Clerk charges for essential security features (MFA, passkeys, impersonation)

6/10 Medium

Clerk requires paid tiers to enable multi-factor authentication, passkeys, and impersonation features that competitors offer free or include by default, forcing developers to pay for baseline security functionality.

Clerk
Category
security
Workaround
hack
Stage
build
Freshness
persistent
Scope
single_lib
Recurring
Yes
Buyer Type
team

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Collection History

Query: “What are the most common pain points with Clerk for developers in 2025?”4/7/2026

AuthKit has free MFA... Clerk charges to enable MFA. They also charge for passkeys and features like impersonation. Why?

Created: 4/7/2026Updated: 4/7/2026