AWS Amplify vs Convex

Compare AWS Amplify and Convex to find the best Backend as a Service (BaaS) provider for your needs.

AWS Amplify
Cloud Hosting Self Hosting

AWS Amplify

A comprehensive BaaS platform powered by AWS for building scalable and secure full-stack applications.

Unique Features

  • Strong integration with AWS ecosystem.
  • Offers both front-end (hosting) and back-end (authentication, APIs, storage) services.
  • Great for serverless and cloud-native apps, especially for teams already invested in AWS.
Convex
Cloud Hosting Self Hosting

Convex

A serverless backend platform with real-time sync, global consistency, and automatic caching.

Unique Features

  • Emphasizes real-time data synchronization and collaborative apps.
  • Strong consistency, built with out of the box caching, ACID transactions and automatic retries.
  • Strong focus on simplicity for developers with its functional API.

Feature Comparison

Authentication

Feature AWS Amplify Convex
Social
Email
Phone
Magic Links
User Management
SSO
OTP

Database

Feature AWS Amplify Convex
Relations
Migrations
Documents
Full Text Search
Vector Search

Realtime

Feature AWS Amplify Convex
Realtime Database
Pub Sub

Functions

Feature AWS Amplify Convex
Triggers
Queueing
Scheduling
Runtime Node Node and Convex

Storage

Feature AWS Amplify Convex
File Upload
Resume Upload
Image Processing
CDN

Push Notifications

Feature AWS Amplify Convex
Web
Android
IOS

Permissions

Feature AWS Amplify Convex
Custom Rules
Row Level Security
RBAC

Compliances

Feature AWS Amplify Convex
HIPAA
GDPR
SOC 2
PCI

Pricing Comparison

Free Tier Limits

Free resources provided each month without any cost.

Resource AWS Amplify Convex
Team Members Unlimited 2
Projects Unlimited 20
Auth Users 50,000 Unlimited
DB Storage 25 GB 0.5 GB
DB Bandwidth 100 GB 1 GB
File Storage 5 GB 1 GB
File Bandwidth 15 GB 1 GB
Function Calls 1,000,000 1,000,000
Note - DB reads and writes count towards the function call limit.

Priced Tier

Paid plans offering increased resources and features.

Resource AWS Amplify Convex
Price - $25
Team Members - 1
Projects - 100
Auth Users - Unlimited
DB Storage - 50 GB
DB Bandwidth - 50 GB
File Storage - 100 GB
File Bandwidth - 50 GB
Function Calls - 25,000,000
Note - DB reads and writes count towards the function call limit.

Overage Pricing

Costs for usage beyond free or subscription limits.

Resource AWS Amplify Convex
Price - -
Team Members Unlimited per member $25 per member
Projects Unlimited per project -
Auth Users $0.0046 per user -
DB Storage $0.25 per GB $0.2 per GB
DB Bandwidth $0.09 per GB $0.2 per GB
File Storage $0.023 per GB $0.03 per GB
File Bandwidth $0.15 per GB $0.3 per GB
Function Calls $0.2 per million $2 per million
Note - DB reads and writes count towards the function call limit.