Clerk

An authentication and user management platform

5.0•84 reviews•

1K followers

An authentication and user management platform

5.0•84 reviews•

1K followers

Visit website

Authentication & identity tools

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

Synter MCP for Claude & Cursor — The most performant Ads MCP available to use with Your AI

The most performant Ads MCP available to use with Your AI

Promoted

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 84 reviews

Review Clerk?

Reviewers describe Clerk as a straightforward way to add authentication and user management without much setup or custom work. Users repeatedly praise its easy integration, clear documentation, and fit for web apps, especially with React and Next.js. Several founders echo that view: the makers of Gro, Copperlane, and Ordo say it helped them ship faster with polished UI, clean APIs, sensible defaults, and less time spent on edge cases.

+81

Summarized with AI

Pros

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)

Pros

Cons

Reviews

All Reviews

Most Informative

used 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.

What's great

comprehensive solution (5)

Report

16 views1yr ago

used 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.

Report

14 views1yr ago

used 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.

Report

5 views8mo ago