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by nextworddev 794 days ago
Hey there! Seems like a BaaS product. What problem areas do you think Convex solves the best among other alternatives?
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1. Consistent reactive UI - better UX and better DevX

2. Transactional by default - avoids concurrency bugs in production

3. End-to-end type safety, best-in-class TypeScript support for React and the backend

4. Explicit indexing for predictable backend performance in production (no unexpected deopts)

5. Super fast DevX: Save and have your code deployed. Flexible (optional) schema. Powerful reactive dashboard.

6. Feature-full: File storage, scheduling, text search, vector search all built in.

On the cons side: Auth story isn’t as streamlined as for Firebase or Supabase if you don’t want to use Clerk or Auth0. But we’re working on it!