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 WorkOS if b2B teams who will stay on AuthKit User Management at $0 (≤1M users) while they brand a first login, then buy SSO at $125 / connection when a customer asks for Okta.
Best for
Clerk Sign-in you start at $0
WorkOS SSO and a hosted login 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
WorkOS $0 · / month up to 1 million users; $2,500 / month per additional 1M users
Lowest paid
Clerk Pro $25/mo
WorkOS Custom Domain $99
Next step up
Clerk B2B Enhanced add-on $100/mo
WorkOS Radar $100
Runs where
Clerk Local or hosted
WorkOS Local or hosted
Watch out
Clerk Hobby MFA / passkeys / no-branding are Pro
WorkOS AuthKit $0 stops at 1M users
Last checked
Clerk 2026-10-23 · clerk.com/pricing
WorkOS 2026-10-23 · workos.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick WorkOS if
b2B teams who will stay on AuthKit User Management at $0 (≤1M users) while they brand a first login, then buy SSO at $125 / connection when a customer asks for Okta.
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