Convex vs Fly.io

Convex

Fly.io

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.

Fly.io · 14 features

• Auto Stop/Start — Machines auto-stop when idle, start on request (like scale-to-zero).
• Certs — Let's Encrypt + wildcard certs managed.
• Fly GPU — A100/L40S/A10 on-demand GPU machines.
• Fly Kubernetes (FKS) — Managed Kubernetes on Fly machines.
• Fly Machines — Firecracker microVMs. Start in <1s. Run any Docker image.
• Fly Postgres — Managed Postgres via Supabase partnership (2024). Also legacy self-run Postgres …
• fly-replay headers — Route request to another region at app level.
• Fly Volumes — Persistent SSD attached to a Machine. Encrypted at rest.
• Global Anycast — Single IP routes to the closest region automatically.
• LiteFS — Distributed SQLite with primary/replica across regions.
• Private Networks — 6PN WireGuard mesh. Connect machines across regions privately.
• Secrets — Encrypted env vars propagated to all regions.
• Tigris (partner) — S3-compatible storage for Fly apps. By partner.
• Upstash Redis (partner) — Managed Redis via Upstash.