Convex

Convex | The reactive database for app developers is an open-source backend platform designed to help developers ship AI-powered apps quickly. It provides a fully TypeScript-driven backend that stays in sync with your frontend, enables real-time updates, and supports AI-assisted code generation to accelerate development. Convex emphasizes ediability, ease of integration with popular frameworks, and the ability to self-host for full control over data and infrastructure.

What you get

• A reactive, real-time database that stays in sync with your frontend code
• Pure TypeScript backend: define schemas, queries, mutations, and APIs in TS
• AI-assisted code generation to produce backend code with high accuracy
• Built-in backend primitives: authentication, cron jobs, AI workflows, and components
• Over 80+ OAuth integrations for authentication
• Modular, independent building blocks that you can compose as backend services
• Self-hosted option to run locally or on your own infrastructure
• Strong focus on developer experience and DX with instant feedback and live updates

How it works

1. Define your data and backend logic in TypeScript alongside your app code.
2. Use generated API, mutations, and queries that stay in sync with frontend changes.
3. Leverage real-time updates to reflect database state across clients without manual state management.
4. Use built-in components and workflows to accelerate common backend needs (auth, cron, AI tasks).
5. Optionally self-host for full control or connect to popular hosting environments.

Use cases

• Rapidly build AI-powered web or mobile apps with real-time collaboration.
• Ship complex backends with minimal boilerplate using type-safe code and AI-assisted generation.
• Self-host critical data and logic while maintaining real-time synchronization with the frontend.

Core Features

• Real-time reactive updates synchronized with frontend code
• TypeScript-first backend: schemas, queries, mutations, APIs all in TS
• AI-generated code to accelerate backend development
• Built-in authentication with 80+ OAuth providers
• Backend primitives: cron jobs, AI workflows, and reusable components
• Independent, modular building blocks for scalable backends
• Self-hosted and locally developable
• Open source with strong community and documentation
• End-to-end type safety and automated synchronization between frontend and backend