Nhost
Postgres plus Hasura GraphQL, auth, storage and serverless functions.
Overall in convex alternatives
2of 11 · score 71.3
Data coverage
96%
25 of 26 fields sourced
Best for
- •Teams already committed to GraphQL and Hasura
- •Projects wanting managed convenience with a fully open stack underneath
- •Anyone who wants Supabase's portability but prefers subscriptions to change feeds
Strong on
- +Full-text search Yes 1/11
- +Cron & scheduling Yes 1/11
- +Schema changes sql-migrations 1/11
- +Vector search Yes 1/11
- +Exit cost 2 2/11
Weak on
- −Entry price $25/mo 7/10Better: Firebase: $0/mo
- −Function timeout 3min 4/5Better: Firebase: 1h
- −GitHub stars 8,000 6/10Better: Supabase: 90,000
- −Optimistic writes No 7/11Better: Convex: Yes
vs Appwrite
- •Ahead on Raw SQL: Yes vs No
- •Ahead on Vector search: Yes vs No
- •Behind on GitHub stars: 8,000 vs 52,000
- •Behind on Entry price: $25/mo vs $15/mo
How Nhost scores among 11 convex alternatives25 of 26 fields known
Features13
TS inference
Partial
6/11
Leader: Convex · Yes
Transactions1st
mvcc
1/11
Local-first sync
No
6/11
Leader: InstantDB · Yes
Optimistic writes
No
7/11
Leader: Convex · Yes
Cron & scheduling1st
Yes
1/11
Vector search1st
Yes
1/11
Full-text search1st
Yes
1/11
Hard limits
Postgres limits, plus Hasura's own query-depth and rate limiting on the managed tiers.
Cold start
—
Portability & exit5
Exit cost2nd
2
2/11
Leader: Neon + Drizzle · 1
Bulk export1st
Yes
1/11
Raw SQL1st
Yes
1/11
Schema changes1st
sql-migrations
1/11
Agentic2
MCP server1st
Yes
1/11
Agent fit
3
5/11
Leader: Convex · 5
Pricing3
Traction2
GitHub stars
8,000
6/10
Leader: Supabase · 90,000
Backing3rd
venture-backed
3/11
Leader: Firebase · big-tech
Positioning1
Alternatives8
Appwrite
Convex
ElectricSQL
Firebase
InstantDB
Neon + Drizzle
PocketBase
ZeroCompare
Sources6
- nhost.io/pricing3 fields
- docs.nhost.io/products/database1 field
- docs.nhost.io/products/storage1 field
- docs.nhost.io/products/auth1 field
- docs.nhost.io/platform/self-hosting1 field
- nhost.io1 field
