Convex vs Clerk

Convex

Clerk

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.

Clerk · 15 features

• Account Portal — Hosted sign-in/user profile pages at accounts.yourapp.com — zero UI code, fully …
• Bot Protection — Cloudflare Turnstile CAPTCHA integrated into sign-up.
• Clerk Billing — Built-in Stripe-powered billing: subscriptions, plans, proration — ties directly…
• Enterprise SSO (SAML/OIDC) — SAML and OIDC for enterprise customers. Per-domain connection. Pro+ (1 included)…
• Impersonation — Act as a user from dashboard to debug. Logged.
• JWT Templates — Custom JWT issuance for third-party backends (Supabase, Hasura, Firebase, Convex…
• Machine Tokens (M2M) — API keys and machine tokens for service-to-service auth in addition to user sess…
• Multi-Factor Auth — TOTP (authenticator apps), SMS OTP, backup codes. Forced or optional per user.
• Organizations (B2B) — Multi-tenant orgs with roles, permissions, invitations, domain allowlist, and pe…
• Passkeys (WebAuthn) — Passwordless passkey sign-in with per-device biometrics.
• Prebuilt Components — Drop-in React components: <SignIn/>, <SignUp/>, <UserButton/>, <OrganizationSwit…
• Sessions — Server-side session tokens. Sliding expiration by default; configurable absolute…
• User Management — Full user CRUD, metadata (public/private/unsafe), email/phone verification, ban/…
• Waitlist Mode — Collect sign-ups before opening the app. Approve waitlist entries to activate ac…
• Webhooks — Events: user.created/updated/deleted, session.created, organization.* — delivere…