

convex-backend license, foundation and stars
Databases and caches · Custom or mixed (see the LICENSE file) (source-available) · backed by Convex · 12,780 stars
The open-source reactive database for app developers
Custom or mixed (see the LICENSE file) No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2024.
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About and history
- Repository
- convex/convex-backend · created Mar 8, 2024
- Website
- docs.convex.dev
- Language
- TypeScript
- Foundation
- None; run by Convex
- Company
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- GitHub detects
- NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself)
- Stars per week
- 25 (GitHub weekly snapshots)
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Bar | Stars |
|---|
| Nov 9, 2026 | | 12,780 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | | 12,769 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | | 12,730 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | | 12,686 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | | 12,619 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | | 12,607 |
Changes
Stars per weekNov 9, 2026
Gains about 25 stars a week, down from 32.
Stars per weekOct 30, 2026
Gains about 32 stars a week, up from 31.
Stars per weekOct 20, 2026
Gains about 31 stars a week, down from 40.
Repository renamedOct 20, 2026
Repository renamed from get-convex/convex-backend to convex/convex-backend.
Stars per weekOct 11, 2026
Gains about 40 stars a week, up from 12.
Stars per weekSep 28, 2026
Gains about 12 stars a week.
TrackedSep 25, 2026
Now tracked, from get-convex/convex-backend on GitHub.