Convex vs Zed

Convex

Zed

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.

Zed · 20 features

• Agent Panel — Multi-step AI tasks with tool use.
• AI Assistant — Inline edits + agent panel.
• Channels (Multiplayer) — Real-time shared editing.
• Editor — Core Rust-based editor.
• Edit Prediction (Zeta) — Next-edit prediction model.
• Extensions (WASM) — WASM-based extension system.
• GitHub Copilot Support — Works alongside Copilot subscription.
• Git Integration — Diff view, branches, blame.
• Integrated Terminal — Built-in shell.
• LSP Support — Works with all LSP language servers.
• MCP Support — Connect to any MCP server.
• Multibuffer — Edit multiple files in one view.
• Remote Dev (SSH) — Edit remote filesystems natively.
• Screen Share — Share editor view live.
• Sub-16ms Latency — GPU-accelerated rendering.
• Tasks — Configurable build/test/run tasks.
• Themes — Built-in + community themes.
• Tree-sitter Syntax — Incremental parsing for instant highlighting.
• Vim Mode — First-class Vim/Helix bindings.
• Voice Channels — Talk while pair programming.