Convex — A reactive backend-as-a-service combining a real-time database, serverless functions, file storage, and search in one TypeScript-native platform, free to start with paid plans from $25 per developer/month.
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Best for: developers and small teams building AI agents or real-time web apps who want database, functions, and search in one TypeScript-native system
Pricing: Free for prototypes ($0/month, 0.5 GB storage); Professional from $25/developer/month; Business/Enterprise from a $2,500/month minimum.
- Convex's Free plan costs $0/month with 0.5 GB database storage and 1 million function calls.
- Convex Professional costs $25 per developer/month with 50 GB storage and 25 million function calls included.
- Convex Business/Enterprise plans start at a $2,500/month minimum with custom SSO and SLAs.
- Convex's backend engine is open source on GitHub (get-convex/convex-backend, 12,400 stars) and can be self-hosted.
- Convex lists OpenAI, Tripadvisor, Solana, and Zapier as customers.
Limitations: Steep jump from $25/developer Professional to a $2,500/month Business minimum.; Functions are written against Convex's own API rather than SQL, adding migration lock-in.; VPC deployment for Enterprise is listed as coming soon, not yet available.
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What is Convex?
Convex is a backend-as-a-service platform built around a reactive, transactional database that automatically keeps client applications in sync in real time, paired with serverless TypeScript functions, scheduled jobs (crons), full-text and vector search, and file storage in one system. It targets developers who would otherwise wire together a separate database, a queue, a search index, and a caching layer, and who want end-to-end type safety between the database schema and application code. The backend engine (get-convex/convex-backend) is open source on GitHub and can be self-hosted, but most teams adopt Convex through its managed cloud platform, which handles scaling, caching, and observability automatically. Free-tier projects get 0.5 GB of database storage and 1 million function calls per month; the Professional plan raises that to 50 GB and 25 million function calls, plus daily backups, HIPAA/SOC 2 reports, and custom domains. Enterprise plans add SAML/SSO, dedicated deployments, and negotiated SLAs.
Convex is a backend-as-a-service platform that bundles a reactive database, serverless functions, scheduled jobs, full-text and vector search, and file storage into a single TypeScript-native system, aimed at developers building web apps and AI agents who want end-to-end type safety instead of stitching together separate database, queue, and search vendors. The Free plan costs $0/month for personal projects and prototypes, the Professional plan starts at $25 per developer/month for teams moving to production, and Business/Enterprise plans start at a $2,500/month minimum with custom SSO, SLAs, and dedicated deployments. Convex's backend engine is open source on GitHub (get-convex/convex-backend, 12,400 stars) and can be self-hosted, though most teams use the managed cloud platform. Convex lists OpenAI, Tripadvisor, Solana, and Zapier among its customers.
Standout feature: Reactive queries with automatic real-time sync and full ACID transactions, combined with end-to-end TypeScript type safety between the database schema and application code.
Biggest weakness: Business/Enterprise pricing starts at a $2,500/month minimum, a steep jump from the $25/developer Professional plan, and functions are written against Convex's own TypeScript API rather than standard SQL, raising migration cost if a team later needs to move off it.
Pros
- Combines database, serverless functions, file storage, and full-text/vector search in one system with a single deployment model.
- End-to-end TypeScript type safety between database schema and application code catches errors before deployment.
- The free tier is usable for real prototypes (0.5 GB storage, 1M function calls/month), not just a trial.
- The backend engine is open source and self-hostable for teams that don't want to depend on the managed cloud.
Cons
- The jump from the $25/developer Professional plan to a $2,500/month Business minimum is steep for scaling teams.
- Functions are written against Convex's own TypeScript API rather than SQL, adding lock-in and migration cost if a team later needs to leave.
- VPC deployment for Enterprise customers is listed as coming soon rather than available today.
Convex pricing
Free tier · paid from $25/mo · verified from the vendor's pricing page
| Plan | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | 0.5 GB database storage, 1M function calls/month, with pay-as-you-go overage; for personal projects and prototypes. |
| Professional | $25/mo | $25 per developer/month; 50 GB storage and 25M function calls included, plus log streaming, daily backups, HIPAA/SOC 2 reports, custom domains, and email support. |
| Business | $2500/mo | $2,500/month minimum with custom volume pricing; adds SAML/SSO, dedicated deployments, and negotiated SLAs, for teams scaling rapidly. |
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