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Its query language, function runtime, and real-time subscriptions have no drop-in equivalent elsewhere, so migrating away means rewriting the backend from scratch, not swapping a client library or connection string.",{"question":932,"answer":933},"What's the cheapest way to run this stack?","Convex's free Hobby tier covers a generous amount of function calls, storage, and bandwidth for a small app at zero cost. Vercel's free Hobby tier covers the Next.js frontend at the same scale, so a small project can run this entire stack without a hosting bill until real traffic shows up.",{"summary":935,"starting_cost_label":936,"has_free_tier":3,"line_items":937},"Next.js, React, and TypeScript are open source and free to use. Convex's free Hobby tier covers a generous amount of function calls, database storage, and bandwidth for a small app, moving to the $25\u002Fmo Pro plan once you outgrow it. Vercel's free Hobby tier hosts the frontend for personal or non-commercial projects; a client or commercial site needs the Pro plan, around $20\u002Fmo per seat.","Free to start",[938,942,946],{"label":939,"cost":940,"note":941},"Core frameworks","Free (open source)","Next.js, React, and TypeScript are free to use.",{"label":943,"cost":944,"note":945},"Backend (Convex)","Free–$25\u002Fmo","The Hobby tier covers small apps; Pro is $25\u002Fmo for more function calls, storage, and bandwidth.",{"label":947,"cost":948,"note":949},"Hosting (PaaS or cloud)","Free–$20\u002Fmo","Hobby is free for personal, non-commercial projects; Pro runs about $20\u002Fmo per seat for client or commercial work.","beginner",{"title":952,"description":953,"og_image":33,"canonical":954},"Convex + Next.js: Tools, Pricing & How to Deploy | Tekyous","Next.js with a real-time, authenticated Convex backend: type-safe, subscription-first full-… Compare Convex + Next.js tools, pricing & how to deploy on Tekyous.","https:\u002F\u002Ftekyous.dev\u002Fstacks\u002Fconvex-nextjs",1790518815792]