Clerk
Free authentication plan, no credit card required to start
- No credit card
- Permanent
Verified 2 weeks ago
We checked the official source on September 13, 2026.
Official pricing page states 'No credit card required to start'. The exact free MRU allowance was not read reliably from the page, so we do not quote a number.
Verification is not a guarantee. Offers can change after we check them. How verification works
Checked today. Our automatic check read the official page on September 30, 2026 and the terms it can see had not changed.
Is it really free?
The real cost before you click, based on the official source.
| Free benefit | Yes |
|---|---|
| How long it stays free | Permanent |
| Credit card | Not required |
| New account | Not required |
| When it runs out | Not stated by the source |
| Auto-renewal | No |
| Region | Global |
What you get
Clerk's Free plan lets you add sign-up, sign-in and user management to an app without entering a card. Clerk now bills on monthly retained users (MRU) rather than monthly active users, and a user's first day of access is free of charge. The free allowance shown on the pricing page should be confirmed there before you plan around it.
Who qualifies
Any Clerk account.
Requirements
- Billing is per monthly retained user above the free allowance
Official source
https://clerk.com/pricingThis is the page we checked. The company’s own terms always take precedence over this listing.