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Sovaria vs Convex
Convex is a reactive backend where you write queries, mutations and actions in TypeScript and clients update automatically. Sovaria gives each project a Postgres database and document collections you reach from any language over SQL, REST or the SDKs, with access rules checked on every request, simulation and an undo timeline. Convex’s reactive TypeScript model is simpler for real-time apps; Sovaria fits teams that want SQL, other languages and rules outside application code.
Facts about Convex from its own pages, checked on 21 October 2026: Convex pricing, Convex limits.
Side by side
| Topic | Sovaria | Convex |
|---|---|---|
| Data | Postgres tables (SQL) and JSON document collections | Document tables queried from TypeScript functions |
| How clients read data | SQL, REST, GraphQL and the SDKs, with live listeners | Reactive queries that update automatically |
| Server code | Functions in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript or Go | Queries, mutations and actions in TypeScript |
| Access control | Rules checked on every request, plus row-level security | Checks you write inside each function |
| Direct database access | Postgres connection string for psql, BI tools and ORMs | Through Convex functions and exports |
| Check access before shipping | Simulation of every role, in the console and CI | Not built in |
| Open source | Hosted service only | Open-source backend you can self-host |
| Billing | Per organization, rupee prices in India | Per developer on Professional |
Pricing
Sovaria
- Free: $0, 1 project, 500 MB database, 5,000 MAU, 1 GB files, 2 GB bandwidth, paused after 7 days without activity
- Pro: $29 a month (₹2,499 in India), 1 project, 8 GB database, 50,000 MAU, 25 GB files, 25 GB bandwidth
- Ultra: $99 a month (₹9,999 in India), 10 projects, 25 GB database, 200,000 MAU, 100 GB files, 75 GB bandwidth
- Team: $599 a month (₹49,999 in India), 100 projects, 100 GB database, 500,000 MAU, 500 GB files, 400 GB bandwidth
- Enterprise: custom contract
Convex
- Free & Starter: $0, 1M function calls, 0.5 GB database, 1 GB files a month; Starter pays as you go beyond that
- Professional: $25 per developer a month, 25M function calls, 50 GB database, 100 GB files
- Business & Enterprise: from $2,500 a month
Which to choose
Choose Convex if
- Your team writes everything in TypeScript and wants reactive queries with no cache code.
- You want an open-source backend you can self-host.
Choose Sovaria if
- You want SQL, a Postgres connection for tools and ORMs, or server code in Python or Go.
- You want access rules enforced outside application code, with simulation before changes ship.
- You prefer pricing per organization, or in rupees.
Questions
Can I move a Convex app to Sovaria?
Yes. sov import convex reads a Convex snapshot export: Convex Auth users with their passwords, every table as a document collection with ids kept, and file storage. Queries and mutations are rewritten as SDK calls or functions.
Does Sovaria have reactive queries like Convex?
Sovaria has live listeners on documents and queries and realtime database changes, so clients update when data changes. You subscribe explicitly rather than every query being reactive.
Moving from Convex
Try Sovaria on the free plan
A project takes a minute, and the import commands show everything before they write.