AuthZed vs Clerk

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

AuthZed

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USD · US · source: authzed.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Self-Hosted	Contact sales Subscription-based pricing Annual license per-region and per-vCPU	Other · per-region and per-vCPU	Standalone · Contact sales
Cloud Highlighted	USD 2 per hour Deploy a permissions system for $2/hr *	Usage · hr	Standalone · Usage based
Dedicated Cloud	Contact sales Tailored, resource-based pricing Based on reserved-vCPU capacity	Other · reserved-vCPU capacity	Standalone · Contact sales
Open Source	Free Free, self-hosted	Flat	Standalone · Free

Clerk

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USD · US · source: clerk.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Hobby	Free Free	Flat	Standalone · Free
Pro	USD 25 monthly · USD 20 / month with annual commitment $25/mo, $20/mo billed annually	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Business	USD 300 monthly · USD 250 / month with annual commitment $300/mo, $250/mo billed annually	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise — Custom	Contact sales Custom Only billed annually	Flat	Standalone · Contact sales

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

AuthZed

Self-Hosted

Highlights Enterprise self-managed SpiceDB: Included
Highlights Environment: Any environment. Best supported in Kubernetes

Included
Highlights Regions: Self-determined

Included
Support Support: Premium Support

Included
Support Dedicated account team: Included

Cloud

Highlights Managed cloud SpiceDB: Included
Highlights Cloud control plane w/ workload isolation: Included
Highlights Regions: AuthZed Cloud supported regions

Included
Support Support: Standard Support

Included
Highlights Self-service resource management: Included

Dedicated Cloud

Highlights Private managed cloud SpiceDB: Included
Highlights Private cloud infrastructure: Included
Highlights Multi-region deployments: Included
Support Support: Premium Support

Included
Support Dedicated account team: Included

Open Source

Highlights Self-service SpiceDB: Included
Highlights License: Apache-2.0 License

Included
Support Support: Discord Community Support

Included
Support GitHub Issues & Documentation: Included

Clerk

Hobby

Platform Dashboard seats: Up to 3

Limited
Platform Unlimited applications: Unlimited

Included
Platform Monthly retained users (MRUs): 50,000 MRU limit per app

Limited
Administration User impersonations: Up to 5

Limited
Authentication & user features APIs and prebuilt UIs for sign-up, sign-in, and user profile: Included
Authentication & user features Custom domain: Included
Session management features Session lifetime: Fixed, 7 day session lifetime

Limited
Observability Application Logs: 1 day retention

Limited
Authentication & user features Machine Authentication API Keys & M2M Tokens: limit per month

Limited
Authentication & user features Remove Clerk branding: Excluded
Authentication & user features Social connections: Up to 3

Limited
Authentication & user features SMS codes: Not included

Excluded
Authentication & user features Passkeys: Excluded
Authentication & user features Biometric sign-in: Excluded
Authentication & user features Custom password requirements: Excluded
Authentication & user features Custom email templates: Excluded
Authentication & user features Multifactor authentication (MFA): Excluded
Authentication & user features Enterprise connections: Excluded
Security features User bans: Excluded
Security features Allowlist / blocklist: Excluded
Session management features Simultaneous sessions: Excluded
Session management features Satellite domains: Excluded
Observability Admin Logs: Excluded
Support & compliance Email support: Billing, registration, and abuse queries only

Limited
Support & compliance SOC2 report: Excluded
Support & compliance HIPAA compliance: Excluded

Pro

Highlights Everything in Hobby: Included
Platform Dashboard seats: Up to 3

Limited
Platform Monthly retained users (MRUs): 50,000 MRU included per app. Additional $0.02/mo each

Included
Authentication & user features Enterprise connections: 1 Enterprise connection included. Additional $75/mo each

Limited
Authentication & user features Remove Clerk branding: Included
Authentication & user features Multifactor authentication (MFA): Included
Session management features Satellite domains: Additional $10/mo each

Limited
Session management features Custom session lifetime: Included
Observability Application Logs: 7 day retention

Limited
Authentication & user features SMS Authentication: available. Per SMS fees apply

Limited
Authentication & user features Machine Authentication API Keys & M2M Tokens: included per month + extra

Included
Authentication & user features Social connections: Unlimited

Included
Authentication & user features Passkeys: Included
Authentication & user features Biometric sign-in: Included
Authentication & user features Custom password requirements: Included
Authentication & user features Custom email templates: Included
Security features User bans: Included
Security features Allowlist / blocklist: Included
Session management features Simultaneous sessions: Included
Observability Admin Logs: Excluded
Support & compliance Email support: Included

Included
Support & compliance SOC2 report: Excluded
Support & compliance HIPAA compliance: Excluded

Business

Highlights Everything in Pro: Included
Platform Dashboard seats: 10 dashboard seats included. Additional $20/mo each

Limited
Platform Monthly retained users (MRUs): 50,000 MRU included per app. Additional $0.02/mo each

Included
Support & compliance SOC2 Report: Included
Platform Enhanced dashboard roles: Included
Support & compliance Priority support: Priority Email, Support included

Included
Observability Application Logs: 30 day retention

Included
Observability Admin Logs: 30 day retention

Included
Authentication & user features Enterprise connections: 1 connection included per app

Limited
Session management features Satellite domains: $10/mo each

Limited
Support & compliance HIPAA compliance: Excluded

Enterprise — Custom

Highlights Everything in Business: Included
Highlights Annual committed use discounts: Included
Support & compliance 99.99% Uptime SLA: 99.99%

Included
Authentication & user features Enterprise SSO for workspace: Included
Support & compliance Premium support SLA + dedicated slack channel: Included
Observability Application and Admin Logs: Custom retention

Included
Observability Log sink destinations: Included
Support & compliance HIPAA compliance: Included
Support & compliance Onboarding & migration support: Included
Support & compliance Custom security questionnaires: Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

AuthZed

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Self-Hosted: Contact sales
- Cloud: USD 2 per hour
- Dedicated Cloud: Contact sales
- Open Source: Free
August 31, 2026
Official pricing page
- Open Source: Free
- Cloud: Deploy a permissions system for $2/hr *
- Self-Hosted: Contact sales
- Dedicated Cloud: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Open Source — Self-Hosted: Free

Clerk

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Hobby: Free
- Pro: USD 25 monthly · USD 20 / month with annual commitment
- Business: USD 300 monthly · USD 250 / month with annual commitment
- Enterprise — Custom: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Pro: USD 20 / month with annual commitment
- Business: USD 250 / month with annual commitment