Convex vs Mintlify

Convex

Mintlify

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.

Mintlify · 15 features

• AI Chat — User-facing AI assistant trained on your docs.
• AI Search — Semantic search across docs.
• Analytics — Page views, search queries, CTR.
• API Playground — Try API endpoints from docs (OpenAPI).
• Custom Domain — docs.yourco.com.
• Custom Theming — Logo, colors, fonts, branding.
• Git Sync — Build on push to GitHub/GitLab.
• i18n — Multi-language docs.
• MDX — Markdown + React components.
• Multi-version Docs — Support /v1, /v2, /v3 side-by-side.
• OpenAPI Generation — Auto-generate docs from spec.
• Pre-built Components — Cards, Callouts, Tabs, CodeGroups, Accordions.
• SEO Optimized — SSR + structured data.
• SSO — SAML + OIDC (Growth+).
• Syntax Highlighting — Shiki-based, 100+ languages.