Clerk vs WorkOS
Three of fourteen models named Clerk first on the direct prompt; one named WorkOS. Clerk was named by twelve of the fourteen models and WorkOS by twelve and Clerk carries 31 labels and WorkOS 19, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in four categories this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the customer identity and access management page.
By framing
ClerkFirst choices, of fourteen modelsWorkOS
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Clerk and WorkOS were named in the same answer forty-seven times, of the 102 answers naming Clerk and the 99 naming WorkOS. In those answers WorkOS took the first choice four times and Clerk thirteen.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | |||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | |||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | | | |||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | ||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | |
Clerk WorkOS first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Clerk on the left and WorkOS on the right.The direct prompt
Clerk first, WorkOS an alternative
3 of 14 modelsWorkOS was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.WorkOS first, Clerk an alternative
1 of 14 modelsClerk was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
4 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Clerk30%#1 of 14WorkOS10%#4 of 14WorkOS4%#5 of 12Clerk0%#– of 12What the models said about Clerk
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Four of five in this category shown.
“Choose Clerk only if you are a startup ... not necessarily the cheapest long-term option” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · soft negative
“For most companies with limited budgets, Clerk's free tier or self-hosted Keycloak are the two best choices” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · first choice
“Clerk is my pick for a small team that wants to keep costs low without building much authentication infrastructure.” GPT-6 Luna · budget prompt · first choice
“Frontegg and Clerk are particularly well-suited due to their B2B-focused features and ease of integration” Mistral Small · paraphrase prompt · first choice
What the models said about WorkOS
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Two of two in this category shown.
“I'd recommend WorkOS if your priority is getting B2B-specific identity features like SSO and enterprise readiness quickly” Perplexity Sonar · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Best Overall for Developer-First Enterprise Readiness” Gemini 3.5 Flash · direct prompt · first choice
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.