Convex vs Windsurf

Convex

Windsurf

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.

Windsurf · 13 features

• Bring Your Own Key — Use your OpenAI/Anthropic/Azure keys to bypass quotas.
• Cascade — AI agent flow with read/write tool use across files.
• Chat Panel — Sidebar chat with codebase context.
• Command (inline edit) — Ctrl/Cmd+I → natural language edits.
• Deploys — One-click deployment to Netlify + custom targets.
• Fast Context — Optimized context retrieval engine for codebase queries.
• Image Input — Drag screenshots into chat for context.
• MCP Support — Hook MCP servers for extended tools.
• Memories — Persistent notes Cascade can refer to.
• Previews — Live preview pane inside IDE for web apps.
• Tab Completions — Next-edit + inline completions, multi-cursor aware.
• Terminal Integration — Cascade reads + writes terminal. Confirms risky ops.
• .windsurfrules — Project-level system prompts.