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★ Winner
Clerk
Developer Tools
★ 4.9
rating
$25/mo
starts at
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tier
VS
PlanetScale
Developer Tools
★ 4.3
rating
$39/mo (Scaler)
Quick verdict
Clerk wins for react and next.js developers who want authentication with th.
Clerk has a 4.9 rating vs 4.3 for PlanetScale. PlanetScale is the better pick if you need teams needing mysql at scale with safe schema migrations and database branching..
Performance overview
Clerk
PlanetScale
Overall
4.94.3
Ease of use
4.44.0
Value for money
4.93.9
Features
Side-by-side comparison
Choose based on your needs
Choose Clerk if...
Best for
React and Next.js developers who want authentication with the least possible setup
Fastest auth setup for React
Beautiful pre-built components
Choose PlanetScale if...
Best for
Teams needing MySQL at scale with safe schema migrations and database branching.
Database branching enables safe schema development
Non-blocking schema changes mean zero-downtime migrations