Clerk vs Elastic
What each one’s own pages state, side by side. Every value is a quote AirStack found on that product’s pages; “Not observed” means AirStack has not found it on that product’s pages.
| Clerk | Elastic | |
|---|---|---|
| What it says it does | More than APIs. The complete user layer for modern apps. clerk.com | Elastic is a technology company. elastic.co |
| Starting at | $25 Pro / month free plan listed | Not observed |
| Platforms | Not observed | Docker, Kubernetes, Linux, Windows, macOS, AWS, Alibaba, Azure, GCP, Google Cloud elastic.co |
| Deployment | Not observed | Elastic Cloud Hosted, Elastic Cloud Serverless, self-managed, on-premises, Self-managed Elasticsearch, Hosted, Serverless elastic.co |
| Integrations | Convex, Supabase, Vercel, Facebook, GitHub, Google, Firebase, Grafbase, Hasura, Instant, Neon, Nhost, Prisma Postgres, Shopify, Vercel Marketplace, Encore, Google Analytics clerk.com | AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, BigQuery, GKE, applications, cloud-native infrastructure, content repositories, security activity and context elastic.co |
| Compliance | CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2 clerk.com | HIPAA, SOC 2 elastic.co |
| Free plan | Yes clerk.com | Not observed |
| Plans | Business, Hobby, Pro, Enterprise clerk.com | Limited, Base, Enhanced, Premium, Enterprise, Platinum elastic.co |
| Open source | Not observed | Yes elastic.co |
| Pricing basis | Clerk pricing is based on Monthly Retained Users (MRU), not traditional MAU. clerk.com | Resource based pricing elastic.co |
Where they differ
- Clerk’s pages state a free plan; AirStack has not found that on Elastic’s pages.
- Elastic’s pages state that it is open source; AirStack has not found that on Clerk’s pages.
- Clerk claims GDPR on its own pages; Elastic’s pages read by AirStack do not mention it.
Prices are list prices as written on each pricing page; check them before you buy. Nothing here is a ranking or a recommendation.