Frontegg vs Clerk
Five of fourteen models named Frontegg first on the direct prompt; three named Clerk. Frontegg was named by twelve of the fourteen models and Clerk by twelve and Frontegg carries 30 labels and Clerk 31, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
Named in two 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
FronteggFirst choices, of fourteen modelsClerk
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Frontegg and Clerk were named in the same answer forty-three times, of the 97 answers naming Frontegg and the 102 naming Clerk. In those answers Clerk took the first choice ten times and Frontegg ten.
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 | | | |
Frontegg Clerk first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Frontegg on the left and Clerk on the right.The direct prompt
Both were the first choice
1 of 14 modelsThe answer named them together, and the judge labeled each a first choice.Frontegg first, Clerk an alternative
4 of 14 modelsClerk was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Clerk first, Frontegg not the choice
2 of 14 modelsFrontegg was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
5 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
2 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
Frontegg21%#1 of 14Clerk18%#3 of 14What the models said about Frontegg
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of three in this category shown.
“If you want to minimize development time and avoid building customer-facing administrative dashboards from scratch, Frontegg is a top choice.” Gemini 3.5 Flash · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“I'd recommend evaluating Frontegg or Descope as starting points, as they're specifically optimized for mid-market B2B needs” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct 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 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
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.