Clerk VS Supabase

Comprehensive feature-by-feature breakdown, real pricing tiers, community sentiment, and active discounts for Clerk and Supabase.

TOOL A

TOOL B

0 / 5.0

Clerk

Complete authentication and user management suite for Next.js and modern web

$0/mo starting

0 / 5.0

The open source Firebase alternative with Postgres, Auth, and Edge Functions

$0/mo starting

Detailed Specification & Feature Matrix

BEST SUITED FOR

Clerk:Next.js developers, B2B SaaS startups needing multi-tenant teams, and mobile apps

Supabase:Full-stack web and mobile developers, Next.js startups, and teams needing raw SQL power

PRICING MODEL

Freemium (Starts at $0/mo)

ACTIVE DISCOUNT OFFERS

0% OFF (PRICING)

STANDOUT ADVANTAGES

Sets up in under 5 minutes with complete, polished production authentication UI

Generous 10,000 monthly active users (MAUs) completely free on the starter plan

Multi-tenant B2B organization switching handles complex team memberships natively

100% open source with zero vendor lock-in — can be self-hosted on any VPS

Rock-solid PostgreSQL database beneath the hood rather than proprietary NoSQL

Generous free tier with 2 free projects and 500MB database storage

KNOWN SHORTCOMINGS

Customizing pre-built component CSS styles deeply requires understanding their styling props

Monthly active user pricing increases as your consumer audience scales into tens of thousands

Projects pause after 1 week of inactivity on the free hobby tier

Self-hosting configuration requires Docker Compose and networking knowledge