Convex
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Plans and prices
From Convex's own pricing page, checked 1 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free & Starter | Free | 1–6 developers · file storage · text search · vector search · crons · auth · Node.js actions · preview deployments · Free or $0/month and pay as you go |
| Professional | $25 a month | 1–20 developers · 25M function calls included · 250 GB-hours action compute · 50 GB database storage · daily backups · custom domains · email support · per developer/month |
| Business & Enterprise | $2,500 a month | 50+ developers · SAML/SSO · service SLAs · high-scale dedicated deployments · custom MSA · volume pricing · monthly minimum |
The facts
Each one read from Convex's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Authentication
- Convex Auth provides more than 80 OAuth integrations through the Auth.js ecosystem, including Google, GitHub, WorkOS, Okta, and Keycloak.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- Convex states that it is SOC 2 Type II compliant, supports HIPAA processing when customers sign a Business Associate Agreement, and complies with GDPR.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Core capabilities
- Convex provides database, functions, workflow, sync, search, file storage, and other backend primitives.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Enterprise deployment
- Enterprise customers can use Convex Cloud or deploy a private Convex region into their AWS account and VPC.checked 1 Oct 2026
- External services
- Convex actions are designed to communicate with external services such as OpenAI and Stripe.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Convex lists built-in integrations for Sentry, Datadog, Airbyte, and Fivetran.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Languages
- Convex supports JavaScript, Python, iOS Swift, Android Kotlin, and Rust quickstarts, while server functions run in TypeScript or JavaScript.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Offline limitation
- Convex handles intermittent network blips but does not currently provide a full offline sync mechanism.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Open source
- The Convex backend is open source and can be cloned, built, and run on a developer’s own hardware.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Realtime sync
- Convex tracks query dependencies and automatically reruns queries and pushes updated results to subscribed clients when dependencies change.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Security
- Customer data is encrypted at rest with 256-bit AES, data in transit uses TLS and SSH, and Convex conducts third-party penetration tests at least annually.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Professional plan includes email support, while Convex directs users with questions to its Discord community.checked 1 Oct 2026
- Transactions
- Convex uses ACID-compliant transactions so the server and clients see a consistent view of database data.checked 1 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Backend platform
- Convex is a full cloud backend designed to replace a database, server functions, backend functionality, and the interface to an application.checked 1 Oct 2026
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