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

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 175 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://it-ai-index.com/vendors/clerk/alternatives/

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

- Auth0: 49
- Frontegg: 11
- Microsoft Entra External ID: 10
- FusionAuth: 8
- Descope: 5
- Ping Identity: 5

## Customer identity and access management

**Small business**: 34 of 84 answers did not name Clerk (Clerk is #1 of 14 at 30%).

- Auth0: first choice in 6 of those 34
- Amazon Cognito: first choice in 3 of those 34
- Frontegg: first choice in 3 of those 34
- FusionAuth: first choice in 3 of those 34
- Descope: first choice in 2 of those 34
- JumpCloud: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 1 of those 34
- Stytch B2B: first choice in 1 of those 34

**Mid-market**: 58 of 84 answers did not name Clerk (Clerk is #3 of 14 at 18%).

- Auth0: first choice in 8 of those 58
- Frontegg: first choice in 6 of those 58
- LoginRadius: first choice in 4 of those 58
- Descope: first choice in 3 of those 58
- FusionAuth: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 2 of those 58
- WorkOS AuthKit: first choice in 2 of those 58
- Auth0/Okta Customer Identity Cloud: first choice in 1 of those 58

**Enterprise**: 83 of 84 answers did not name Clerk.

- Auth0: first choice in 35 of those 83
- Microsoft Entra External ID: first choice in 7 of those 83
- Ping Identity: first choice in 5 of those 83
- FusionAuth: first choice in 3 of those 83
- Frontegg: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Microsoft Entra ID: first choice in 2 of those 83
- Ping Identity / ForgeRock: first choice in 2 of those 83
- SSOJet: first choice in 2 of those 83

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