Convex

SCORE BREAKDOWN

• Positioning20/25

  Convex explicitly targets developers building full-stack applications and agentic workloads with an 'All TypeScript, zero glue' reactive backend.

• Product clarity18/20

  Outlines concrete capabilities like ACID transactions, vector search, crons, auth, reactive database, and multi-step background workflows.

• Trust18/20

  Features detailed profiles of ex-Dropbox engineering founders, customer quotes with names/companies, and SOC 2 Type II/HIPAA compliance badges.

• Conversion20/20

  Clear calls to action with an immediate terminal command 'npm create convex@latest' and 'Start for Free' buttons.

• Pricing clarity15/15

  Clear breakdown with Free tier ($0), Professional ($25/dev/month), Enterprise ($2,500 monthly minimum), and itemized compute/storage overage rates.

IN THE SAME MARKET

Backend and hosting · Global

• RailwayInternet checkFull-stack cloud platform for deploying applications, databases, and services with automatic scaling.
• SupabaseInternet checkOpen-source Postgres development platform providing authentication, instant APIs, realtime subscriptions, and storage.
• RenderInternet checkUnified cloud hosting platform to deploy, scale, and manage web applications and databases.
• NeonServerless Postgres backend platform featuring branching, autoscaling, storage, functions, and AI gateway.
• VercelInternet checkCloud platform for building, deploying, and scaling web applications and autonomous AI agents.
• Fly.ioInternet checkHardware-isolated virtual machines and persistent execution environments for applications and AI agents.

COMPARISONS

• vs AppwriteWINNING91 · 85
• vs SupabaseTRAILING91 · 96

THE SHORTLIST

Almost nobody decides between two. These are the businesses the public puts next to Convex, with the reason each one comes up — checked against their own sites and their public reviews, not our opinion.

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  Supabase

  Open-source Postgres development platform providing authentication, instant APIs, realtime subscriptions, and storage.

  96

  • Praised for ease of use · 13 of 70 public reviews
  • Already compared head to head
  • Same market · Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS)

  See the duelWhat its customers say
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  Railway

  Full-stack cloud platform for deploying applications, databases, and services with automatic scaling.

  79

  • Praised for ease of use · 25 of 80 public reviews
  • Same market · Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)

  What its customers say
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  Render

  Unified cloud hosting platform to deploy, scale, and manage web applications and databases.

  68

  • Praised for ease of use · 9 of 57 public reviews
  • Same market · Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)

  What its customers say
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  Fly.io

  Hardware-isolated virtual machines and persistent execution environments for applications and AI agents.

  90

  • Praised for ease of use · 7 of 22 public reviews

  What its customers say
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  Vercel

  Cloud platform for building, deploying, and scaling web applications and autonomous AI agents.

  86

  • Praised for developer experience · 8 of 78 public reviews

  What its customers say
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  Appwrite

  Open-source backend platform providing auth, databases, storage, and functions for developers and AI agents.

  85

  • Already compared head to head
  • Same market · Backend-as-a-Service (BaaS)

  See the duelWhat its customers say
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  Netlify

  Platform to build, deploy, and scale web applications using code or AI agents.

  82

  • Praised for ease of use · 15 of 72 public reviews

  What its customers say
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  Neon

  Serverless Postgres backend platform featuring branching, autoscaling, storage, functions, and AI gateway.

  83

  • Same market · Serverless Database & Backend Platform

  What its customers say

The same rules run in both directions: Convex is on 5 other shortlists for the same reasons. Nothing here rates anyone's product, and no business can pay to be added or removed. Something wrong? Tell us