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Clerk vs Logto

Answer: As of 2026-10-30: Clerk wins 1k users · no SSO at $0/mo ($0/yr less than Logto); Clerk wins 10k users · 1 SSO at $25/mo ($564/yr less than Logto); Logto wins 50k users · 5 SSO at $264/mo ($732/yr less than Clerk); Logto wins 100k users · 10 SSO at $504/mo ($14,352/yr less than Clerk).

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Cost by MAU (no SSO)

Monthly usersClerkLogto
10k users$0
Hobby
$0
Free
50k users$0
Hobby
$0
Free
100k users$1025
Pro
$24*
Pro

With enterprise SSO

ScenarioClerkLogto
1k users · no SSO$0
Hobby
$0
Free
10k users · 1 SSO$25
Pro
$72
Pro
50k users · 5 SSO$325
Pro
$264
Pro
100k users · 10 SSO$1700
Pro
$504
Pro

Cheapest verified plan per vendor, monthly USD list price. * Logto Pro bills access tokens, not MAU (50k tokens included, then $0.08 per 100) — the figure is base fee only; token overage depends on your usage. How we calculate this.

Clerk

Hobby free to 50k MRU/app. Pro $25/mo ($20 annual) with 50k MRU + 1 SSO + 1 Directory Sync. Extra SSO $75 (2–15) then $60 (16–100). Directory Sync billed from 2027-01-01.

Source: clerk.com/pricing · 2026-10-30

Logto

Free: 50k MAU / 50k tokens. Pro from $24/mo: unlimited MAU, 50k tokens then $0.08 per 100 extra. Enterprise SSO add-on $48/connector. MFA add-on $48. Organizations add-on $48.

Source: logto.io/pricing · 2026-10-30

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