Pricing structure misaligned with user expectations

6/10 Medium

Clerk's pricing model based on monthly active users (MAU) creates confusion about forecast costs, with features like user banning incorrectly placed on paid tiers rather than free tier, and minimum costs that don't match typical app usage patterns.

Clerk
Category
config
Freshness
persistent
Scope
single_lib
Upstream
open
Recurring
Yes
Buyer Type
team
Maintainer
active

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Collection History

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

Banning users is still currently on the $25/mo tier which feels wrong, it should be in the free tier... We're due for a pricing revamp again quite frankly to make these pricing options more attractive.

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