Convex
Reactive backend platform with AI agents and Chef — a no-code app builder built on Convex.
Convex is a reactive backend platform with AI agents and Chef — a no-code app builder built on Convex. Convex is a reactive backend platform where database queries and mutations automatically propagate updates to subscribed clients in real time.
About Convex
Convex is a reactive backend platform where database queries and mutations automatically propagate updates to subscribed clients in real time.
Its edge is the reactive model plus a TypeScript-first design that carries end-to-end type safety from database queries through to the frontend. It also ships Convex Chef, an AI agent that generates full-stack TypeScript applications from natural-language prompts inside the platform, and the platform is open source with code on GitHub.
It fits TypeScript developers building real-time apps who want the backend and type safety handled together. Weigh two caveats: the free tier limits database storage, function calls, and bandwidth, which can constrain larger projects; and Convex uses its own proprietary backend model, creating vendor lock-in for schema, functions, and query patterns.
Among AI web-app platforms, Convex pairs a reactive backend with an in-platform app-building agent, rather than being a code-generation front end alone.
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What it does well
- Convex is a reactive backend platform where database queries and mutations automatically propagate updates to subscribed clients in real time.
- Convex Chef is an AI agent that can generate full-stack TypeScript applications from natural language prompts directly inside the platform.
- The platform is TypeScript-first, providing end-to-end type safety from database queries through to the frontend.
- Convex is open source with its source code available on GitHub.
Where it falls short
- The free tier imposes limits on database storage, function calls, and bandwidth, which may constrain larger projects.
- Convex uses its own proprietary backend model, creating vendor lock-in for schema, functions, and query patterns.
Tagged
- Web-based
- Agentic Mode
- Free
- Freemium
- Open Source
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</a>Frequently asked questions
- What is Convex?
- Convex is a reactive backend platform with AI agents and Chef — a no-code app builder built on Convex.
- Is Convex free?
- Convex offers a free tier and paid plans with higher limits or premium features.
- What platforms does Convex support?
- Convex runs on web.
- What category does Convex belong to?
- Convex is in the AI Web Apps category — Web apps with AI baked in — built for everything from journaling to research. Submitter-shipped products live here.
- What are the downsides of Convex?
- The free tier imposes limits on database storage, function calls, and bandwidth, which may constrain larger projects. Convex uses its own proprietary backend model, creating vendor lock-in for schema, functions, and query patterns.