Clerk
Cheaper for 10 people
From$25/mo
10 people: $25 a month · $300 a year
- Free plan (Hobby)
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 3 plans · priced per plan
Clerk vs Jira: pricing compared
Plans, list prices and what a team of 5, 10 or 25 pays on each, from Surba's catalog of Engineering tools. Updated for 2026.
At a glance
Side by side
Clerk starts at $25/mo (Pro) and Jira at $8.48/user/mo (Standard). For 10 people that's $25 vs $84.80 a month: Clerk is $59.80 a month (71%) cheaper than Jira on list price.
Jira
Engineering
From$8.48/user/mo
10 people: $84.80 a month · $1,017.60 a year
- Free plan
- Up to 17% off yearly
- $5,000 startup credits
- 3 plans · priced per user
Plans
Clerk and Jira plans
Every plan with a public price, in US dollars.
Clerk
Hobby
50,000 monthly retained users/app · Up to 3 dashboard seats · Unlimited applications
Free
Pro
50,000 MRUs included per app · MFA and passkeys · Remove Clerk branding
$25/mo
Business
10 dashboard seats · SOC 2 report · Enhanced dashboard roles
$300/mo
Monthly-billing prices; annual billing is $20/mo Pro (20% off) and $250/mo Business (~17% off). Usage overage per monthly retained user beyond 50,000: $0.02 (to 100K), $0.018 (to 1M), $0.015 (to 10M), $0.012 above. Add-ons: SSO or Directory Sync connection $75/mo each, satellite domains $10/mo, SMS $0.01 (US/CA), B2B Enhanced and Administration Enhanced $100/mo each, Billing 0.7% of volume. Enterprise: contact sales.
Prices from Clerk's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Jira
Free
Up to 10 users · 2 GB storage · Community support
Free
Standard
User roles and permissions · 250 GB storage
$8.48/user/mo
Premium
Cross-team planning · Unlimited storage · 99.9% uptime SLA
$15.56/user/mo
Annual billing 'save up to 17%' (user-tiered). Enterprise: annual only, contact sales.
Prices from Jira's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026.
Team cost
What each costs your team
Entry paid plans, per month and per year at list price.
| Team | Clerk (Pro) | Jira (Standard) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $25/mo$300/yr a year | $42.40/mo$508.80/yr a year | Clerk $17.40 less a month |
| 10 people | $25/mo$300/yr a year | $84.80/mo$1,017.60/yr a year | Clerk $59.80 less a month |
| 25 people | $25/mo$300/yr a year | $212/mo$2,544/yr a year | Clerk $187 less a month |
Clerk is priced per plan. Jira is priced per user. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
Clerk vs Jira: questions
Which is cheaper, Clerk or Jira?
Clerk starts at $25/mo (Pro) and Jira at $8.48/user/mo (Standard). For 10 people that's $25 vs $84.80 a month: Clerk is $59.80 a month (71%) cheaper than Jira on list price. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Clerk and Jira have free plans?
Clerk has a free plan (Hobby). Jira has a free plan (Free).
Are Clerk and Jira cheaper if you pay yearly?
Jira lists up to 17% off yearly billing. Surba's catalog lists no yearly discount for Clerk.
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