Convex Has a Free Real-Time Backend — Here's Why It's Replacing Firebase for React Apps

Firebase is complex. Supabase is PostgreSQL (not real-time by default). Convex gives you a real-time reactive database with TypeScript functions. What is Convex? Convex is a reactive backend-as-a-service. Write TypeScript functions, get a real-time database, and your UI updates automatically when data changes. Free Tier 1M function calls/month 1 GB storage 16 MB file storage Automatic real-time sync Quick Start npm create convex@latest Define Your Schema // convex/schema.ts import { defineSchema , defineTable } from ' convex/server ' ; import { v } from ' convex/values ' ; export default defineSchema ({ tasks : defineTable ({ text : v . string (), completed : v . boolean (), userId : v . id ( ' users ' ), createdAt : v . number (), }). index ( ' by_user ' , [ ' userId ' ]), users : defineTable ({ name : v . string (), email : v . string (), }), }); Queries (Real-Time by Default) // convex/tasks.ts import { query } from ' ./_generated/server ' ; import { v } from ' convex/values ' ; exp