# Convex vs Firebase

| Attribute | Convex | Firebase |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 50.9 (53% (medium)) | 78.2 (26% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A managed development platform providing databases, authentication, hosting, analytics, and other services for app development. Includes a free tier with usage limits and a pay-as-you-go tier with metered pricing for higher volumes. |
| 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 | 5 | 11 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"PostHog"},{"name":"Cloudflare"},{"name":"Automerge"},{"name":"WorkOS"},{"name":"Mastra"}]` | `[{"name":"Flutter"},{"name":"Google Ads"},{"name":"AdMob"},{"name":"Google Marketing Platform"},{"name":"Google Play"},{"name":"Looker Studio"},{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Android Studio"},{"name":"Stripe"}]` |
| market.availability | - | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | - | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"}` | `{"type":"freemium","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Spark","summary":"Free tier with generous no-cost usage limits","description":"No-cost plan with daily usage limits across all services","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hosting_storage_gb":"10","authentication_maus":"50000","cloud_firestore_storage_gb":"1","realtime_database_storage_gb":"1","cloud_firestore_reads_per_day":"50000","cloud_firestore_writes_per_day":"20000","cloud_firestore_deletes_per_day":"20000","hosting_data_transfer_mb_per_day":"360","cloud_sql_postgresql_trial_months":"3","cloud_storage_download_gb_per_day":"1","cloud_functions_gb_seconds_per_month":"400000","cloud_functions_cpu_seconds_per_month":"200000","cloud_functions_invocations_per_month":"2000000","cloud_functions_outbound_gb_per_month":"5","cloud_storage_upload_operations_per_day":"20000","realtime_database_concurrent_connections":"100","cloud_storage_download_operations_per_day":"50000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Blaze","summary":"Pay-as-you-go with $300 credit on signup; rates vary by service and region","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.026,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"invocations"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.4,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.12,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.003,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":9.37,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go plan with $300 credit and access to all services","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"welcome_credit_usd":"300"}}],"summary":"Free tier (Spark) with usage limits, or pay-as-you-go (Blaze) starting with $300 credit","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://firebase.google.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:07:59.537Z","freeTrialDays":90,"startingPrice":{"amount":9.37,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":9.37,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Backend As A Service)

| Capability | Convex | Firebase |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **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 2026-09-01T16:36:18.650Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*