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@clerk/nextjs vs auth0-js

Authentication and authorisationPackage data 25 Sept 2026
@clerk/nextjsv7.9.7, 25 Sept 2026

Clerk SDK for NextJS

$ npm install @clerk/nextjs
auth0-jsv10.2.1, 6 Aug 2026

Auth0 headless browser sdk

$ npm install auth0-js
Metric@clerk/nextjsauth0-jsDifference
Weekly downloads1,754,161168,173@clerk/nextjs 10.4x higher
12-month download growth+326%-0%@clerk/nextjs +327 pts
Gzip size---
Minified size---
Dependencies58auth0-js 3 more
Unpacked size986 kB8.3 MB@clerk/nextjs 8.6x smaller
Latest release7.9.7, 25 Sept 202610.2.1, 6 Aug 2026@clerk/nextjs 50 days more recent
Releases, last 12 months136--
First published18 Aug 2021--
GitHub stars1,7591,060@clerk/nextjs 1.7x higher
Open issues250@clerk/nextjs 25 more
Open pull requests977@clerk/nextjs 90 more
Contributors---
Commits, last 52 weeks2,039295@clerk/nextjs 6.9x higher
TypeScript typesBundledNoneDiffers
Module formatESM + CommonJSESM + CommonJSSame
Runtimes---
LicenseMITMITSame

Green marks the smaller size or the more recent release. Bold marks the higher count, with no judgement implied. Sizes are for the whole package per Bundlephobia. Growth compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the 52-week series.

@clerk/nextjs1.8m latest weekauth0-js171.1k latest week
Week of 23 Sept 2025Week of 15 Sept 2026
Weekly npm downloads, 52 weeks. Y axis starts at zero. Values are not smoothed.

@clerk/nextjs

Major versions
  1. 1.0.018 Aug 2021
  2. 2.0.021 Oct 2021
  3. 3.2.225 Mar 2022
  4. 4.0.05 Aug 2022
  5. 5.0.019 Apr 2024
  6. 6.0.023 Oct 2024
  7. 7.0.03 Mar 2026
Last 5 releases
  1. 7.9.725 Sept 2026
  2. 7.9.624 Sept 2026
  3. 7.9.523 Sept 2026
  4. 6.39.718 Sept 2026
  5. 7.9.415 Sept 2026
584 releases in total, 136 in the last 12 months

auth0-js

Major versions
  1. -
Last 5 releases
  1. -
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  • Module formatBoth ESM + CommonJS
  • Need TypeScript types in the package itself@clerk/nextjs (@clerk/nextjs: Bundled; auth0-js: None)
  • Node.js version requirement@clerk/nextjs: >=20.9.0; auth0-js: none declared (engines field in package.json)
  • Need the more recent release@clerk/nextjs (7.9.7 on 25 Sept 2026 vs 10.2.1 on 6 Aug 2026)
  • Higher weekly npm downloads@clerk/nextjs (1.8m vs 168.2k)

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