The Convex backend is open source. We sponsor developers building tools, frameworks, and apps that make the ecosystem stronger. Good software gets built when contributions are supported.
Building something open source? Apply for credits, support, and swag.
Apply for creditsIf accepted, your open-source project receives:
Free Convex Pro for one team with only built-in monthly pro resource limits.
Stickers, shirts, and gear to rep your stack.
Direct access to the Convex team and developer community when you need help.
To qualify for the Convex OSS Program, your project should:
Be actively maintained and fully open source
Be built with Convex or planning to integrate it
Support the developer ecosystem through tools, libraries, or resources
Convex backing TanStack means I can spend more time building and less time worrying about sustainability. It's the kind of support that actually moves open source forward.
I use convex for everything in better-t-stack, live gitHub stats, live analytics for the cli, etc. Having convex as a sponsor is just free marketing for my tool.
Open source is at our core and we take pride in backing projects that inspire us.
A utility-first CSS framework for rapidly building custom user interfaces.
Enhanced TypeScript stack with better developer experience and tooling.
Next generation frontend tooling for lightning-fast development and builds.
High-quality open source software for building modern web applications.
Powering Discord content discovery by making web pages from threads for some of the largest servers.
Self-hostable alternative to Heroku, Vercel, and Netlify with a focus on simplicity.
As a young builder who ships constant updates, Convex helps so much. Convex makes your app feel like magic, and has a great support team! They also have one of the best open source programs, highly recommend you give them a try
Yes, as long as your codebase is open and maintained.
If you're building open source software, you're eligible. We also offer a separate Convex for Startups program.
If you've raised funding, we recommend applying through the Startups Program.
We look for community engagement, clarity of vision, and technical ambition. Bonus points for projects already using Convex in production.
No, but we would love for you to link back to Convex with this link: https://convex.link/coss
We review applications on a rolling basis and respond within 60 days.
Convex is built on open source. The developers who maintain these projects pour time, expertise, and care into their work, usually as a labor of love. We think that work deserves funding. We joined the Open Source Pledge because maintainers deserve more than gratitude.
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