Convex vs Cody

Convex

Cody

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.

Cody · 17 features

• Audit Logs — Enterprise compliance.
• Autocomplete — Inline code completion.
• Batch Changes (Enterprise) — Large-scale automated refactors.
• Chat — Conversational AI with @-context.
• Code Graph Context — Automatic dependency-aware context.
• Commands (Slash) — Pre-built prompts (/explain, /doc, /test).
• Custom Prompts — Shareable team-level prompt library.
• Inline Edit — Highlight code → edit via natural language.
• JetBrains Plugin — IntelliJ/PyCharm/WebStorm/etc.
• @ Mentions — Add files/symbols/URLs as context.
• Multi-LLM Selection — Pick Claude/GPT/Gemini per request.
• Neovim Plugin — Nvim integration.
• On-Prem Deploy (Enterprise) — Self-host full Sourcegraph + Cody.
• OpenCtx Extensions — Third-party context providers.
• Prompts Library — Team-wide reusable prompts.
• SSO (Enterprise) — SAML + OIDC.
• VS Code Extension — Primary IDE.