Google's app backend platform: auth, database, hosting.
Backend, auth & DBfreemium
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Convex
Convex: Reactive TypeScript backend database with functions. It ranks #2 in Easiest backend for AI-generated apps.
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Updated Oct 14, 2026
Score breakdown
| Criterion | Score |
|---|---|
| Output quality for the task | Not yet benchmarked |
| Cost at hobby scale | Not yet benchmarked |
| Lock-in / export | Not yet benchmarked |
| Integrations | Not yet benchmarked |
| Momentum | Not yet benchmarked |
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Pricing
Pricing model: freemium. See vendor pricing page; StackRank does not list prices until verified.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Has a free tier (per vendor)
- Self-hostable
- Supports MCP
- Has an API
Cons
None verified yet.
Pros and cons are drawn only from verified facts on this page.
Key facts
| Category | Backend, auth & DB |
|---|---|
| Integrations | API, MCP |
| Self-hostable | Yes |
| Repository | get-convex/convex-backend |
| Last verified | Oct 14, 2026 |
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