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TL;DR - Convex

  • Convex is a backend-as-a-service platform with real-time sync and serverless functions
  • It provides a reactive database, file storage, and TypeScript backend functions in one package
  • Free tier available, Pro plans from $25/month
Pricing: Free plan available
Best for: Growing teams

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Real-time first
  • Great DX
  • TypeScript native

Cons

  • Vendor lock-in
  • Newer platform

Key Features

Real-time databaseServerless functionsFile storageText searchVector searchChef AI code generationAutomatic cachingPreview deploymentsLog streamingCustom domains (Pro)

Pricing Plans

Free

$0

  • 1-6 developers
  • 40 deployments
  • 1M function calls/month
  • 0.5 GB database storage
  • 1 GB file storage
  • Chef AI App Generation

Professional

$25/developer

  • 120 deployments
  • 25M function calls/month
  • 50 GB database storage
  • 100 GB file storage
  • Custom domains
  • Automatic backups
  • Email support

What is Convex?

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

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Convex FAQ

Is Convex free?

Yes, Convex offers a generous free tier with 1M function calls/month, 0.5 GB storage, and AI code generation. Professional is $25/developer/month.

What is Chef AI?

Chef is Convex AI App Generation that helps you build applications. Free includes 85K tokens/month, Pro includes 500K.

Does Convex support real-time sync?

Yes, Convex automatically syncs data in real-time across all connected clients.

What languages does Convex support?

Convex supports JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Next.js, Python, Rust, and HTTP API access.

Source: convex.dev