clerk-billing

To add Clerk billing, render subscription plans using the Clerk pricing table component and launch the in-app checkout drawer directly within your Next.js application. This provides embedded subscription management without building UI from scratch.

Gate routes and features by implementing session-based has() authorization checks for plan tiers and individual feature entitlements. This verifies user access before rendering protected UI components or serving premium capabilities.

Clerk billing supports both B2C personal subscriptions and B2B organization plans. You can configure seat-limit plans for team-based products, allowing enterprise customers to manage billing directly from their organization profile.

Sync Clerk billing webhook events by verifying incoming webhooks and processing subscription lifecycle payloads. Capture creation, cancellation, and payment failure events to update your internal database state and maintain accurate records.

Yes, you must enable billing in the Clerk Dashboard and configure your subscription plans and feature entitlements before implementation. This setup is required to populate the pricing table and validate session-based authorization checks.

The best way to manage Clerk subscription tiers is using built-in pricing tables, session-based has() checks, and webhook handlers. This approach handles checkout, plan gating, and lifecycle synchronization without custom billing logic.