Convex vs Mixpanel
The reactive database where queries are TypeScript code
vs. Enterprise product analytics — behavioral cohorts + funnels + A/B
Pricing tiers
Convex
Starter (Free)
Free with overage via usage-based billing. Great for prototypes.
Free
Professional
$25/developer/month. Overage: $2/M function calls. Daily backups, email support, custom domains.
$25/mo
Business / Enterprise
From $2,500/month. SAML/SSO, SLA, dedicated deployments, Slack Connect support.
$2500/mo
Mixpanel
Free
1M events/month cap. Unlimited seats, 5 saved reports, 10K session replays/month. No credit card.
Free
Growth
Usage-based. First 1M events free, then $0.28 per 1K events (volume discounts). 20K session replays/mo.
$0 base (usage-based)
Startup Program
First year free for <5-year companies with <$8M funding.
$0 base (usage-based)
Enterprise
Custom. Unlimited events. Experiments + feature flags. HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II. 24/7 support.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing starter on Convex vs free on Mixpanel.
| Metric | Convex | Mixpanel |
|---|---|---|
| db storage gb | 0.5 GB | — |
| deployments | 40 deployments | — |
| egress gb month | 1 GB/month | — |
| file storage gb | 1 GB | — |
| function calls month | 1000000 calls/month | — |
| team members | 6 users | — |
Features
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.
Mixpanel · 13 features
- Alerts — Anomaly + threshold alerts on metrics.
- Campaign Reporting — UTM + multi-touch attribution reporting.
- Cohorts — Dynamic user segments from event behavior + properties.
- Dashboards — Multi-report dashboards with slices.
- Data Governance — Property schemas, approvals, lineage. Enterprise only.
- Data Warehouse Connectors — Sync from/to Snowflake, BigQuery, Databricks, Redshift.
- Experiments (A/B) — Feature-flag-backed experiments. Enterprise only.
- Feature Flags — Targeting + rollouts. Enterprise tier.
- Flows — User path visualization (where do users go).
- Funnels — Conversion step-by-step analysis with drop-off + time-to-convert.
- Insights (Reports) — Ad-hoc exploration with filters, breakdowns, math operators.
- Retention — N-day retention curves segmented by cohort.
- Session Replay — Record + watch user sessions tied to events.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Convex | Mixpanel |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | Convex CLI | — |
| SDK | Android / Kotlin Client, iOS / Swift Client, JavaScript/TypeScript Client, Next.js Integration, Python Client, React Client (useQuery), Rust Client, Svelte Client, Vue Client | mixpanel-android, mixpanel-js (browser), mixpanel-node, mixpanel-python, mixpanel-react-native, Mixpanel-swift (iOS) |
| REST | Deploy / Dashboard API, HTTP Actions | Mixpanel Ingestion API, Query API |
| OTHER | WebSocket Subscriptions | — |
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