Skycloak Platform vs Clerk
How the Skycloak Platform and Clerk by Clerk, Inc. compare on price, hosting, data residency and features. The Skycloak Platform is Skycloak's own multi-tenant sign-in engine, free up to 25,000 monthly active users.
Side by side
Prices are in US dollars, as each product lists them. A Skycloak Platform feature reads Available once it has shipped and Planned until then.
| ClerkClerk, Inc. | Skycloak PlatformSkycloak | |
|---|---|---|
| Price at 1,000 monthly active users | $25 a month on Pro$25 base plus 0 overage: Pro includes 50,000 monthly retained users. Hobby is free to the same limit but has no MFA or passkeys. | $0 a month on Free |
| Price at 10,000 monthly active users | $25 a month on Pro$25 base plus 0 overage: Pro includes 50,000 monthly retained users. | $0 a month on Free |
| Price at 25,000 monthly active users | $25 a month on Pro$25 base plus 0 overage: Pro includes 50,000 monthly retained users. | $0 a month on Free |
| Price at 50,000 monthly active users | $25 a month on ProAt the included limit of 50,000 monthly retained users. Users 50,001 to 100,000 cost $0.02 each a month. | $499 a month, billed yearly, on Scale |
| Hosting | CloudClerk is offered as a cloud service. Its security page names no dedicated or self-hosted option. | Cloud |
| Data residency | USClerk states that data is hosted on US infrastructure on Google Cloud and Cloudflare. | US, EU |
| Passkeys | Available on Pro | Planned |
| Multi-factor authentication | Available on Pro | Planned |
| Enterprise SSO (SAML) | Available on ProSAML, OIDC or EASIE. 1 connection per app is included; connections 2 to 15 cost $75 a month each. | Planned |
| SCIM provisioning | Available on ProDirectory Sync with SCIM, 1 connection included. Clerk has announced billing for extra connections. | Planned |
| Organizations for B2B customers | Available20 members per organization unless the B2B Authentication add-on ($100 a month) is bought. | Planned |
| Role-based access control | AvailablePredefined Admin and Member roles with custom permissions. Custom roles need the B2B Authentication add-on. | Planned |
| Custom domain | Available | Planned |
The verdict
At 50,000 monthly active users, Clerk costs $25 a month on Pro and the Skycloak Platform costs $499 a month, billed yearly, on Scale.
Clerk has shipped 7 of the 7 features compared here; the Skycloak Platform has shipped none of them yet and has all 7 planned.
Choose Clerk if you need passkeys, multi-factor authentication, enterprise SSO (SAML), SCIM provisioning, organizations for B2B customers, role-based access control and custom domain in production today.
The Skycloak Platform is not the cheaper option at that size, so weigh the full table before you choose.
Sources
Every Clerk fact on this page was read on one of these pages, on the date shown. Prices and plans change, so check the vendor's page before you decide.
- https://clerk.com/pricing, checked October 28, 2026
- https://clerk.com/security, checked October 28, 2026