hi, the nextjs integration looks all promising. Especially how fast it is integrated.
I wonder if there is a smart way to automatically verify a session and get user details on one of my own api routes?
We have on the list to add a section about using Next's new middleware feature to protect API routes. Is that something you'd be interested in?
By the way people usually disclaim upfront on HN (see FusionAuth folks here) when they are involved in a project. Seems like you are the "CTO at Clerk". Frankly it's dishonest to talk bad about open source without claims to back it up while also being in a competitive space and plugging your solution in their "Show HN" moment.
tl;dr no thanks I'll look somewhere else...
Ory has been around for awhile, they're quite the gorilla in the identity space - It's a set of very large, and very impressive products that work well together. It is extremely powerful, flexible, and can handle almost any use case. I'd define "lighter" as being more opinionated in it's approach with fewer options - as a result it's less powerful and flexible. Also, w/ open source, comes setting up your own infra (even if that's now just throwing it in a cloud), which I'd consider "heavier". Imo, these terms don't mean something is worse than something else, just a fit for a different use case.