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Clerk
Developer Tools
★ 4.9
rating
$25/mo
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GitHub
Developer Tools
★ 4.7
rating
$4/user/mo (Team)
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Quick verdict
Clerk wins for react and next.js developers who want authentication with th.
Clerk has a 4.9 rating vs 4.7 for GitHub. GitHub is the better pick if you need every developer and software team. it is the default for a reason..
Performance overview
Clerk
GitHub
Overall
4.94.7
Ease of use
4.45.0
Value for money
4.95.0
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React and Next.js developers who want authentication with the least possible setup
Fastest auth setup for React
Beautiful pre-built components
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