Clerk
Drop-in authentication and user management
JS/TS
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Overall Rank
Not in top 20
0%
Pick Rate
0 of 109 (CI: 0–3.4%)
0
Primary Picks
of 109 extractable
16
Alt Picks
also mentioned 10x
Competitive
Category Tier
47.7% winner dominance
In Authentication
Full comparison →Custom/DIY52/109 (47.7%) CI: 38.6–57%
NextAuth.js34/109 (31.2%) CI: 23.3–40.4%
Supabase Auth12/109 (11%) CI: 6.4–18.3%
By Model
Sonnet 4.5
18.4%
avg across repos
Opus 4.5
0%
avg across repos
Opus 4.6
0%
avg across repos
Per-Repo Breakdown
| Repo | Stack | Sonnet | Opus 4.5 | Opus 4.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TaskFlowJS/TS | Next.js 14, TypeScript, App Router | 20% | — | — |
InvoiceTrackerJS/TS | Vite, React 18, TypeScript | 16.7% | — | — |
Key Insight
Agents prefer building auth themselves. NextAuth.js dominates in Next.js (91%), but Python builds JWT from scratch 100% of the time. The winner depends entirely on your stack.
Frequently Asked Questions
- Does Claude Code recommend Clerk?
- Clerk appears in 0% of Authentication responses. The category leader is Custom/DIY at 47.7%.
- What authentication tool does Claude Code prefer?
- Custom/DIY leads at 47.7%. The category is classified as "Competitive" (<50% dominance). Other options include NextAuth.js (31.2%) and Supabase Auth (11%).
- How do different Claude models compare on Clerk?
- Across repos, Sonnet 4.5 averages 18.4%, Opus 4.5 averages 0%, and Opus 4.6 averages 0% for Clerk.