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Clerk vs SuperTokens

Pricing, founders, indie status and curated alternatives compared from our directory — all data points sourced from each tool's public site or press materials.

Clerk

User management with prebuilt UIs.

Auth & IdentityFreemium · $25/mo + usage
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SuperTokens

Open-source user authentication.

Freemium · $0 + usageOpen source
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At a glanceClerkSuperTokens
Pricing
$25/mo + usage
$0 + usage
Pricing model
Freemium
Freemium
Founded
2019
Location
San Francisco, USA
San Francisco, USA
Bootstrapped
Open source
Yes
Category
Auth & Identity
Indie alternatives
6
0
Founders
Colin Sidoti, Braden Sidoti, Brian Klepner
Rishabh Poddar, Advait Ruia

Key differences

  • Pricing

    SuperTokens starts cheaper at $0 + usage; Clerk starts at $25/mo + usage.

  • Funding

    SuperTokens is bootstrapped / open source; Clerk is venture-backed.

  • Open source

    SuperTokens is open source; Clerk is closed source.

  • Indie alternatives

    Clerk has 6 curated indie alternatives in our directory; SuperTokens has 0.

Differences are derived directly from the data on each tool's page. Empty fields mean we haven't verified a value yet — never that one tool lacks the capability.

Founders of Clerk

  • Colin SidotiCo-founder & CEO
  • Braden SidotiCo-founder
  • Brian KlepnerCo-founder

Founders of SuperTokens

  • Rishabh PoddarCo-founder
  • Advait RuiaCo-founder

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