Is Clerk still free?
Yes Yes. Clerk had a free tier on the vendor's public page on 2026-10-05.
The free Hobby tier includes 50,000 monthly retained users and 100 monthly retained organizations per app, with no credit card required to start.
Free tier limits and listed figures
| Item | Value on the vendor page |
|---|---|
| Monthly retained users | 50,000 per app |
| Monthly retained organizations | 100 |
| Members per organization | 20 |
| Dashboard seats | 3 |
| Social connections | 3 |
| M2M token creations | 2,500 per month |
| Application log retention | 1 day |
Card and commercial use
- Credit card required
- No
- Commercial use allowed
- not stated by the vendor
Gotchas
- Exceeding 50,000 retained users or 100 retained organizations gives a one-month grace period to upgrade
- SMS codes are not available on the Hobby tier
Recent change
Directory Sync connections billing starts January 1, 2027.
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Source
Vendor page read by software on 2026-10-05, written out as text so you can copy it into your browser:
https://clerk.com/pricing