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Convox vs Vercel

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Application platforms Managed application platforms

Platform

Hosting model
BYOC
BYOC
Managed
Managed
Open source / license
Apache License 2.0
Open source / license
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Services
CDN
CDN
Compute
Compute
Databases
Databases
Functions
Functions
Infrastructure Automation
Infrastructure Automation
Key-Value Store
Key-Value Store
Managed Databases
Managed Databases
Object Storage
Object Storage
Workflows
Workflows
Workloads
AI Inference
AI Inference
APIs
APIs
Backend Services
Backend Services
Background Workers
Background Workers
Edge Request Processing
Edge Request Processing
Real-Time Applications
Real-Time Applications
Scheduled Jobs
Scheduled Jobs
Static Sites
Static Sites
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
Bun
Bun
Custom Runtime
Custom Runtime
Node.js
Node.js
V8 Isolates
V8 Isolates
WebAssembly
WebAssembly
Languages
Go
Go
Java
Java
JavaScript
JavaScript
PHP
PHP
Python
Python
Ruby
Ruby
Rust
Rust
TypeScript
TypeScript
Frameworks
Astro
Astro
Django
Django
Express.js
Express.js
Fastify
Fastify
Laravel
Laravel
Next.js
Next.js
Nuxt
Nuxt
Remix
Remix
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Spring Boot
Spring Boot
SvelteKit
SvelteKit

Pricing

Free entry / commitment
Free plan Available in public plans
Free plan Available in public plans

Infrastructure & Availability

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

Resource & Execution Limits

Services
20 Convox Cloud, per machine
Unknown
Applications
10 Convox Cloud, per machine
Unknown
Build time
30 minutes Convox Cloud, per build
Unknown
Environment variables
100 Convox Cloud, per application
64 KB Per deployment

Security & Compliance

Access & identity
Access Control
Fine-grained role-based access control Custom roles on Pro and Plus; Console and CLI
Team and project roles Advanced and security roles vary by Pro/Enterprise
Single Sign-On
SAML Organization Console
SAML Pro and Enterprise
Encryption & secrets
Secrets Management
Environment variables and Kubernetes Secrets Handling differs between Convox Cloud and Rack
Encrypted environment variables Vercel projects, builds and Functions
Encryption at Rest
AWS-managed EBS encryption AWS Rack primary node disks; opt-in
Unknown
Network isolation & protection
Network Isolation
Application namespaces and VPC controls Convox Cloud / customer-account Rack respectively
Secure Compute private isolated environment Enterprise
IP Allow List
CIDR service whitelist Per service
Unknown
Assurances & programs
HIPAA
Eligible use AWS Rack; AWS BAA and customer configuration required
Eligible use Signed BAA required; eligible Pro or Enterprise account; customer safeguards apply
SOC Reports
Unknown
SOC 2 Type II Vercel platform; connected third-party services require separate review