Convex is a full-stack backend platform with a reactive database — queries automatically re-run when data changes, pushing updates to clients in real time. Type-safe, serverless, and ships with file storage, auth, and scheduled functions.
How Convex compares with its closest alternatives
All 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Convex does. Among the 5 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Cloudflare Workers at $5 a month and the median is $20. Convex starts at $25 a month, above that median. All 5 offer an API, as Convex does. Convex offers a web app. Of the alternatives, all 5 offer a web app. Convex was founded in 2021; the alternatives were founded between 2009 and 2022, 4 of them earlier. Convex is based in San Francisco, United States; all the 4 alternatives with a known headquarters are in the United States too.
Market position · Coding
How Convex compares in Coding
Convex has moderate opportunity and sits in the bottom third of 501 live Coding tools on FalcoScan. Across Coding, the average opportunity score is 60.4 and the average saturation score 44.4. FalcoScan rates Convex's own market position as contested. 154 of the 501 operating Coding tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 16 shutdowns in the category.
Convex compared with its closest alternatives
Product
Opportunity
Saturation
Pricing
Pricing from
Free plan
API
Platforms
Momentum
ConvexFounded 2021 · San Francisco, United States
Moderate
Contested
Freemium
$25/mo
Yes
Yes
Web, API
Rising
SupabaseFounded 2020 · San Francisco, United States
Convex has a free tier, with paid plans from $25 a month.
What are the best alternatives to Convex?
The closest alternatives to Convex that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Supabase, Neon, PlanetScale, Vercel, and Cloudflare Workers.
Is Convex still running?
Yes. As of 2 November 2026, FalcoScan lists Convex as operating at convex.dev.
Where is Convex based?
Convex is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.
Does Convex have an API?
Yes. Convex offers an API.
Who is Convex for?
Convex is built for developers.
How do I sign in to Convex?
Sign in on Convex's own website, convex.dev. FalcoScan reviews Convex but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Convex directly.