Clerk

Fast growing
Updated Aug 21, 2026
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24%
6% YoY
#3

Summary

  • Clerk ranks #3 within the Identity Providers category, maintaining its position month-over-month.
  • As of August 2026, 24% of organizations who have a vendor in the Identity Providers category use Clerk: up 6 percentage points from last year.
  • Clerk has the highest adoption among micro-SMB companies (35%), compared to small-to-medium businesses (28%), mid-market (12%), and enterprise (16%).
  • Clerk key capabilities include pre-built authentication components, multi-factor authentication, and user management APIs, supporting developers building secure authentication flows.

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Key stats

24%
6% YoY
SMB, 38%
20%
3%
#3
#5

Adoption Rates by company size

Company sizeAdoption rate
SMB28%
Mid-market12%
Enterprise16%

About Clerk

Clerk is an authentication and user management platform that provides drop-in UI components and full-stack identity services for application development and user account administration.

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AI agents handle purchasing from source to payment. Employees buy faster. Finance controls every dollar.

  • Matches POs to invoices automatically
  • Manages intake, approvals, and vendor onboarding in one system
  • Enforces policy controls before purchases are made
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About this data

These insights come from Ramp’s procurement and renewal data, built on real-world transactions observed across our platform. Figures represent aggregated observations from Ramp Procurement and Renewals activity.

DateNew adopter shareCompetitor switch rateDominant FTE segmentAdoption rate (Enterprise)Adoption rate (Mid-Market)Adoption rate (SMB)
Jul 202620%3%SMB, 38%16%12%28%
Jun 202629%3%SMB, 38%17%12%27%
May 202629%3%SMB, 38%17%12%27%
Apr 202627%3%SMB, 38%18%11%26%
Mar 202626%3%SMB, 38%16%11%25%
Feb 202627%3%SMB, 39%16%10%25%
Jan 202623%3%Mid-Market, 37%14%10%24%
Dec 202517%3%Mid-Market, 39%16%11%23%
Nov 202515%3%SMB, 39%13%10%23%
Oct 202528%3%SMB, 40%13%10%23%
Sep 202522%2%SMB, 39%14%9%22%
Aug 202525%2%SMB, 41%15%9%21%
Jul 202520%3%SMB, 41%12%8%21%
Jun 202512%7%SMB, 40%13%8%21%
May 202522%7%SMB, 39%14%8%21%
Apr 202515%5%SMB, 38%14%8%20%
Mar 202515%6%SMB, 37%15%8%20%
Feb 202514%9%SMB, 37%15%8%19%
Jan 202515%7%SMB, 37%18%7%19%
Dec 202419%6%SMB, 41%18%7%19%
Nov 202415%5%SMB, 40%13%7%19%
Oct 202426%6%SMB, 55%14%6%18%
Sep 202423%6%SMB, 61%0%6%17%
Aug 202417%SMB, 58%0%4%17%

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