What is Clerk?

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About Clerk

Clerk is authentication and user management for modern apps.

Authentication and user management for modern apps. Clerk gives you prebuilt sign-in, sign-up, and user management UI with multi-factor auth, social, and enterprise SSO out of the box.

Source

This answer is drawn from the Clerk listing on Startup Spotlight, last updated May 20, 2026. For the full profile, see the Clerk listing.

Other questions about Clerk

• Who founded Clerk?

  Clerk was founded by Colin Sidoti.

• When was Clerk launched?

  Clerk launched in 2019.