The Convox Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about Convox in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
Convox
The Insider’s Guide
Heroku-style deploy platform that runs in your own cloud account
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among web hosts, read from Convox’s own pages.
Made by Convox · checked Nov 13, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from Convox’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on Convox’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Nov 13, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.0
GPA, above 49 of the 122 other web hosts we grade
Convox is a platform-as-a-service layer that deploys and manages applications on infrastructure in your own AWS, Google Cloud, Azure or DigitalOcean account. You pay Convox for its console, which has plans by user count, workflows and racks, and your cloud provider separately for the servers.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about Convox, taken from its own pages and our grades.
You connect cloud accounts and set up racks and workflows.
- 1
Best for Heroku-style deploys into your own cloud
Convox deploys apps into your own AWS, Google Cloud, Azure or DigitalOcean account and charges for the console only.
- 2
Paid plans start at $165 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $165 per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly).
- 3
There is a free plan
1 user, 1 rack, 2 workflows and 1 quick app, with a limited monitoring dashboard.
- 4
It runs on Web
Web.
- 5
Runs in your cloud account
Convox deploys to your own AWS, Google Cloud, Azure or DigitalOcean account, so you keep direct access to the infrastructure.
- 6
Auto-scaling
The platform ships with pre-configured auto-scaling policies that can be tuned as needs change.
- 7
CI/CD workflows
Workflow integrations with GitHub and GitLab build and deploy code, with a limit on workflows and concurrent jobs set by plan.
- 8
A 2.0 GPA, above 49 of 122
That is against the other web hosts we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
- 9
Keep it
To replace Convox you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
Convox at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $165 per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web
- Made by
- Convox
- Category
- Web Hosting
- Our grade
- 2.0 GPA, fair
The report card
Best for Heroku-style deploys into your own cloud
Convox deploys apps into your own AWS, Google Cloud, Azure or DigitalOcean account and charges for the console only. Paid plans start at $165 a month, each extra user is $99, and the free plan has one user and one rack.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | D | Basic is $165 a month billed annually with 2 users, many times the $10.99 middle for web hosting, and each extra user is $99. Your cloud account is billed separately. |
| Free plan and trial | C | A free plan with 1 user, 1 rack, 2 workflows and 1 quick app, with API throttling. Those caps will be hit by any team. |
| Features | C | Auto-scaling, CI/CD workflows, racks and quick apps, database and cache management and a local rack. RBAC and email support start at Pro, and WordPress and Magento quick apps are listed as coming soon. |
| Ease of use | C | No store rating on record. You connect cloud accounts and set up racks and workflows. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web only, but it connects to GitHub, GitLab, Slack, AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and DigitalOcean. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who Convox is for
- Fits if you want Heroku-style deploys inside your own AWS or Google Cloud account
- Makes sense if you are one developer who can stay within the free plan
Who it is not for
- Pricey if you are a small team, at $165 a month for 2 users and $99 for each extra
- Tight if you want more than 1 rack or 2 workflows, which the free plan caps
- Skip it if you need RBAC or email support, as those start at Pro at $415 a month
- Watch out: the self-hosted console for PCI or HIPAA is quoted through sales
Good to know
Good for
- Teams moving from Heroku to their own AWS or Google Cloud account
- Small DevOps teams that want one console across several environments
- Companies with PCI or HIPAA needs that can use a self-hosted console
Worth knowing
- Convox's fee covers the console only; infrastructure is billed by your cloud provider, though the FAQ says Convox adds no markup on instances or apps.
- Each user beyond those included costs $99 a month on every paid plan.
- RBAC and email support start on Pro, and the self-hosted console for PCI/HIPAA is quoted through sales.
- WordPress and Magento quick apps are listed as coming soon.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$165
A month to start. There is a free plan too
Convox has a free plan. Paid plans start at $165 per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly).
Your cloud account is billed separately.
Free
$0
1 user, 1 rack, 2 workflows, 1 quick app and 1 deploy key, with some API throttling.
Basic
$165
per month, billed annually ($199 billed monthly)
2 users plus $99 a month per extra user, 5 racks, 10 workflows, Slack notifications and 24-hour audit logs.
Pro
$415
per month, billed annually ($499 billed monthly)
5 users plus $99 a month per extra user, 20 racks, 50 workflows, simple RBAC, email support and 30-day audit logs.
Plus
$832
per month, billed annually ($999 billed monthly)
10 users plus $99 a month per extra user, 100 racks, 100 workflows, priority feature requests and 90-day audit logs.
The free plan
1 user, 1 rack, 2 workflows and 1 quick app, with a limited monitoring dashboard.
Read from convox.com on Nov 13, 2026.
Ways to pay less
Annual discount
2 months free with annual billing
The pricing page marks annual billing as two months free; Basic is $165 a month billed annually against $199 billed monthly.
Stated on convox.com
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
1
Place it runs: Web
Heroku-style deploy platform that runs in your own cloud account. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: databases, workflow automation.
Auto-scaling, CI/CD workflows, racks and quick apps, database and cache management and a local rack.
- Runs in your cloud account
- Convox deploys to your own AWS, Google Cloud, Azure or DigitalOcean account, so you keep direct access to the infrastructure.
- Auto-scaling
- The platform ships with pre-configured auto-scaling policies that can be tuned as needs change.
- CI/CD workflows
- Workflow integrations with GitHub and GitLab build and deploy code, with a limit on workflows and concurrent jobs set by plan.
- Racks and quick apps
- Racks are the infrastructure environments Convox manages, and quick apps launch prebuilt applications such as Drupal.
- Database and cache management
- The product pages cover managing databases and caches, plus monitoring and alerts through a dashboard and Slack notifications.
- Local development rack
- A local rack installs on Mac or Linux to mirror staging and production environments on a developer machine.
Where it runs
- Web
What it works with
- GitHub
- GitLab
- Slack
- AWS
- Google Cloud
- Microsoft Azure
- DigitalOcean
Convox is made by Convox.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
49/122
Other web hosts it is graded above
Convox's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 49 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 24.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 57 of 122) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $165 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 105 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 12 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 123 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. Convox’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 122
- CFree plan and trialAbove 74 of 122
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 122
- CEase of useAbove 40 of 122
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 57 of 122
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 111 web hosts. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Convox is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
To replace Convox you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It costs $1,980 a year.
What you could not
- Connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
- Databases with views, filters and links between them.
What this rests on. Convox’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Heroku, Render, Fly.io, Dokku and Porter
The 5 tools Convox is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 1.8GPA
Heroku
From $5/mo
Platform for deploying apps in containers called dynos.
- Convox has a free plan. Heroku does not.
- Convox also covers workflow automation.
- 2.4GPA
Render
Free plan · from $25/mo
- 2.2GPA
Fly.io
Free trial · from $2.19/mo
Virtual machines and databases in 18 regions, billed per second.
- Convox has a free plan. Fly.io does not, though it has a free trial.
- Convox also covers workflow automation.
- Fly.io also covers AI agents.
- 1.8GPA
Dokku
Free plan · from $849 one-time
Open-source, single-server platform as a service you run yourself.
- Only Convox lists a web app.
- Only Dokku lists a Linux app.
- Dokku is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- 1.6GPA
Porter
From $6
App deployment into your own AWS, Azure or Google Cloud.
- Convox has a free plan. Porter does not.
- Convox also covers databases.
- Porter also covers job scheduling.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
13
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is Convox free?
Convox has a free plan. 1 user, 1 rack, 2 workflows and 1 quick app, with a limited monitoring dashboard.
How much does Convox cost?
Convox lists 4 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does Convox work on?
Convox is available on Web.
Does Convox offer any discounts?
Convox publicly lists the following: 2 months free with annual billing.
Does Convox have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Convox is listed for Web.
Does Convox have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Convox is listed for Web.
Is Convox open source?
Convox is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
What does Convox integrate with?
Convox's listing names GitHub, GitLab, Slack, AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure and DigitalOcean.
Who makes Convox?
Convox is made by a company of the same name.
What are the alternatives to Convox?
The closest alternatives to Convox in our directory are Heroku, Render, Fly.io, Dokku and Porter.
How does Convox compare with other web hosts?
Convox's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 49 of the 122 other web hosts we grade, and level with 24.
Is Convox good value for money?
ToolGPA grades Convox D for value for money. Its paid plans start at $165 a month, against a middle price of $9.69 for the category: 105 of the 107 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of Convox?
To replace Convox you would be making connections to other products, each kept working as those products change.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from Convox’s own pages on Nov 13, 2026, and the grades were given on Nov 13, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Convox's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by Convox. Prices change, so check convox.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
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Tools graded, in 95 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
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What else is on toolgpa.com
- Convox, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/convox
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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