Convex vs Stripe

Convex

Stripe

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.

Stripe · 17 features

• Atlas — Incorporate a US Delaware C-Corp in minutes.
• Billing (Subscriptions) — Recurring invoices, trials, proration, metered billing, tax-included.
• Climate — Route % of revenue to carbon removal.
• Connect — Multi-party payments for marketplaces/platforms. Express, Custom, Standard accou…
• Data Pipeline — Nightly sync of Stripe data to your warehouse (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, S3…
• Identity — Document + selfie verification for KYC.
• Invoicing — One-off invoices with hosted pages + reminders.
• Issuing — Issue virtual/physical cards programmatically.
• Payments — Core card + wallet (Apple Pay, Google Pay, Link) + bank payment processing.
• Radar (Fraud) — ML-based fraud detection. Teams tier for custom rules.
• Sigma — SQL analytics over your Stripe data.
• Stripe Checkout — Hosted prebuilt checkout page. Zero UI work.
• Stripe Elements — Pre-styled UI components for custom checkout flows.
• Stripe Tax — Auto-calc sales tax, VAT, GST across jurisdictions + reporting.
• Terminal (In-Person) — Card readers + SDKs for POS and mobile payments.
• Treasury — Embedded banking — accounts, ACH, issuing cards via platform.
• Webhooks — Event notifications for all resource changes. Signed with webhook secret.