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Zed vs Convex

High-performance code editor, built in Rust, with AI + collaboration
vs. The reactive database where queries are TypeScript code

Zed editor ↗Convex website ↗

Pricing tiers

Zed

Free
$0. Full editor, extensions, collaboration. AI assistant with BYO API key or limited free tier.
Free
Zed Pro (trial)
$0 limited trial. Zed-hosted AI with Claude/GPT, 150 interactions/mo on Sonnet-tier models.
$0 base (usage-based)
BYO API Key
$0 for Zed. Full AI assistant with your own Claude / GPT / Gemini / Ollama keys — passthrough cost only.
$0 base (usage-based)
Zed Pro
$10/user/mo. 500 Claude Sonnet interactions + unlimited edit-predictions, priority routing.
$10/mo
Zed Business
$20/user/mo. 1,000+ Claude Sonnet interactions, org-level billing, priority support.
$20/mo
Zed editor ↗

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 Zed vs starter on Convex.

MetricZedConvex
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

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.

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

KindZedConvex
CLIzed CLI (shell integration)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
REST—Deploy / Dashboard API, HTTP Actions
OTHERCommand Palette (cmd+shift+p), Multiplayer / Channels, Remote Development (SSH), Zed AI Assistant, Zed Editor, Zed ExtensionsWebSocket Subscriptions
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