Azure Functions vs Convex
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Azure Functions and Convex.
Quick Verdict
4.0/5
Azure Functions
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4.0/5
Convex
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Both Azure Functions and Convex are equally rated at 4.0/5. Azure Functions is Microsoft's serverless platform. 1M free executions/month. Durable Functions for long-running workflows. Best integration with .NET, Microsoft 365, and Azure services. Convex is a backend-as-a-service that provides a reactive database with real-time subscriptions, serverless functions, file storage, and authentication. TypeScript-first developer experience.
Azure Functions Microsoft serverless functions for .NET teams | Convex TypeScript-first backend platform with real-time sync and serverless functions | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.0 (0 reviews) | 4.0 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | usage-based | freemium |
| Starting price | Free tier available | Free tier available |
| Best for | Microsoft/.NET teams building event-driven processing, workflows (Durable Functions), and spiky APIs inside the Azure ecosystem | TypeScript teams building real-time, collaborative or AI-agent applications who want to replace an assembled backend stack with one reactive platform and value developer velocity over infrastructure control. |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | — |
| RAM | — | — |
| Storage | — | 1 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | — | — |
| Data-center count | — | 3 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ✓ | |
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | — | US East (N. Virginia), EU West, Canada Central |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | free tierapi accessus datacentereu datacenterapac datacenter | free tierapi access |
| Visit Azure Functions → | Visit Convex → | |
Azure Functions
Pros
- + Permanent free grant of 1 million executions and 400,000 GB-s per month
- + Trigger/binding integrations cover most Azure and third-party services declaratively
- + Durable Functions for stateful orchestration — the strongest workflow story among serverless platforms
- + Hosting plan ladder (Consumption, Flex, Premium, Dedicated, Container Apps) covers most cost/performance points
- + 99.95% SLA with service credits scaling up to 100% below 95% uptime
Cons
- - Cold starts on Consumption hurt latency-sensitive HTTP workloads
- - Per-instance limits (1.5 GB RAM, 1 core) cap what single functions can do
- - Azure surface area: storage account, monitoring, identity, and networking costs stack up
- - Bindings and Durable Functions abstractions lock integration logic to Azure
- - Premium costs real money whether or not traffic flows (EP1 ~$146/month US rates)
Convex
Pros
- + Replaces a whole backend stack — database, functions, sync, search, storage and auth — with end-to-end TypeScript type safety and ACID transactions
- + Generous economics for reactive apps: query/mutation compute free on serverless, plus a real free plan and pay-as-you-go Starter tier
- + All unit rates and per-tier limits published, including an honest 1.3x regional multiplier for EU and Canada
- + Core backend open-sourced (March 2024) with self-hosting option — genuine lock-in relief uncommon in this category
- + Well-funded ($110.5M through a $57M Series B in 2026), SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA compliant, with named production customers at real scale
Cons
- - Document model is not SQL — poor fit for Postgres estates, analyst workflows and BI tooling
- - Usage-based metering can surprise chatty clients; no hard spend caps on paid tiers
- - Support SLAs are a paid feature: 30-minute P1 response only in $1,000–$2,000/month premier tiers
- - TypeScript-first to the point of exclusion — a non-starter for non-TS teams
- - Self-hosting the open-source backend is an operational project most teams will only use as an escape hatch
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