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Clerk vs Ory Network: which is more reliable? (2026)
Ory Network is more reliable than Clerk, scoring 96.4 vs 53.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Clerk reported 9 incidents and Ory Network reported 3, with effective uptime of 98.98% and 99.99% respectively. Ory Network resolves incidents faster on average (16m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Clerk | Ory Network |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 53.3 | 96.4 |
| Rank (authentication providers) | #6 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.98% | 99.99% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 9 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 16h 6m | 16m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Clerk and Ory Network differ
- Clerk reported 3× as many incidents as Ory Network over the last 90 days (9 vs 3).
- Ory Network fixes problems faster: 16m on average, against 16h 6m for Clerk (59.6× quicker).
- Clerk's longest outage on record lasted 3h 32m (Jul 12, 2026); Ory Network's lasted 49m (Jul 23, 2026).
90-day uptime
Clerk
Ory Network
- 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, Dashboard search, Dashboard analytics
- 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: Email delivery, Authentication & User, Machine authentication, Platform API, SCIM, Multi-tenant authentication +8 more
- Degraded performanceSep 16, 2026 · resolved in 1h 8m
Affected: Webhooks
Recent Ory Network incidents
- Partial outageOct 7, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- MaintenanceSep 23, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceSep 2, 2026 · resolved in 16m
- MaintenanceAug 4, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
Other authentication providers to consider
- Kinde · #2 · 99.96% uptime
- Frontegg · #3 · 99.97% uptime
- Stytch · #4 · 99.82% uptime
- WorkOS · #5 · 99.30% uptime
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