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Clerk vs WorkOS: which is more reliable? (2026)
WorkOS is more reliable than Clerk, scoring 58.7 vs 53.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Clerk reported 9 incidents and WorkOS reported 19, with effective uptime of 98.98% and 99.30% respectively. WorkOS resolves incidents faster on average (4h 31m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Clerk | WorkOS |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 53.3 | 58.7 |
| Rank (authentication providers) | #6 | #5 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.98% | 99.30% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 19 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 9 |
| Avg time to resolve | 16h 6m | 4h 31m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Clerk and WorkOS differ
- WorkOS reported 2.1× as many incidents as Clerk over the last 90 days (19 vs 9).
- WorkOS had 9 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Clerk.
- WorkOS fixes problems faster: 4h 31m on average, against 16h 6m for Clerk (3.6× quicker).
- Clerk's longest outage on record lasted 3h 32m (Jul 12, 2026); WorkOS's lasted 2d 7h (Jun 22, 2026).
90-day uptime
Clerk
WorkOS
- 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: Machine authentication, Hosted UIs (Account Portal), Platform API, SCIM, Email delivery, Application "Go live" +8 more
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 1h 8m
Affected: Webhooks
Recent WorkOS incidents
- Partial outageOct 29, 2026 · resolved in 2h 18m
SSO Profile API Timeoutsofficial update ↗
Affected: SSO
- Partial outageOct 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 3m
Elevated errors across SSO and AuthKit
Affected: AuthKit, SSO
- Partial outageOct 19, 2026 · resolved in 58m
Affected: AuthKit
- Partial outageOct 15, 2026 · resolved in 4h 34m
Radar SMS challenge failures for phone numbers in mainland China (+86)official update ↗
Affected: Dashboard, AuthKit
- InformationalOct 9, 2026 · resolved in <1m
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved in 42m
Elevated errors for Audit Logs
Affected: Audit Logs
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- Frontegg · #3 · 99.97% uptime
- Stytch · #4 · 99.82% uptime
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