Convex vs Medusa

Convex

Medusa

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.

Medusa · 16 features

• Admin Dashboard — React-based admin UI.
• Auth — Customer + admin auth with JWT.
• Cart — Multi-region carts with tax/pricing logic.
• Checkout — Multi-step checkout flow.
• Customers + Groups — Customer records + B2B groups.
• Dynamic Pricing — Price lists, rules, customer-specific.
• Event Bus — Async events via Redis / RabbitMQ.
• File Service — Pluggable storage (S3, local).
• Gift Cards — Native gift-card support.
• Inventory + Multi-warehouse — Stock tracking across locations.
• Next.js Starter — Production-ready Next.js storefront.
• Orders + Fulfillment — Full order lifecycle (edits, returns, exchanges).
• Products + Variants — Products with options, variants, images.
• Promotions + Discounts — Rule-based promos, campaigns.
• Tax Providers — Pluggable tax calculation.
• Workflows Engine — Durable saga-style business logic.