Alternatives

Best Convex alternatives in 2026

Data compiled by Toolradar Updated November 1, 2026 How we rate

Cite this list: Toolradar, best Convex alternatives 2026, toolradar.com/alternatives/convex

6 direct alternatives to Convex, compared on pricing, features, and best-for use cases. Pick the right replacement without the marketing fluff.

Quick answer

Firebase is the top alternative to Convex on our list, followed by Supabase and AWS Amplify.
6 of the 6 alternatives have a free plan, starting with Firebase.
Highest rated: Hasura, 4.7 out of 5 from 26 ratings, Aug 2026.

Publications that cover the tools tracked here

6 alternatives
6 with a free plan

Firebase
#1 Top pick
App development platform by Google
Pricing
Free plan
4.6 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 1,073 ratings, Sep 2026
Our take
Best overall
Read the review
Supabase
#2
Open source Firebase alternative
Starting price
From $25 /mo
Cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026
4.6 /5 across G2 and Capterra · 233 ratings, Sep 2026
Read the review
AWS Amplify
#3
Build and deploy full-stack web & mobile apps on AWS
Pricing
Free plan
4.2 /5 on G2 · 100 ratings, Sep 2026
Read the review

Convex vs 6 alternatives

Convex and its alternatives compared on starting price (cheapest paid plan, monthly, as of November 2026), free plan and average user rating.
Tool	Starting price (Nov 2026)	Free plan	Rating
Convex Compared tool	Price: $25/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 6 ratings across G2 and SourceForge (6)
Firebase	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 1,073 ratings across G2 and Capterra (1,073)
Supabase	Price: $25/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.6 out of 5, from 233 ratings across G2 and Capterra (233)
AWS Amplify	Price: Free + paid	Free plan: Yes	4.2 out of 5, from 100 ratings on G2 (100)
Pocketbase	Price: Free	Free plan: Yes	4.3 out of 5, from 67 ratings on SourceForge (67)
Hasura	Price: $5/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.7 out of 5, from 26 ratings on G2 (26)
Appwrite	Price: $25/mo	Free plan: Yes	4.4 out of 5, from 5 ratings across G2 and Capterra (5)

Why people consider alternatives to Convex

Convex is a backend application platform with a real-time database, serverless functions, and file storage. Build reactive applications with TypeScript and automatic syncing.

Here are the real cost and limitation gotchas that push teams to look elsewhere:

EU hosting adds a 30% surcharge on all usage, significant for European teams
Database bandwidth overage at $0.20-0.22/GB can spike with real-time sync patterns
Vector storage at $0.50-0.55/GB/mo is 2.5x the cost of regular database storage
Action compute at $0.30-0.33/GB-hr means long-running serverless functions get expensive fast

The 6 alternatives below cover the same core job (data & databases) with different trade-offs.

See full Convex review Best data & databases tools How we rank

Convex by the numbers

Toolradar data: Convex's entry paid plan ($25/mo, billed monthly) ranks #16 of 20 (joint) for price among the Serverless tools with a verified entry price and no stated unit, where the median is $10/mo. As of Oct 2026.

Convex compared with 54 Serverless tools on Toolradar, as of Oct 2026
Metric	Convex	Peer median	Position (1 is best)
Entry paid plan	$25/mo, billed monthly	$10/mo	#16 of 20 (joint) tools with no stated price unit, verified price
Free plan	Yes	83% have one	n/a
Listed as an alternative to	2 tools	2	#27 of 54 (joint)
Compare-page visits, last 30 days	26 visits	35	#21 of 28 (joint) tools with 20+ compare-page visits

Listed as an alternative to: #27 on 2026-10-16 to #27 on 2026-10-31 (rank among 54 tools, 1 is best).

Each position is counted among the tools that have data for that row, as noted under it. A lower entry price ranks higher; prices are read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis. All Serverless data · How we compute this. Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source.

Cite this: Toolradar, “Convex by the numbers”, Oct 2026.

Data & Databases leaderboards from Toolradar data

Toolradar ranks Data & Databases tools on one measure at a time, only where at least 8 tools have data. As of Oct 2026.

CSV

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 158 tools with no stated price unit, verified price.

Lowest entry price, plans with no stated unit, Data & Databases tools on Toolradar, as of Oct 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	DataForSEO	$1/mo
2	Drizzle Studio	$1.67/mo, billed yearly
3	JSON Editor Online	$2/mo, billed monthly
4	CPFHub.io	$4/mo, billed monthly
4	SQLAI.ai	$4/mo, billed monthly

Lowest entry price, per-user plans

Cheapest standard paid plan per month (annual prices divided by 12), read on vendor pages and compared only with tools priced on the same basis.

Counted among 21 tools priced per user, verified price.

Lowest entry price, per-user plans, Data & Databases tools on Toolradar, as of Oct 2026
#	Tool	Entry plan
1	Open Wearables	$4/user/mo, billed monthly
1	agmsg	$4/user/mo, billed monthly
3	Baserow	$5/user/mo, billed monthly
3	Dolt	$5/user/mo, billed monthly
3	Dome (YC F25)	$5/user/mo, billed monthly

Most media coverage, last 30 days

Number of distinct articles published in the last 30 days by independent press, blogs and newsletters that mention the tool. A story carried by several outlets counts once; the vendor's own blog, review sites, forums and republishing sites do not count.

Counted among 16 tools mentioned in the last 30 days.

Most media coverage, last 30 days, Data & Databases tools on Toolradar, as of Oct 2026
#	Tool	Articles
1	Google Cloud	30 articles
2	ZoomInfo	7 articles
3	MongoDB	5 articles
3	SerpAPI	5 articles
3	SolarWinds	5 articles

A position exists only when at least 8 tools have data for that metric. 179 of 568 Data & Databases tools have a verified price; the others publish none we could read (often "contact sales"). Advertising and placement fees are not inputs to any position. Visit counts include visits from every source. How we compute this. Cite this: Toolradar, “Data & Databases leaderboards”, Oct 2026. Data licensed CC BY 4.0. All Data & Databases statistics.

6 alternatives to Convex

Ranked by G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editor review, plus how directly they replace Convex.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best alternative to Convex?

Based on real-signal scoring (G2 and Capterra ratings, media mentions, and editorial review), the top alternatives to Convex are Firebase, Supabase, AWS Amplify. Each solves the same core job with different trade-offs on pricing, features, and integrations.

Is there a free alternative to Convex?

Yes. Pocketbase is 100% free (no paid upgrade path) (Open-source backend in a single file). Freemium tools on this list offer a free tier with paid upgrades; they are not the same as fully free.

Why do people look for Convex alternatives?

Common reasons teams switch away from Convex: pricing that scales aggressively, missing integrations with the rest of their stack, performance or scale limits, or a specific feature gap in data & databases. The alternatives on this page solve the same core problem with different trade-offs.

Side-by-side comparisons

In-depth comparison pages for Convex versus each alternative.

Convex vs Firebase Convex vs Supabase Convex vs AWS Amplify Convex vs Pocketbase Convex vs Hasura Convex vs Appwrite

Improve Your Thinking Patterns Using ChatGPT cover

$99 Free with your review

Review Convex, get a free AI guide

Share your experience and we will send you Improve Your Thinking Patterns Using ChatGPT, free.

Write a review

Still considering Convex?

See the full review, pricing breakdown, and community feedback before you decide.

Full Convex review Visit Convex