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Clerk vs Supabase

Same estimated price: Est. $25/mo.

$300/year each.

Clerk logo: Hosted login, organizations, and user profiles for a React or Next.js app.
Clerk logo: Hosted login, organizations, and user profiles for a React or Next.js app.

Clerk

Est. $25/mo

Hosted login, organizations, and user profiles for a React or Next.js app.

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Pros of Clerk

  • Login UI is a component, not a weekend project

  • Organizations and roles are built in

  • The Next.js and React setup is short

Cons of Clerk

  • Monthly cost follows monthly active users

  • You do not own the user table the way you do in Postgres

Supabase logo: Hosted Postgres with auth, file storage, and realtime included.
Supabase logo: Hosted Postgres with auth, file storage, and realtime included.

Supabase

Est. $25/mo

Hosted Postgres with auth, file storage, and realtime included.

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Pros of Supabase

  • A database and login without a separate server

  • The data is still Postgres, so Drizzle can talk to it

  • The free project is enough to prototype

Cons of Supabase

  • Row level security is easy to get wrong

  • You are tied to their dashboard for the managed pieces