Convex vs Plausible Analytics

Convex

Plausible Analytics

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.

Plausible Analytics · 16 features

• 404 Error Tracking — Auto-detect 404 pages.
• Custom Properties — Attach arbitrary properties to events (Business+).
• Email/Slack Reports — Weekly + monthly reports to email/Slack.
• File Download Tracking — Track PDF/DOC/ZIP downloads.
• Funnels — Multi-step funnel analysis (Business+).
• Goals & Conversions — Track custom events + pageview-based goals.
• Import from Google Analytics — Import historical GA data via script.
• Managed Proxy (Ent) — Proxy plausible.io through your domain to bypass ad-blockers.
• Outbound Link Tracking — One-line extension to track outbound clicks.
• Revenue Goals — Track $ amounts per goal. Great for e-commerce.
• Self-Hosting — Run via Docker. AGPL Community Edition.
• Shared Dashboards — Public or password-protected share links.
• Single-page Dashboard — All your metrics on one page: visitors, pageviews, sources, devices, countries, …
• Stats API — Pull data into your own tools via REST. Business+.
• Team Management — Owners, admins, viewers per site.
• UTM Campaigns — Track utm_source/medium/campaign automatically.