Authentication & Identity Comparison
Supabase Auth vs Clerk
Supabase Auth wins with 82.8
Updated 2026-03-19Supabase Auth
82.8Winner
vs
Clerk
82Dimension Breakdown
Supabase AuthClerk
Value
9072
Capability
7885
Experience
8595
Reliability
7880
Support
8082
Ecosystem
8072
Momentum
8892
The Verdict
Clerk has pre-built React components and a user management dashboard that gets you to production fastest. Supabase Auth integrates directly with Row Level Security for database-level authorization and comes free with every Supabase project. If you use Supabase, its auth is the natural choice.
Pricing Comparison
| Tier | Supabase Auth | Clerk |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free |
| Pro | $25/mo | $25/mo |
| Enterprise | - | Custom |
Feature Comparison
Supabase Auth
- ✓ Email/password
- ✓ Social login
- ✓ Phone auth
- ✓ Magic links
- ✓ Row Level Security
- ✓ SSO (SAML)
- ✓ Custom SMTP
- ✓ Hooks & triggers
Clerk
- ✓ Pre-built UI
- ✓ Social login
- ✓ MFA
- ✓ Organizations
- ✓ Webhooks
- ✓ User management
- ✓ Session management
- ✓ React/Next.js SDK
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