--- title: "Clerk vs WorkOS: Which is more popular by branded search?" description: "Which is more popular in search, Clerk or WorkOS? 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." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/clerk-auth-vs-workos" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Clerk vs WorkOS: Which is more popular by branded search? Which is more popular in search, Clerk or WorkOS? 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 WorkOS - **Competitive set**: Customer authentication platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Aug 2026 - **Clerk Share of Search**: 8.1% - **WorkOS Share of Search**: 25.9% ## Which is more popular in search, Clerk or WorkOS? - In August 2026, WorkOS had more branded searches than Clerk among customer authentication platforms worldwide. WorkOS was estimated to have 41.2K branded searches compared to Clerk’s 12.8K, and held a 25.9% Share of Search versus Clerk’s 8.1%. - WorkOS 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, WorkOS’s estimated Share of Search among customer authentication platforms worldwide moved from 15.2% to 25.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.7K to 41.2K. ## How did search popularity change for customer authentication platforms worldwide 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. - Estimated monthly branded searches for WorkOS worldwide rose 48.6% over 11 measured months, from 27.7K to 41.2K in August 2026. ## Month by month | Month | Clerk estimated searches | Clerk Share of Search | Clerk rank | WorkOS estimated searches | WorkOS Share of Search | WorkOS rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 12.9K | 7.1% | 4 | 27.7K | 15.2% | 2 | | Nov 2025 | 12.9K | 7.9% | 4 | 27.6K | 17% | 2 | | Dec 2025 | 12.9K | 9.2% | 4 | 27.6K | 19.7% | 2 | | Jan 2026 | 15.7K | 9.2% | 4 | 33.7K | 19.7% | 2 | | Feb 2026 | 15.8K | 9.2% | 4 | 33.7K | 19.7% | 2 | | Mar 2026 | 19.1K | 10.5% | 4 | 41.1K | 22.6% | 2 | | Apr 2026 | 15.7K | 8.8% | 4 | 41.1K | 23.1% | 2 | | May 2026 | 15.7K | 10% | 4 | 41.8K | 26.7% | 2 | | Jun 2026 | 15.6K | 9.7% | 4 | 41.1K | 25.5% | 2 | | Jul 2026 | 13K | 8.2% | 4 | 41.2K | 25.9% | 2 | | Aug 2026 | 12.8K | 8.1% | 4 | 41.2K | 25.9% | 2 | | Sep 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Clerk’s and WorkOS’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. - **WorkOS**: Measured on the search terms “workos”, “workos app”, “workos authentication” and “workos com”, summed into one figure. - [Clerk profile](/demand/global-en/brands/clerk-auth) - [WorkOS profile](/demand/global-en/brands/workos) - [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 WorkOS? In August 2026, WorkOS had more branded searches than Clerk among customer authentication platforms worldwide. WorkOS was estimated to have 41.2K branded searches compared to Clerk’s 12.8K, and held a 25.9% Share of Search versus Clerk’s 8.1%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Clerk vs WorkOS: Which is more popular by branded search?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/clerk-auth-vs-workos This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/compare/clerk-auth-vs-workos. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.