Convex

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Reactive backend-as-a-service with real-time sync

33 reviews

Free tierHas API

In a nutshell

Convex is the most developer-friendly real-time backend. It eliminates an enormous amount of boilerplate. Lock-in is the tradeoff -- you are all-in on Convex.

What's great

Real-time sync just works
Excellent TypeScript DX
Eliminates backend boilerplate

Watch out for

Vendor lock-in is real
Non-standard data model
Smaller community than Firebase

Best for

Developers building real-time apps who want a full backend solution

Not ideal for

Teams wanting traditional REST APIs or SQL databases

Pricing

Free

Generous free tier for small projects

Starter

$25/mo

Pro

Custom

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