WorkOS vs Clerk

WorkOS and Clerk compared: the outlets each sponsors, the ones they share, and the ones where only one appears.

271WorkOS162 newsletter · 96 podcast · 13 event“Developer APIs/SDKs for Enterprise Ready features like Single Sign-On, Directory Sync, Audit Logging, and more.” Source

70Clerk67 newsletter · 0 podcast · 3 event“The easiest way to add authentication and user management to your application. Purpose-built for React, Next.js, Remix, and “The Modern Web”.” Source

Where each ran Newsletter and podcast placements, last 12 months.

WorkOS	Clerk	Lane
92	50	Software & developers newsletters
48	12	AI newsletters
53	0	Technology podcasts
38	0	Business podcasts
14	5	Startups & venture newsletters

In common 4 outlets with both on record.

Outlet	Type	WorkOS	Clerk
TLDR Dev	Newsletter	13	34
TLDR AI	Newsletter	11	10
TLDR	Newsletter	16	4
console.dev	Newsletter	1	1

Only one on record Not on record means we haven’t seen it, not that the other doesn’t buy there.

WorkOS · 39 outlets

Lenny's Podcast: Product \| Career \| Growth	45
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy	38
ByteByteGo	24
Subscribers only	24
Subscribers only	21
Subscribers only	13

Clerk · 7 outlets

Frontend Focus	8
The Split	5
JavaScript Weekly	3
Subscribers only	2
Subscribers only	1
Subscribers only	1

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Counts are the ads and listings we’ve found. They don’t show spend.