Pick Clerk if
next.js / SaaS teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 (50,000 MRUs, 3 seats) while they ship a first Sign-in, then buy Pro at $20/month billed yearly ($25 monthly) when they need MFA, passkeys, and branding removed.
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Our take
Pick Clerk if next.js / SaaS teams who will stay on Hobby at $0 (50,000 MRUs, 3 seats) while they ship a first Sign-in, then buy Pro at $20/month billed yearly ($25 monthly) when they need MFA, passkeys, and branding removed. Pick Kinde if product teams who will stay on Free at $0 (10,500 MAU, 5 orgs, 10 flags) while they connect a first app, then buy Pro at $25 / month when they need uncapped MAU and API keys.
Best for
Clerk Sign-in you start at $0
Kinde Users, orgs, and billing you start at $0
Free plan
Clerk $0 · no card. 50,000 MRUs / app. 3 dashboard seats. Unlimited applications. Custom domain. Session 7 days. Logs 1 day. API keys: 1,000 creations / 100,000 verifications. M2M: 2,500 / 100,000. Up to 5 impersonations. Up to 3 social connections
Kinde $0 · forever. No card. 10,500 MAU. 5 MAO. 10 feature flags. Email / social / MFA. Billing at 0.7% per transaction
Lowest paid
Clerk Pro $25/mo
Kinde SMS $0.07
Next step up
Clerk B2B Enhanced add-on $100/mo
Kinde Pro $25
Runs where
Clerk Local or hosted
Kinde Hosted
Watch out
Clerk Hobby MFA / passkeys / no-branding are Pro
Kinde Free is 10,500 MAU and 5 orgs
Last checked
Clerk 2026-10-23 · clerk.com/pricing
Kinde 2026-10-23 · kinde.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Kinde if
product teams who will stay on Free at $0 (10,500 MAU, 5 orgs, 10 flags) while they connect a first app, then buy Pro at $25 / month when they need uncapped MAU and API keys.
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