Better Auth vs Clerk

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BETTER AUTH
78
WORTH IT

The best OSS auth if you want full control without Clerk's price tag.

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CLERK
85
EXCELLENT

Best DX for user auth — if you're building user accounts, use this.

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AT A GLANCE

Better AuthClerk
PricingFree (OSS)Free ≤10k MAU + $25/mo
Open Source✓✗
Self-hostable✓✗
Has API✓✓

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Better AuthClerk
Developer Experience
80
95
Documentation
72
90
Pricing Transparency
95
65
Reliability
70
88
Support
60
80
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