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Auth & Security

Authentication, users, sessions

3 tasks2 tools
1

Add user authentication

clerk
Auth & Users

Clerk

Drop-in auth for React and Next.js. Pre-built UI components handle sign-up, sign-in, MFA, organizations, and user profiles. The fastest path to production auth — ship in under an hour.

TypeScriptNext.jsReact
80
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Strong
nextauth
Auth & Users

NextAuth.js

Open-source auth for Next.js supporting 50+ OAuth providers, JWT sessions, and database adapters. Flexible but configuration-heavy. ⚠️ Commit frequency has dropped — worth monitoring.

TypeScriptNext.jsOpen Source
72
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2

Add social / OAuth login

clerk
Auth & Users

Clerk

Drop-in auth for React and Next.js. Pre-built UI components handle sign-up, sign-in, MFA, organizations, and user profiles. The fastest path to production auth — ship in under an hour.

TypeScriptNext.jsReact
80
Trust
Strong
nextauth
Auth & Users

NextAuth.js

Open-source auth for Next.js supporting 50+ OAuth providers, JWT sessions, and database adapters. Flexible but configuration-heavy. ⚠️ Commit frequency has dropped — worth monitoring.

TypeScriptNext.jsOpen Source
72
Trust
Good
Compare:vs Clerk
3

Protect routes & API endpoints

clerk
Auth & Users

Clerk

Drop-in auth for React and Next.js. Pre-built UI components handle sign-up, sign-in, MFA, organizations, and user profiles. The fastest path to production auth — ship in under an hour.

TypeScriptNext.jsReact
80
Trust
Strong
nextauth
Auth & Users

NextAuth.js

Open-source auth for Next.js supporting 50+ OAuth providers, JWT sessions, and database adapters. Flexible but configuration-heavy. ⚠️ Commit frequency has dropped — worth monitoring.

TypeScriptNext.jsOpen Source
72
Trust
Good
Compare:vs Clerk