Convex vs Netlify

Convex

Netlify

Convex · 18 features

• Actions — Non-deterministic functions for external I/O (fetch, AI APIs, email). Cannot rea…
• Authentication — Convex Auth (built-in) or BYO provider (Clerk, Auth0, Kinde, WorkOS). ID tokens …
• Convex Agents — AI agent framework with durable memory, threads, tool use. Works with OpenAI / A…
• Convex Auth — First-party auth library: passwords, magic links, OAuth, phone — stored in your …
• Convex Components — Reusable backend modules (rate limiter, workflow, aggregate, action-retrier, etc…
• Cron Jobs — Recurring schedules defined in convex/crons.ts. UTC, cron-style patterns.
• Durable Workflows — Long-running multi-step workflows with retries and at-least-once guarantees.
• Exception Reporting — Auto-capture errors to Sentry, Axiom, Datadog.
• File Storage — Upload/download via storage API. Returns storage IDs referenced in documents.
• Full-Text Search — BM25 search index on table fields. withSearchIndex query helper.
• HTTP Actions — Expose public HTTP endpoints for webhooks, OAuth callbacks, third-party integrat…
• Log Streams — Stream function logs to Axiom, Datadog, Sentry. Pro+.
• Mutations — Transactional write functions. All reads + writes in one mutation are ACID; conf…
• Preview Deployments — Every Git branch gets its own isolated deployment. Integrates with Vercel/Netlif…
• Queries — Deterministic read-only TS functions. Automatically cached and re-run when under…
• Real-Time Subscriptions — useQuery auto-subscribes; server invalidates when data a query read changes. No …
• Scheduler — schedule.after / schedule.at — enqueue functions to run later. Durable, survives…
• Vector Search — Native vector index on tables. withIndex + filter fields. Up to 4096 dims.

Netlify · 12 features

• Build Plugins — Customize build pipeline via plugins. Ecosystem of community plugins.
• Edge Functions — Deno runtime at the edge. Request rewrites, A/B, personalization.
• Extensions (Marketplace) — Integrations with 100+ services via one-click install.
• Git-based Deploys — Auto-deploys from GitHub/GitLab/Bitbucket. Deploy previews per PR.
• Netlify Auth — Newer auth product replacing Identity. OAuth, magic links, email+password.
• Netlify Blobs — Object + key-value store accessible from Functions + Edge.
• Netlify Forms — Zero-code form handling. Spam filtering, notifications, Zapier.
• Netlify Functions — AWS Lambda-backed. Node, Go, Rust. Background functions, Scheduled functions.
• Netlify Identity — OAuth + email auth managed. Gotrue open-source backend (forked by Supabase).
• Netlify Image CDN — On-the-fly resizing, format conversion (WebP/AVIF).
• Password-Protected Previews — Password-protect deploy previews.
• Platform Primitives (Cache) — Fine-grained cache control + on-demand revalidation (Next.js + Nuxt compat).