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 PropelAuth if b2B teams who will stay on Free at $0 (10,000 MAUs) while they open a first Users table, then buy Growth at $150 / month when they outgrow the free MAU pack.
Clerk
hosted auth-component desk
Best for
Clerk Sign-in you start at $0
PropelAuth Orgs and users 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
PropelAuth $0 · / month. Includes 10,000 MAUs
Lowest paid
Clerk Pro $25/mo
PropelAuth Additional validations $0.0001
Next step up
Clerk B2B Enhanced add-on $100/mo
PropelAuth Additional MAUs $0.05/user/mo
Runs where
Clerk Local or hosted
PropelAuth Hosted
Watch out
Clerk Hobby MFA / passkeys / no-branding are Pro
PropelAuth Free is 10,000 MAUs
Last checked
Clerk 2026-10-23 · clerk.com/pricing
PropelAuth 2026-10-23 · propelauth.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick PropelAuth if
b2B teams who will stay on Free at $0 (10,000 MAUs) while they open a first Users table, then buy Growth at $150 / month when they outgrow the free MAU pack.
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