# Backendless vs Convex

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Convex

| Attribute | Backendless | Convex |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 42.8 (26% (low)) | 50.9 (53% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A no-code platform that provides a visual backend, real-time database, and API services for building applications. Features include codeless logic builders, user management, file storage, geolocation capabilities, and AI-powered workflow automation through FlowRunner. | Convex is a comprehensive backend-as-a-service platform that provides database, serverless functions, workflows, real-time sync, search, and file storage capabilities, all with TypeScript support and end-to-end type safety. |
| features.capabilities | - | `{"file_storage":true,"built_in_auth":true,"pricing_model":"tiered-subscription","deployment_model":"managed-saas-only","vector_ai_support":true,"serverless_functions":true,"realtime_subscriptions":true}` |
| integrations.count | 12 | 5 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Thunkable"},{"name":"React JS"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Facebook"},{"name":"Twitter"},{"name":"NativeScript"},{"name":"Google Play Store"},{"name":"Postman"},{"name":"Swagger"},{"name":"OpenAPI"}]` | `[{"name":"PostHog"},{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Automerge"},{"name":"WorkOS"},{"name":"Mastra"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","description":"Includes 5 security roles, 20 GB file storage, 1M pub/sub messages, up to 200 data tables, 100k geopoints, and 300 API calls per minute","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"geopoints":"100k","data_tables":"200","file_storage":"20 GB","security_roles":"5","pub_sub_messages":"1M/mo","api_calls_per_minute":"300"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud 9","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_calls_per_minute":"600"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud 99","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_calls_per_minute":"1200"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Extra Data Tables","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Extra Geopoints","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Function Packs"}],"summary":"Free tier available with 300 API calls/minute; paid Cloud plans with higher rate limits starting at Cloud 9 (600/min) and Cloud 99 (1200/min)","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://backendless.com/new-release-updated-pricing-mbaas-code-generation-server-code-and-geolocation-improvements/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:08:04.309Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Starter","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Starter Plus","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Professional","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier with usage-based metered overages on paid plans","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.convex.dev/pricing/faq","retrievedAt":"2026-08-25T08:32:14.877Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | - | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Backend As A Service)

| Capability | Backendless | Convex |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Database model | - | - |
| Built in auth | - | ✓ |
| Row level security | - | - |
| File storage | - | ✓ |
| Serverless functions | - | ✓ |
| Edge functions | - | - |
| Realtime subscriptions | - | ✓ |
| API style | - | - |
| Offline sync | - | - |
| Vector AI support | - | ✓ |
| Self hostable | - | - |
| Deployment model | - | Managed saas only |
| Pricing model | - | Tiered subscription |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:56:12.928Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*