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Head-to-head · Backend as a Service

Convex vs Parse Platform

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 5 checks side by side
Higher score Convex #3 in Backend as a Service 8.4/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Convex
Parse Platform #5 in Backend as a Service 8.0/10 Open source ✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Parse Platform

Convex leads on 0 checks, Parse Platform on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 5 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreConvex · 8.4/10
  • Free planonly Convex
  • Most featuresConvex · 3 of 4

Convex scores higher on our rubric for backend as a service: 8.4 against 8.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #5.

Convex is the better fit for typeScript realtime application development. Parse Platform is the better fit for self-hosted multi-platform backends.

  • Convex fits best

    TypeScript realtime application development

  • Parse Platform fits best

    Self-hosted multi-platform backends

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Side by side

Feature Convex 8.4/10 Visit ↗ Parse Platform 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.4 8.0
Ranking #3 in Backend as a Service #5 in Backend as a Service
Best for TypeScript realtime application development Self-hosted multi-platform backends
Pricing model Free plan + paid Free
Starting price — Open source
Free plan ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Self-hosted
Platforms Web Web, iOS, Android, Linux
Support Email, Community, Docs Docs
Integrations 10 integrations 6 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Convex 3/4 · Parse Platform 0/4
Serverless functions ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Realtime data ✓ (best) Not checked yet
File storage ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Automatic APIs — Not checked yet
Specs
Database type Multi-model Not checked yet
Authentication methods Social Not checked yet
Free authentication users Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • Reactive database with TypeScript queries, mutations, and subscriptions
  • Built-in storage, search, scheduling, authentication, and HTTP APIs
  • Free plan plus self-hosted open-source backend option
  • Supports MongoDB and PostgreSQL with REST, GraphQL, and SDK APIs
  • Offline queries, queued writes, and bidirectional synchronization
  • Official SDKs for Android, Apple, JavaScript, and Flutter/Dart
Cons
  • Professional starts at $25 per developer per month
  • Business & Enterprise requires a $2,500 monthly minimum
  • Starter costs vary with usage beyond free-tier limits
  • Self-hosted deployment requires developer-managed infrastructure
  • Support channels are centered on documentation
  • No vendor-operated hosted plan is included in the offering
Our verdict

Convex is a backend platform for dynamic applications, with a reactive document-relational database, TypeScript queries and mutations, realtime client subscriptions, serverless actions, scheduled functions, file storage, search,…

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Parse Platform is an open-source application backend built around Parse Server, which runs on Node.js infrastructure managed by the developer. It is designed for teams building web, iOS, Android, and Flutter applications that need data…

Read the review →
  1. ConvexBackend as a Service 8.4Free plan
  2. Parse PlatformBackend as a Service 8.0Open source

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Convex — where it wins

    • Reactive database with TypeScript queries, mutations, and subscriptions
    • Built-in storage, search, scheduling, authentication, and HTTP APIs
    • Free plan plus self-hosted open-source backend option

    Where it doesn't

    • Professional starts at $25 per developer per month
    • Business & Enterprise requires a $2,500 monthly minimum
    • Starter costs vary with usage beyond free-tier limits

  • Parse Platform — where it wins

    • Supports MongoDB and PostgreSQL with REST, GraphQL, and SDK APIs
    • Offline queries, queued writes, and bidirectional synchronization
    • Official SDKs for Android, Apple, JavaScript, and Flutter/Dart

    Where it doesn't

    • Self-hosted deployment requires developer-managed infrastructure
    • Support channels are centered on documentation
    • No vendor-operated hosted plan is included in the offering

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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