Clerk Authentication Alternatives

Clerk Authentication is described as 'Clerk is more than a "sign-in box." Integrate complete user management UIs and APIs, purpose-built for React, Next.js, and the Modern Web' and is an app. There are more than 50 alternatives to Clerk Authentication for a variety of platforms, including Web-based, Self-Hosted, SaaS, Mac and Windows apps. The best Clerk Authentication alternative is Keycloak, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Clerk Authentication are ZITADEL , Authelia, AuthKit and Hanko.

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  1. Keycloak icon
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    Open Source Identity and Access Management for modern Applications and Services.

    87 Keycloak alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
     
    • Keycloak is the most popular Linux & Self-Hosted alternative to Clerk Authentication.

    • Keycloak is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Clerk Authentication.

    • Keycloak is Free and Open SourceClerk Authentication is Freemium and Proprietary
  2. ZITADEL  icon
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    Secure authentication management for your application. Customize as you grow, with easy APIs and programmable workflows. Focus on growing, your login is in good hands.

    28 ZITADEL alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • ZITADEL is the most popular Web-based & SaaS alternative to Clerk Authentication.

    • ZITADEL is Freemium and Open SourceClerk Authentication is Freemium and Proprietary
    • ZITADEL is Privacy focusedClerk Authentication is not according to our users
  3. Authelia icon
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    Protect your applications with Single Sign-On and 2 Factor. Authelia is an open-source full-featured authentication server available on Github.

    18 Authelia alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • Docker
     
  4. AuthKit icon
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    AuthKit is a Radix-powered open source authentication UI built for effortless customizations. User Management is the backend platform handling email verification, account linking, bot blocking, organization modeling, and more.

    29 AuthKit alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Hanko icon
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    Hanko is a modern open source Authentication & User Management system – built and hosted in the EU. Alternative to Clerk, Auth0, Stytch, Descope.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  6. Stack Auth icon
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    Stack is an open-source, self-hostable, and highly customizable authentication and user management system.

    27 Stack Auth alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  7. Kanidm icon
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    Kanidm is an identity management server, acting as an authority on account information, authentication and authorisation within a technical environment.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Docker
    • Self-Hosted
     
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    Better Auth is a framework-agnostic authentication and authorization framework for TypeScript. It provides a comprehensive set of features out of the box and includes a plugin ecosystem that simplifies adding advanced functionalities.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  9. Auth0 icon
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    You can connect any application (written in any language or on any stack) to Auth0 and define its Connection, the method used to authenticate the users of that application:

    80 Auth0 alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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    Amazon Cognito lets you add user sign-up/sign-in and access control to your web and mobile apps quickly and easily. Cognito scales to millions of users, and supports sign-in with social identity providers such as FB, Google, and Amazon, and SAML 2.0.

    65 Amazon Cognito alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Subscription)
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
    • Amazon Web Services
     
  11. Pomerium icon
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    Pomerium is an identity and context-aware proxy that enables secure access to applications without a client. Pomerium provides a standardized interface to add access control to applications regardless of whether the application itself has authorization or authentication baked-in.

    14 Pomerium alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Kubernetes
    • Docker
     
  12. Okta icon
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    Okta's Workforce and Customer Identity Clouds enable secure access, authentication, and automation—putting identity at the heart of business security and growth.

    Cost / License

    • Subscription
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
    • Okta is the most popular commercial alternative to Clerk Authentication.

    • Okta is Paid and ProprietaryClerk Authentication is Freemium and Proprietary
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