# Convex

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: Convex.dev, Convex backend

A [hosted](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/hosting) [back end](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/back-end) for [web apps](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-app-mobile-app) that combines a [database](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/database) with [server](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/server) functions written in [TypeScript](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/typescript), and pushes changes to the app as they happen.

**For example:** A [developer](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/software-engineer) builds a shared to-do app on Convex so every user sees updates without refreshing.

Official site: <https://www.convex.dev>

## Connects to (5)

- [Back end](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/back-end): The part of an app that runs out of sight on a server.
- [Database](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/database): Organized storage for your app's information, such as users, orders and messages, so it can be saved and looked up later.
- [Managed service](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/managed-service): A service where the provider handles the upkeep instead of the customer's own team.
- [Supabase](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/supabase): An open source back end platform built on the Postgres database.
- [Firebase](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/firebase): Google's platform for building app back ends, with a database, login, file storage and hosting as managed services.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/convex