How do Clerk and Stytch prices compare?

Clerk: custom or unlisted usage pricing at 25,000 MAUs. Stytch: custom or unlisted usage pricing at 50,000 monthly active users. Different billing units are not an equal-workload comparison. Estimates exclude unlisted add-ons and taxes.

Are all active-user allowances equivalent?

No. Review each provider's active-user definition, external versus enterprise users, organization limits and machine-to-machine usage.

What should a B2B authentication comparison include?

Review enterprise SSO, organizations, roles, audit logs, custom domains and support on the specific plan you intend to use.

What features and free access does Clerk list?

Prebuilt UI, Organizations. Free access: 10,000 MAUs. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

What features and free access does Stytch list?

Passkeys, B2B orgs, Fraud prevention. Free access: 10K MAUs. Check plan-specific availability and current terms on the provider's official pricing page.

Auth & Backend · side by side

Clerk vs Stytch

Compare Clerk, Stytch by active-user allowances, social login, MFA, SSO, organizations and audit logs.

Auth & Backend pricing calculator

These providers bill in different units. Each estimate uses its own workload; there is no same-volume price winner.

Clerk

Monthly MAUs

25K

Stytch

Monthly monthly active users

50K

Clerk

Custom / not listed

Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 25K MAUs

Stytch

Custom / not listed

Custom / unlisted usage pricing · 50K monthly active users

Listed USD plan fees and tracked usage only. Unlisted compute, transfer, extras, taxes and contract terms are excluded. Custom or unsupported plan usage is not estimated.

Auth & Backend overview & pricing

Auth & Backend	Clerk	Stytch
Provider	Clerk	Stytch
Billing unit	MAUs	monthly active users
Plan at selected usage	Custom / unlisted usage pricing	Custom / unlisted usage pricing
Monthly estimate	Custom / not listed	Custom / not listed
Workload	25K MAUs	50K monthly active users
Free access	10,000 MAUs	10K MAUs
Published plans	Hobby, Pro, Business, Enterprise	Pay as you go, Enterprise
Prices checked	2026-10-08	2026-10-08

Provider

Clerk: Clerk
Stytch: Stytch

Billing unit

Clerk: MAUs
Stytch: monthly active users

Plan at selected usage

Clerk: Custom / unlisted usage pricing
Stytch: Custom / unlisted usage pricing

Monthly estimate

Clerk: Custom / not listed
Stytch: Custom / not listed

Workload

Clerk: 25K MAUs
Stytch: 50K monthly active users

Free access

Clerk: 10,000 MAUs
Stytch: 10K MAUs

Published plans

Clerk: Hobby, Pro, Business, Enterprise
Stytch: Pay as you go, Enterprise

Prices checked

Clerk: 2026-10-08
Stytch: 2026-10-08

Auth & Backend monthly cost

Clerk: Not pricedStytch: Not priced

Different workloads, separate estimates

Check how each provider defines an active user and separates consumer identity from enterprise organizations. SAML, MFA, custom domains and audit logs can be gated behind higher plans. A backend platform can also charge separately for storage, functions and traffic.

Which authentication & backend providers fit your needs?

Clerk features & plan notes

Prebuilt UI
Organizations

Full pricing Official Pricing

Stytch features & plan notes

Passkeys
B2B orgs
Fraud prevention

Full pricing Official Pricing

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