Firebase Authentication vs Clerk

Between Firebase Authentication and Clerk, who is the top CIAM platform?

Read on to find out what they reveal:

  • Peers
  • Industry Analysts
  • Deep Technical Analysis
Firebase Authentication


Industry Analysts pick Clerk over Firebase Authentication

INDUSTRY LEADER
But did you know that LoginRadius was named overall market leader ahead of Auth0 and Ping Identity in both innovation and product strength. 

Your Peers pick Clerk over Firebase Authentication.

Clerk
ProsEase of UseAuthenticationSimple SDKs
ConsExpensive
Firebase Authentication
ProsImplementation EaseDocumentationAuthentication
ConsSSO Issues

When we were looking for an identity management platform, we tried a lot of big companies. Of which some were too expensive, and some were not feature-rich enough. We needed something that was as powerful as it was cost-effective. That’s when we found LoginRadius, and it was kind of exactly that right fit—easy to use, feature-rich, and had reasonable pricing.

City of Rochester

Why Organizations Choose LoginRadius

Purpose-built CIAM

Purpose-built CIAM

Expert Support - NOT Outsourced!

Expert Support - NOT Outsourced!

Developer-Supported Deployment

Developer-Supported Deployment

Flexible Partnership

Flexible Partnership

We believe that the best CIAM platform is one that is purpose-built for your use cases and can help your developers go-to market quickly. See for yourself. 

Feature-by-Feature Comparison 

Feature
Firebase Authentication
Clerk
LoginRadius
General
Engineered to handle 180K logins/sec by auto-scaling
99.99% Uptime included in SLA
Breach-free record
Data residency in 30+ countries
Authentication & Authorization
Advanced password protection: dictionary and profile filtering, recycling prevention, breach protection, complexity enforcement
Pre-built integration with 30+ Social Login Providers
Phone login as the primary auth factor
Native FIDO2 Passkeys support with primary authenticator option
One Touch Login and Magic Link for multi-device and multi-app usecases
TOTP, Email and Phone OTP
Smart Login
MFA
Adaptive MFA
Native Push Notification MFA without third-party dependence
JIT provisioning & PKCE for public clients
Centralized Trust Center to get real-time up-to-date information about security policies, compliances, and internal controls.
End-to-end SSL and one-way hashing to protect data at rest and transit
Custom Fields and Custom Objects with flexibility to store large volumes of data
External Ids
Partner & B2B IAM
Organization management
Delegated and self-serve administration
SAML
Role & Permissions management
Domain management
Webhooks
AI-powered search and chatbot trained on our documentation
Cloud Connectors
Experience Layer
Extensive themes and full customization
Full Headless / API-first support
AI-powered login page brading and design for hosted pages
WYSIWYG editor with seperate Design and Code Tabs
Multi-brand and Multi-language support
Data Management
Guaranteed Data integrity controls that prevent tampering
SLA-backed High availability systems

Migration Made Simple

Seamless Data Migration

  • A Dedicated team that does it for you
  • No forced resets
  • No compromises
Seamless Data Migration

Zero Downtime Transition

  • Comprehensive migration
  • Support for the latest algorithms
  • Dedicated CSM who provides detailed logs
Zero Downtime Transition

Customer Identity, Simplified.

No Complexity. No Limits.
Thousands of businesses trust LoginRadius for reliable customer identity. Easy to integrate, effortless to scale.

See how simple identity management can be. Start today!