewers describe Clerk as an easy, low-friction way to add authentication and user management, with fast setup, strong documentation, and smooth integration, especially in React and Next.js apps. Users repeatedly say it removes the hassle of building auth across frontend and backend, while several founders, including the makers of

Gro

Copperlane

, and

Ordo

, praise its clean developer experience, polished UI components, sensible defaults, and ability to handle edge cases without constant rework.

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easy integration (8)

comprehensive solution (5)

free tier (5)

fast setup (4)

prebuilt UI components (4)

flexible auth (3)

beautiful components (2)

developer APIs (2)

OAuth support (2)

secure login flows (2)

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Clerk

to build AgentQL

•9 reviews

We initially began building user management in-house but quickly realized that creating a secure and seamless user experience involved more complexity than anticipated. It was clear that continuing down this path would pull valuable engineering resources away from our core product. Clerk provided a comprehensive solution, covering everything from account life cycle to payment integration. This shift allowed us to focus on our primary goals while still ensuring a great user experience.

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comprehensive solution (5)

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Clerk

to build Pull Sense

•15 reviews

Clerk makes authentication effortless, with a developer-friendly API and prebuilt UI components that save time. Unlike Auth0 or Firebase Auth, Clerk provides first-class support for modern frameworks like Next.js and integrates seamlessly with Supabase and Vercel. The built-in user management, multi-factor auth, and social logins simplify everything, while its flexible session management ensures security without complexity. For PullSense, it made user authentication seamless without the usual headaches.

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Clerk

to build SnippSync

•3 reviews

Clerk made authentication a breeze. The built-in UI, support for social logins, and seamless Clerk + Next.js integration saved us weeks of dev time. We evaluated Auth0 and Firebase Auth, but Clerk's modern DX and amazing docs clearly stood out. Highly recommend for any modern SaaS.

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