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Best Convex alternatives

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Convex is a backend platform where your database queries and server functions are TypeScript and the client updates reactively. Use it when you want end-to-end TypeScript and realtime without wiring Postgres and a websocket yourself. Pricing: check site.

Convex scores 7.9 in Databases and backend (Somewhere for the app to remember). The 5 alternatives below are the other tools in that job, ordered by their StackPick score. How we score.

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The tool

Convex

A reactive backend: queries, mutations, and functions in TypeScript.

Best for A TypeScript backend with realtime built in

Ranked alternatives

  1. 01

    Supabase

    Pick this if Postgres plus auth for an indie app

    Postgres, auth, storage, and realtime in one project.

    Freemium
  2. 02

    Neon

    Pick this if Serverless Postgres, including a database per preview

    Serverless Postgres that branches like a git repo.

    Freemium
  3. 03

    Firebase

    Pick this if A document backend with Google's SDKs

    Google's backend platform: Auth, Firestore, storage, and hosting.

    Freemium
  4. 04

    Upstash

    Pick this if Redis and queues next to a serverless app

    Serverless Redis and Kafka with a per-request price.

    Freemium
  5. 05

    Wix Headless

    Pick this if A store, booking calendar, or CMS behind a custom frontend

    Wix CMS, commerce, bookings, and member login for a frontend you build.

    Freemium