# Clerk alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 193 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Clerk holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/clerk/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Auth0: 59
- WorkOS AuthKit: 10
- Ping Identity: 9
- Frontegg: 8
- Kinde: 8
- FusionAuth: 7

## Customer identity and access management

**Small business**: 41 of 84 answers did not name Clerk (Clerk is #1 of 15 at 23%).

- Auth0: first choice in 5 of those 41
- Descope: first choice in 5 of those 41
- Frontegg: first choice in 5 of those 41
- Kinde: first choice in 5 of those 41
- WorkOS AuthKit: first choice in 5 of those 41
- LoginRadius: first choice in 2 of those 41
- miniOrange: first choice in 2 of those 41
- Boku Identity: first choice in 1 of those 41

**Mid-market**: 68 of 84 answers did not name Clerk (Clerk is #6 of 16 at 4%).

- Auth0: first choice in 25 of those 68
- WorkOS AuthKit: first choice in 5 of those 68
- Frontegg: first choice in 3 of those 68
- Kinde: first choice in 3 of those 68
- FusionAuth: first choice in 2 of those 68
- Amazon Cognito: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Firebase Authentication: first choice in 1 of those 68
- Google Identity Platform: first choice in 1 of those 68

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Clerk.

- Auth0: first choice in 29 of those 84
- Ping Identity: first choice in 9 of those 84
- FusionAuth: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Okta: first choice in 5 of those 84
- LoginRadius: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Amazon Cognito: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Auth0 [Okta Customer Identity Cloud]: first choice in 1 of those 84

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