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Clerk vs Kinde: which is more reliable? (2026)
Kinde is more reliable than Clerk, scoring 94.3 vs 53.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Clerk reported 9 incidents and Kinde reported 2, with effective uptime of 98.98% and 99.96% respectively. Kinde resolves incidents faster on average (45m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Clerk | Kinde |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 53.3 | 94.3 |
| Rank (authentication providers) | #6 | #2 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.98% | 99.96% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 2 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 16h 6m | 45m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Clerk and Kinde differ
- Clerk reported 4.5× as many incidents as Kinde over the last 90 days (9 vs 2).
- Kinde had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Clerk.
- Kinde 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); Kinde's lasted 1h 12m (Sep 23, 2026).
90-day uptime
Clerk
Kinde
- 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 search, Dashboard analytics, Dashboard
- 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: Hosted UIs (Account Portal), Platform API, SCIM, Multi-tenant authentication, Email delivery, Application "Go live" +8 more
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 1h 8m
Affected: Webhooks
Recent Kinde incidents
- Partial outageSep 23, 2026 · resolved in 1h 12m
- Partial outageAug 25, 2026 · resolved in 18m
Other authentication providers to consider
- Ory Network · #1 · 99.99% uptime
- Frontegg · #3 · 99.97% uptime
- Stytch · #4 · 99.82% uptime
- WorkOS · #5 · 99.30% uptime
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