AI tool comparison
Continue vs Convex
Which one should you ship with? Here is the side-by-side panel verdict, pricing read, reviewer split, and community vote comparison.
Developer Tools
Continue
Open-source AI code assistant for VS Code and JetBrains
100%
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Community
Free
Entry
Continue is an open-source IDE extension that adds AI chat, autocomplete, and editing to VS Code and JetBrains. Connect any LLM — local or cloud. Customizable with your own prompts and context.
Developer Tools
Convex
Reactive backend-as-a-service
100%
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Community
Free
Entry
Convex is a reactive backend with real-time sync, server functions, file storage, and scheduling. TypeScript-first with automatic reactivity — data changes flow to clients instantly.
Reviewer scorecard
“This is the kind of tool that makes you wonder how you worked without it.”
“Reactive backends that push data to clients will become the default. Convex is building that future now.”
“Solid execution. Does what it promises and the DX is clean.”
“The DX is genuinely excellent. If your app needs real-time, Convex eliminates an enormous amount of complexity.”
“The team ships fast and responds to feedback. Good sign.”
“Real-time reactivity without WebSocket boilerplate. Server functions co-located with schema definition is elegant.”
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