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Comparison

Convox vs Gigalixir

Compare categories, runtimes, pricing, regions, infrastructure, and platform trade-offs.

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Platform

Hosting model
BYOC
BYOC
Managed
Managed
Open source / license
Apache License 2.0
Open source / license
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Services
Compute
Compute
Infrastructure Automation
Infrastructure Automation
Managed Databases
Managed Databases
Workloads
AI Inference
AI Inference
APIs
APIs
Backend Services
Backend Services
Background Workers
Background Workers
Real-Time Applications
Real-Time Applications
Scheduled Jobs
Scheduled Jobs
Web Applications
Web Applications
Capabilities
Compute Autoscaling
Compute Autoscaling
Deployment Rollbacks
Deployment Rollbacks
Deployment Traffic Splitting
Deployment Traffic Splitting
Preview Environments
Preview Environments
Scale to Zero
Scale to Zero
Zero-Downtime Application Deployments
Zero-Downtime Application Deployments

Development & Execution

Deployment & packaging
Docker / OCI
Docker / OCI
Kubernetes
Kubernetes
Serverless (Managed Runtime)
Serverless (Managed Runtime)
Runtimes
Custom Runtime
Custom Runtime
JVM
JVM
Node.js
Node.js
Python Runtime
Python Runtime
Languages
Clojure
Clojure
Elixir
Elixir
Go
Go
Java
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript
PHP
PHP
Python
Python
Ruby
Ruby
Rust
Rust
Frameworks
Django
Django
Express.js
Express.js
FastAPI
FastAPI
Laravel
Laravel
Next.js
Next.js
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Spring Boot
Spring Boot

Pricing

Billing basis
Plan based Rack Plans
Plan based Gigalixir account tiers
Software charge
$199 / month Basic
From $10 per 200 MB-replica / month Standard
Starting price
$199 / month Basic
From $10 per 200 MB-replica / month Standard
Free entry / commitment
Free plan Available in public plans
Recurring free allowances Credit card required

Infrastructure & Availability

Infrastructure provider
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Microsoft Azure
  • DigitalOcean
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud Platform
Supported providers
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Microsoft Azure
  • DigitalOcean
  • Google Cloud Platform
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Google Cloud Platform
Placement control
  • Regional
  • Customer-Selected
  • Regional

Resource & Execution Limits

Resource ceiling
20 Convox Cloud, per machine
500 MB Deployed application artifact
Applications
10 Convox Cloud, per machine
Unknown
Build time
30 minutes Convox Cloud, per build
30 minutes Per build
Environment variables
100 Convox Cloud, per application
Unknown

Security & Compliance

Access & identity
Access Control
Fine-grained role-based access control Custom roles on Pro and Plus; Console and CLI
Application isolation and role-based access controls Gigalixir-managed application infrastructure
Single Sign-On
SAML Organization Console
Unknown
Deployment Credentials
Unknown
Regenerable API keys and SSH-key authentication Platform API and remote application access
Encryption & secrets
Encryption at Rest
AWS-managed EBS encryption AWS Rack primary node disks; opt-in
Encrypted application configuration and Standard PostgreSQL data and backups Database encryption applies to Standard databases
Secrets Management
Environment variables and Kubernetes Secrets Handling differs between Convox Cloud and Rack
Unknown
Encryption in Transit
Unknown
Automatic TLS certificates for application endpoints; internal service/component traffic uses TLS Erlang distribution is not encrypted by default; PostgreSQL TLS enforcement may require configuration
Network isolation & protection
Network Isolation
Application namespaces and VPC controls Convox Cloud / customer-account Rack respectively
Unknown
IP Allow List
CIDR service whitelist Per service
Unknown
Assurances & programs
HIPAA
Eligible use AWS Rack; AWS BAA and customer configuration required
Unknown