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Convex vs RavenDB

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Convex

Software

The reactive backend platform that keeps up with you and your agents

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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RavenDB

Software

The fully transactional NoSQL document database

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only RavenDB has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Convex the Free and Starter tier includes only 1 million function calls and 0.5 GB of database storage per month before per-unit overage charges of $2.20 per million calls apply, as of August 2026.; RavenDB the free Developer licence bars commercial use and expires every 6 months, requiring renewal

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Convex and RavenDB actually diverge.

Attributes where Convex and RavenDB differ
AttributeConvexRavenDB
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelusage-basedfreemium
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebLinux, Windows, Mac, Docker, Web
FoundedUnknown2010

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Convex

Nothing recorded that RavenDB does not also cover.

Only in RavenDB

  • ACID Transactions
  • Auto-indexing
  • Full-text Search
  • Graph Queries
  • Distributed Counters
  • Time Series
  • Document Compression
  • .NET

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Convex

No use cases recorded yet. See the Convex review.

RavenDB

  • Running a distributed document database with ACID transactionsnot Convex
  • Self hosting a multi node database cluster on your own hardwarenot Convex
  • Replicating operational data out to analytics systems through ETLnot Convex

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Convex

  • The Free and Starter tier includes only 1 million function calls and 0.5 GB of database storage per month before per-unit overage charges of $2.20 per million calls apply, as of August 2026.

RavenDB

  • The free Developer licence bars commercial use and expires every 6 months, requiring renewal
  • The free Community licence caps a customer at 60 cores and forces you to stay on the latest major version
  • The Professional licence is limited to a single database, a 5 node cluster, 40 cores and 240 GB RAM
  • Sharding across nodes, ETL to OLAP, Elasticsearch and Kafka, and data archival are Enterprise only
  • Enterprise and AI licence pricing is contact us only with no published rate

Pricing, plan by plan

Convex

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Convex review.

RavenDB

Free
  • CommunityFree
    • 3 cores
    • 6GB RAM
    • Community support
  • Professional$499/year
    • Production use
    • Professional support
    • Advanced features

Which should you pick?

Choose Convex if

Nothing in the data separates Convex from RavenDB on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Convex review

Choose RavenDB if

  • You need acid transactions.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, Windows, Mac, Docker, Web.
  • You also want auto-indexing.
RavenDB review

Questions people ask

Is Convex or RavenDB better?
Neither clearly leads. Convex starts at On request and RavenDB at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Convex or RavenDB?
RavenDB has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Convex and Free for RavenDB.
Does Convex or RavenDB run on more platforms?
Convex runs on Web. RavenDB runs on Linux, Windows, Mac, Docker, Web.
Can I use RavenDB for free?
Yes. RavenDB has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Convex starts at On request.
What can Convex do that RavenDB cannot?
RavenDB covers ACID Transactions, Auto-indexing, Full-text Search, Graph Queries.
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