Convex
Convex is a backend application platform with a real-time database, serverless functions, and file storage.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Real-time backend platform for reactive apps
Who should look elsewhere
Vendor lock-in
Pros
- +Real-time first
- +Great DX
- +TypeScript native
Cons
- −Vendor lock-in
- −Newer platform
Key features
- ✓Real-time database
- ✓Serverless functions
- ✓File storage
- ✓Text search
- ✓Vector search
- ✓Chef AI code generation
- ✓Automatic caching
- ✓Preview deployments
- ✓Log streaming
- ✓Custom domains (Pro)
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | month | 1-6 developers; 40 deployments; 1M function calls/month |
| Professional | $25 | month | 120 deployments; 25M function calls/month; 50 GB database storage |