Clerk Pricing Update - 50k Free MAU

Clerk announced a major pricing update today.

With this change, Clerk will now be my preferred auth service. Previously the 10,000 monthly active user (MAU) free limit felt like a risk. A risk only if any of my apps got real usage, but still felt like a risk.

Now with 50,000 free MAU it is a no-brainer. This change brings Clerk’s free tier in line with Supabase (which also offers 50k free MAU). While WorkOS still offers a massive 1M free MAU, Clerk’s 50k limit is substantial enough to remove the upgrade anxiety for the vast majority of projects.

I also want to give a shoutout to the better-auth JS package, which is doing great work in this space.

Check out the authentication price calculator here

The Announcement

Here is the email from Colin Sidoti, co-founder and CEO of Clerk, detailing the changes:

50,000 Monthly Retained Users are now free in every application, up from 10,000

Unlimited applications are now included in every plan, eliminating the need to upgrade each application individually.

The Enhanced Authentication Add-on has been eliminated, and most of its features are now included in our Pro Plan (starting from $20/mo). This includes:

• Multi-factor authentication
• Device tracking and revocation
• Satellite domains
• Simultaneous sessions

5 impersonations per month are now free, to allow trying the feature before purchasing the Enhanced Administration Add-on.

Automatic volume discounts will now be applied as usage grows.

Annual billing is now available for an additional discount.

Some customers will see price increases:

Using four or more Clerk Dashboard seats now requires a Business Plan (starting from $250/mo).

Enterprise Connections (SAML and OIDC) are now metered within the Pro Plan, instead of unlimited under the former Enhanced Authentication Add-on. Since Enterprise Connections are metered, applications with three or more Enterprise Connections will see increased costs.

Access to SOC 2 and HIPAA artifacts now requires a Business Plan.