Clerk
Engineering
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 Kinde: 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 Kinde at $25/mo (Pro). For 10 people both cost $25 a month on their entry plans.
Kinde
Engineering
From$25/mo
10 people: $25 a month · $300 a year
- Free plan
- No yearly discount listed
- No startup credits listed
- 4 plans · priced per plan
Plans
Clerk and Kinde 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.
Kinde
Free
10,500 MAUs · MFA · 2 environments
Free
Pro
10,500 MAUs, then $0.0175/MAU · API keys · Bring your own SMS provider
$25/mo
Plus
10,500 MAUs, then $0.0163/MAU · Free enterprise SSO · 6 environments
$75/mo
Scale
10,500 MAUs, then $0.0151/MAU · 11 environments · ISO 27001 reports
$250/mo
Monthly base fee plus per-MAU overage above 10,500 MAUs ($0.0175 Pro, $0.0163 Plus, $0.0151 Scale). MAUs who are paying subscribers billed through Kinde are free; Kinde billing platform fee 0.7% (Free/Pro), 0.6% (Plus), 0.5% (Scale). No annual prices shown. HIPAA/BAA and Enterprise: contact sales.
Prices from Kinde'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) | Kinde (Pro) | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 people | $25/mo$300/yr a year | $25/mo$300/yr a year | Same |
| 10 people | $25/mo$300/yr a year | $25/mo$300/yr a year | Same |
| 25 people | $25/mo$300/yr a year | $25/mo$300/yr a year | Same |
Clerk is priced per plan. Kinde is priced per plan. Per-user prices are multiplied by the team; per-plan prices aren't. Before tax; yearly discounts not applied.
FAQ
Clerk vs Kinde: questions
Which is cheaper, Clerk or Kinde?
Clerk starts at $25/mo (Pro) and Kinde at $25/mo (Pro). For 10 people both cost $25 a month on their entry plans. Compare features too: the cheaper plan isn't always the closer match.
Do Clerk and Kinde have free plans?
Clerk has a free plan (Hobby). Kinde has a free plan (Free).
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