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Clerk vs Frontegg: which is more reliable? (2026)
Frontegg is more reliable than Clerk, scoring 94.0 vs 53.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Clerk reported 9 incidents and Frontegg reported 5, with effective uptime of 98.98% and 99.97% respectively. Frontegg resolves incidents faster on average (45m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Clerk | Frontegg |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 53.3 | 94.0 |
| Rank (authentication providers) | #6 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.98% | 99.97% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 5 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 16h 6m | 45m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Clerk and Frontegg differ
- Clerk reported 80% more incidents than Frontegg over the last 90 days (9 vs 5).
- Clerk had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Frontegg.
- Frontegg fixes problems faster: 45m on average, against 16h 6m for Clerk (21.5× quicker).
- Clerk's longest outage on record lasted 3h 32m (Jul 12, 2026); Frontegg's lasted 5h 36m (Jul 16, 2026).
90-day uptime
Clerk
Frontegg
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Clerk incidents
- Partial outageOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 36m
Affected: Authentication & User
- Degraded performanceOct 21, 2026 · resolved in 1d 21h
Issues with Documentation "Ask AI"
Affected: Ask AI
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 14h 46m
Affected: Dashboard analytics, Dashboard, Dashboard search
- Degraded performanceSep 28, 2026 · resolved in 21d 2h
Development instances only - Apple rejecting emails
Affected: Email delivery
- MaintenanceSep 24, 2026 · ongoing
Scheduled Database Maintenance
Affected: Dashboard, Machine authentication, Platform API, Webhooks, Multi-tenant authentication, Email delivery +8 more
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 1h 8m
Affected: Webhooks
Recent Frontegg incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 38m
Affected: Authentication APIs
- Degraded performanceOct 11, 2026 · resolved in 44m
Affected: Management Portal
- Degraded performanceOct 6, 2026 · resolved in 34m
Affected: Authentication APIs, Management APIs, Management Portal
- Degraded performanceOct 4, 2026 · resolved in 21m
Affected: Authentication APIs, Management APIs, Management Portal
- Degraded performanceAug 20, 2026 · resolved in 1h 28m
Degraded Performance - EU region
Affected: Authentication APIs
Other authentication providers to consider
- Ory Network · #1 · 99.99% uptime
- Kinde · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- Stytch · #4 · 99.82% uptime
- WorkOS · #5 · 99.30% uptime
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