Why hackers moved from Clerk to better-auth
1 hacker described this switch in public comments. Their words, with links to the originals.
What hackers said about the move
“I've recently switched from Clerk to BetterAuth as well and it's really good and definitely would recommend to anyone.”jakubriedl, 2026-05-07original comment ↗
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Clerk vs better-auth
| Clerk | better-auth | |
|---|---|---|
| Hackers who recommend | 0 | 2 |
| Hackers who criticize | 1 | 0 |
| Moved away from it | 1 | 0 |
| Moved to it | 0 | 2 |
Counts are distinct hackers in the sampled comments, not market share.
Criticism of Clerk
No further criticism of Clerk captured yet.
Praise for better-auth
“better-auth is amazing and made moving off supabase a lot less scary for. auth is very sticky.”coreylane, 2026-02-25original comment ↗