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Clerk vs Stytch: which is more reliable? (2026)
Stytch is more reliable than Clerk, scoring 84.8 vs 53.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Clerk reported 9 incidents and Stytch reported 6, with effective uptime of 98.98% and 99.82% respectively. Stytch resolves incidents faster on average (2h 5m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Clerk | Stytch |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 53.3 | 84.8 |
| Rank (authentication providers) | #6 | #4 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.98% | 99.82% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 6 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 16h 6m | 2h 5m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Clerk and Stytch differ
- Clerk reported 50% more incidents than Stytch over the last 90 days (9 vs 6).
- Stytch fixes problems faster: 2h 5m on average, against 16h 6m for Clerk (7.7× quicker).
- Clerk's longest outage on record lasted 3h 32m (Jul 12, 2026); Stytch's lasted 16h 46m (Jun 15, 2026).
90-day uptime
Clerk
Stytch
- 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: Webhooks, Multi-tenant authentication, Application "Go live", SMS delivery, Authentication & User, Billing +8 more
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 1h 8m
Affected: Webhooks
Recent Stytch incidents
- MaintenanceNov 8, 2026 · ongoing
- Degraded performanceOct 22, 2026 · resolved in 2h 29m
- Degraded performanceOct 6, 2026 · resolved in 59m
- MaintenanceSep 10, 2026 · resolved in 30m
- Degraded performanceSep 9, 2026 · resolved in 2h 16m
- Degraded performanceSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 57m
Other authentication providers to consider
- Ory Network · #1 · 99.99% uptime
- Kinde · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- Frontegg · #3 · 99.97% uptime
- WorkOS · #5 · 99.30% uptime
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