Convex vs Portkey

Convex

Portkey

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.

Portkey · 18 features

• AI Gateway — Unified OpenAI-compatible API to 250+ LLMs.
• Alerts — Thresholds on latency, error rate, cost, usage.
• Budget Controls — Per-key + per-team spending limits.
• Evaluations — Built-in evaluator templates + custom.
• Fallbacks — Config-driven provider fallback chains.
• Guardrails — Pre/post processors for safety + compliance.
• Load Balancing — Round-robin, weighted, least-latency across providers.
• MCP Support — Use MCP servers as tools through gateway.
• Observability — Logs, traces, feedback, alerts, cost tracking.
• OSS Gateway — Open-source gateway (portkey-ai/gateway).
• Prompt Library — Shared prompt library + public marketplace.
• Prompt Templates — Version + test + collaborate on prompts.
• Retries — Configurable retry policies per route.
• Role-Based Access Control — Team permissions on prompts + keys.
• Semantic Caching — Vector-based cache on query meaning.
• Simple Caching — Exact-match cache.
• Virtual Keys — Per-app keys with budget + rate limits + permissions.
• VPC Deployment (Ent) — Deploy in your own VPC for compliance.