Clerk · FinOps Profile

Clerk Dev Finops

FinOps view of Clerk spend. Clerk is billed primarily on monthly active users (MAU) rather than on API request volume - the Backend API, Frontend API, and Svix webhooks are included with every plan, so cost scales with how many users actually sign in each month, not with how chatty your integration is. The Free (Hobby) tier covers a monthly MAU allowance at no charge. Paid plans (Pro, Business) add a flat monthly platform fee plus a per-additional-MAU overage above the included allowance. B2B / organization features are metered separately on monthly active organizations (MAO), and enterprise SSO connections (SAML/OIDC) are billed per connection. Enterprise agreements cover custom MAU volume, SLAs, and HIPAA BAA.

Clerk Dev Finops is the FinOps profile for Clerk on the APIs.io network, aligned with the FinOps Foundation Framework.

It defines 4 billable meters, billed in USD, on a monthly cycle, and pricing category subscription-plus-usage.

The profile maps 8 FOCUS columns for cost-allocation reporting.

Tagged areas include Authentication, User Management, Identity, MAU, and FinOps.

Category: Identity and Access Management Pricing: Subscription-Plus-Usage Billing: Monthly FOCUS v1.3
AuthenticationUser ManagementIdentityMAUFinOpsCost ManagementFOCUS

Framework Alignment

Framework
FinOps Foundation Framework
Data Spec
FOCUS v1.3

Charge Categories

PurchaseUsageAdjustment

FOCUS Columns

BillingCurrency
USD
ChargeCategory
Usage
InvoiceIssuerName
Clerk
PricingCategory
Subscription-Plus-Usage
ProviderName
Clerk
PublisherName
Clerk
ServiceCategory
Identity and Access Management
ServiceName
Clerk

Meters

monthly_active_users
Unit: users
Users who sign in during the billing month (MAU). The primary billing driver above the plan's included allowance.
monthly_active_organizations
Unit: organizations
Organizations active during the billing month (MAO), metered for B2B / organization features.
platform_fee
Unit: subscription
Flat monthly plan fee for Pro / Business.
enterprise_connections
Unit: connections
SAML / OIDC enterprise SSO connections billed per connection above the included one.

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