Convex vs Bolt.new

Convex

Bolt.new

Convex · 18 features

• Actions — Non-deterministic functions for external I/O (fetch, AI APIs, email). Cannot rea…
• Authentication — Convex Auth (built-in) or BYO provider (Clerk, Auth0, Kinde, WorkOS). ID tokens …
• Convex Agents — AI agent framework with durable memory, threads, tool use. Works with OpenAI / A…
• Convex Auth — First-party auth library: passwords, magic links, OAuth, phone — stored in your …
• Convex Components — Reusable backend modules (rate limiter, workflow, aggregate, action-retrier, etc…
• Cron Jobs — Recurring schedules defined in convex/crons.ts. UTC, cron-style patterns.
• Durable Workflows — Long-running multi-step workflows with retries and at-least-once guarantees.
• Exception Reporting — Auto-capture errors to Sentry, Axiom, Datadog.
• File Storage — Upload/download via storage API. Returns storage IDs referenced in documents.
• Full-Text Search — BM25 search index on table fields. withSearchIndex query helper.
• HTTP Actions — Expose public HTTP endpoints for webhooks, OAuth callbacks, third-party integrat…
• Log Streams — Stream function logs to Axiom, Datadog, Sentry. Pro+.
• Mutations — Transactional write functions. All reads + writes in one mutation are ACID; conf…
• Preview Deployments — Every Git branch gets its own isolated deployment. Integrates with Vercel/Netlif…
• Queries — Deterministic read-only TS functions. Automatically cached and re-run when under…
• Real-Time Subscriptions — useQuery auto-subscribes; server invalidates when data a query read changes. No …
• Scheduler — schedule.after / schedule.at — enqueue functions to run later. Durable, survives…
• Vector Search — Native vector index on tables. withIndex + filter fields. Up to 4096 dims.

Bolt.new · 14 features

• Browser Terminal — Real shell in-browser. Run npm install, scripts, etc.
• Deploy to Netlify — One-click deploy to Netlify.
• Deploy to Vercel — One-click deploy to Vercel.
• Design System Knowledge — Team plan: shared design-system context for consistent UI.
• Expo Support — Build React Native/Expo apps too.
• GitHub Export — Push full project to a new GitHub repo.
• Image Input — Upload image/sketch → Bolt generates matching UI.
• Import Existing Project — Upload an existing repo and iterate in Bolt.
• Live Edit + Run — Edit code + hot reload alongside AI agent.
• Private NPM Registries — Team plan: use private packages.
• Prompt to App — Describe app → Bolt scaffolds + codes + runs it in the browser.
• Stripe Integration — Hook up Stripe payments in-chat.
• Supabase Integration — Provision + connect Supabase from chat.
• WebContainer runtime — Node.js + terminal + filesystem running entirely in your browser.