Convex
convex.devBuild Difficulty: 4/5
A few focused days to build a solid replacement
The backend platform that keeps your app in sync
How to Replace ConvexOverview
Features
35 features across 14 categories
AI(4)
Generate high-quality Convex code with AI assistance
Kick off backend AI workflows integrated with LLMs
AI-powered Chef tool for generating Convex applications
Tokens for AI Chef code generation usage
Automation(1)
Create scheduled background jobs and automated workflows
Core(1)
Keeps your app up to date with automatic synchronization between frontend, backend, and database state
Data Management(3)
Automatic backup of your database data
Backup and restore database functionality
Import data via CSV file upload
Deployment(3)
Use custom domains for your Convex backend
Self-host and develop locally with open source option
Deploy preview versions of your application for testing
Development(3)
Independent, modular TypeScript building blocks for your backend
Run custom Node.js actions in your backend
Express database schemas, queries, auth, and APIs entirely in pure TypeScript with full type safety
Integration(5)
Export data to Airbyte destinations
Import data from Airbyte sources
Integration with Fivetran for data pipelines
Data ingress and egress capabilities
Send and receive webhooks for external integrations
Monitoring(3)
Track and report application exceptions and errors
Monitor application health and performance insights
Stream and analyze application logs in real-time
Performance(3)
Built-in caching to optimize performance without manual cache invalidation
Database indexes for optimized query performance
Option for provisioned computing resources
Search(2)
Full-text search functionality for documents and data
Vector database search capabilities for AI and similarity matching
Security(3)
Track and audit user actions and system changes
Built-in authentication with over 80+ OAuth integrations
Manage access control and permissions for team members
Storage(1)
Store and manage files with built-in file storage capability
Support(2)
24-hour email support response time
Email-based customer support
Pricing
Free
Popular- ✓Chef AI App Generation
- ✓Indexes
- ✓File storage
- ✓Text search
- ✓Vector search
- ✓Webhooks
- ✓Crons
- ✓Auth
- ✓Automatic caching
- ✓Node.js actions
- ✓Health & Insights dashboard
- ✓Preview deployments
- ✓Log streaming
- ✓Exception reporting
- ✓Team member permissions
- ✓Custom domains
- ✓Chef tokens (85,000/month)
- ✓Function calls (1,000,000/month)
- ✓Action compute (20 GB-hours/month)
- ✓Database storage (0.5 GB total)
- ✓Database bandwidth (1 GB/month)
- ✓File storage (1 GB total)
- ✓File bandwidth (1 GB/month)
- ✓Vector storage (0.5 GB total)
- ✓Vector bandwidth (0.5 GB/month)
- ✓Good provisioned resources
- ✓Query and Mutation concurrency (16)
- ✓Action concurrency (64)
- ✓HTTP Action concurrency (16)
- ✓Community support
Starter
- ✓Chef AI App Generation
- ✓Indexes
- ✓File storage
- ✓Text search
- ✓Vector search
- ✓Webhooks
- ✓Crons
- ✓Auth
- ✓Automatic caching
- ✓Node.js actions
- ✓Health & Insights dashboard
- ✓Preview deployments
- ✓Log streaming
- ✓Exception reporting
- ✓Team member permissions
- ✓Custom domains
- ✓Chef tokens (85,000/month then $11 per 1,000,000)
- ✓Function calls (1,000,000/month then $2.2 per 1,000,000)
- ✓Action compute (20 GB-hours/month then $0.33 per GB-hour)
- ✓Database storage (0.5 GB total then $0.22 per GB each month)
- ✓Database bandwidth (1 GB/month then $0.22 per GB)
- ✓File storage (1 GB total then $0.03 per GB each month)
- ✓File bandwidth (1 GB/month then $0.33 per GB)
- ✓Vector storage (0.5 GB total then $0.55 per GB each month)
- ✓Vector bandwidth (0.5 GB/month then $0.11 per GB)
- ✓Good provisioned resources
- ✓Query and Mutation concurrency (16)
- ✓Action concurrency (64)
- ✓HTTP Action concurrency (16)
- ✓Community support
- ✓1-6 developers
- ✓40 deployment limit
Professional
Popular- ✓Chef AI App Generation
- ✓Indexes
- ✓File storage
- ✓Text search
- ✓Vector search
- ✓Webhooks
- ✓Crons
- ✓Auth
- ✓Automatic caching
- ✓Node.js actions
- ✓Health & Insights dashboard
- ✓Preview deployments
- ✓Log streaming
- ✓Exception reporting
- ✓Team member permissions
- ✓Custom domains
- ✓Chef tokens (500,000/month then $10 per 1,000,000)
- ✓Function calls (25,000,000/month then $2 per 1,000,000)
- ✓Action compute (250 GB-hours/month then $0.30 per GB-hour)
- ✓Database storage (50 GB total then $0.20 per GB each month)
- ✓Database bandwidth (50 GB/month then $0.20 per GB)
- ✓File storage (100 GB total then $0.03 per GB each month)
- ✓File bandwidth (50 GB/month then $0.30 per GB)
- ✓Vector storage (1 GB total then $0.50 per GB each month)
- ✓Vector bandwidth (10 GB/month then $0.10 per GB)
- ✓Better provisioned resources
- ✓Query and Mutation concurrency (256+)
- ✓Action concurrency (256+)
- ✓HTTP Action concurrency (128+)
- ✓Community support
- ✓Email support
- ✓24 hour support response
- ✓Audit log
- ✓120 deployment limit
Cost Calculator
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Total Cost Comparison
DIY hosting estimate based on Vercel + Supabase free/pro tiers (~$20/mo). Build time estimated from 35 features at easy complexity.
Build vs Buy
Should you build a Convex alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 35 features.
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Better ValueBuild Your Own
Buying Convex saves ~$27,960 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 35 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
17 known integrations