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title: "Clerk vs Stytch: Which is more popular by branded search?"
description: "Which is more popular in search, Clerk or Stytch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Customer authentication platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time."
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# Clerk vs Stytch: Which is more popular by branded search?

Which is more popular in search, Clerk or Stytch? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Customer authentication platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time.

## Key facts

- **Compared**: Clerk and Stytch
- **Competitive set**: Customer authentication platforms
- **Market**: Global
- **Month measured**: Aug 2026
- **Clerk Share of Search**: 8.1%
- **Stytch Share of Search**: 17.4%

## Which is more popular in search, Clerk or Stytch?

- In August 2026, Stytch had more branded searches than Clerk among customer authentication platforms worldwide. Stytch was estimated to have 27.7K branded searches compared to Clerk’s 12.8K, and held a 17.4% Share of Search versus Clerk’s 8.1%.
- Stytch was ahead of Clerk in every measured month of the 11 months ending August 2026.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Clerk’s estimated Share of Search among customer authentication platforms worldwide moved from 7.1% to 8.1%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 12.9K to 12.8K.
- Across the 11 months ending August 2026, Stytch’s estimated Share of Search among customer authentication platforms worldwide moved from 15.1% to 17.4%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.5K to 27.7K.

## How did search popularity change for customer authentication platforms worldwide in August 2026?

- Stytch’s estimated Share of Search among customer authentication platforms worldwide has gained ground for 3 months in a row, from 14.3% to 17.4% in August 2026.
- Clerk’s estimated Share of Search among customer authentication platforms worldwide has lost ground for 3 months in a row, from 10% to 8.1% in August 2026.

## Month by month

| Month | Clerk estimated searches | Clerk Share of Search | Clerk rank | Stytch estimated searches | Stytch Share of Search | Stytch rank |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Oct 2025 | 12.9K | 7.1% | 4 | 27.5K | 15.1% | 3 |
| Nov 2025 | 12.9K | 7.9% | 4 | 27.5K | 16.9% | 3 |
| Dec 2025 | 12.9K | 9.2% | 4 | 22.5K | 16.1% | 3 |
| Jan 2026 | 15.7K | 9.2% | 4 | 27.4K | 16% | 3 |
| Feb 2026 | 15.8K | 9.2% | 4 | 27.4K | 16.1% | 3 |
| Mar 2026 | 19.1K | 10.5% | 4 | 27.5K | 15.1% | 3 |
| Apr 2026 | 15.7K | 8.8% | 4 | 27.4K | 15.4% | 3 |
| May 2026 | 15.7K | 10% | 4 | 22.5K | 14.3% | 3 |
| Jun 2026 | 15.6K | 9.7% | 4 | 27.3K | 17% | 3 |
| Jul 2026 | 13K | 8.2% | 4 | 27.4K | 17.2% | 3 |
| Aug 2026 | 12.8K | 8.1% | 4 | 27.7K | 17.4% | 3 |
| Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — |

## How each brand is measured

Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Clerk’s and Stytch’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading.

- **Clerk**: Measured on the search terms “authentication clerk”, “clerk auth” and “clerk com”, summed into one figure.
- **Stytch**: Measured on the search terms “stytch”, “stytch app”, “stytch authentication” and “stytch com”, summed into one figure.

- [Clerk profile](/demand/global-en/brands/clerk-auth)
- [Stytch profile](/demand/global-en/brands/stytch)
- [All customer authentication platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/customer-authentication-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 5 brands.

## Methodology

- [How is branded search demand measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused.

## Frequently asked questions

### Which is more popular in search, Clerk or Stytch?

In August 2026, Stytch had more branded searches than Clerk among customer authentication platforms worldwide. Stytch was estimated to have 27.7K branded searches compared to Clerk’s 12.8K, and held a 17.4% Share of Search versus Clerk’s 8.1%.

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