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Notion vs Convex

All-in-one workspace — docs, wikis, databases, projects, AI
vs. The reactive database where queries are TypeScript code

Notion website ↗Convex website ↗

Pricing tiers

Notion

Free
$0. Unlimited blocks for personal use, 5MB file uploads, 7-day version history. Max 10 collaborators.
Free
Notion AI (add-on)
$8/user/mo. Add AI to Plus. Free on Business and above.
$8/mo
Plus
$10/user/mo annual ($12/mo). Unlimited blocks for teams, unlimited file uploads, 30-day history.
$10/mo
Business
$15/user/mo annual ($18/mo). SAML SSO, private teamspaces, bulk export, 90-day history, Notion AI included.
$15/mo
Enterprise
$25/user/mo (est). SCIM, audit log, unlimited history, dedicated success manager.
$25/mo
Notion website ↗

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
Convex website ↗

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing free on Notion vs starter on Convex.

MetricNotionConvex
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

Notion · 16 features

  • Databases — Relational data with views.
  • Database Views — Table, board, gallery, calendar, timeline, list.
  • Desktop Apps — Native Mac + Windows.
  • Docs — Wiki + docs with rich editor.
  • Formulas 2.0 — JS-like expressions.
  • Granular Permissions — Per-page + teamspace ACLs.
  • iOS + Android Apps — Native mobile.
  • Notion AI — AI assist for writing + Q&A.
  • Notion Calendar — Native calendar (ex-Cron).
  • Notion Mail — Email client integrated.
  • Relations + Rollups — Cross-DB linking + aggregations.
  • REST API — Integrations + automations.
  • Sync Databases — Pull external sources.
  • Teamspaces — Isolated areas per team.
  • Template Gallery — 10,000+ community templates.
  • Widgets + Embeds — Third-party embeds.

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.

Developer interfaces

KindNotionConvex
CLI—Convex CLI
SDK@notionhq/clientAndroid / Kotlin Client, iOS / Swift Client, JavaScript/TypeScript Client, Next.js Integration, Python Client, React Client (useQuery), Rust Client, Svelte Client, Vue Client
RESTNotion REST APIDeploy / Dashboard API, HTTP Actions
MCPNotion MCP (official)—
OTHERNotion AI, Notion Apps, OAuth 2.0 (public)WebSocket Subscriptions
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