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Convex
✓ verifiedFreemium
TypeScript backend-as-a-service with a reactive database, server functions, auth and file storage for full-stack and AI apps.
692K visits/mo20K saves
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Kilo Code
✓ verifiedFreemium
Open-source AI coding agent for VS Code, JetBrains, CLI and cloud, with 500+ models at zero inference markup and BYOK.
10K visits/mo57K saves
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MagicLearn
✓ verifiedFreemium
Online course platform teaching non-coders to build with AI tools like Cursor and Claude Code.
6.0K visits/mo
Pricing
Free & Starter: $0/mo (pay-as-you-go, 1-6 developers)
Professional: $25/developer/mo
Business & Enterprise: $2,500/mo minimum
Free: $0 (open source; AI usage billed separately)
Teams: $15/user/mo (14-day free trial)
KiloClaw hosting: from $55/mo
Free trial available
Free: $0 (limited course previews)
Pro: $17/month (billed $200/year, all courses)
Free trial available
Core features
- ✦Reactive real-time database
- ✦TypeScript server functions (queries/mutations/actions)
- ✦Built-in authentication
- ✦Cron jobs and backend workflows
- ✦File storage, text and vector search
- ✦ACID transactions; open-source/self-host
- ✦500+ AI models at zero inference markup
- ✦Bring-your-own-keys and local model support
- ✦MIT-licensed, fully open source
- ✦Works in VS Code, JetBrains, CLI and cloud
- ✦Agent modes (Code, Architect)
- ✦Parallel isolated worktrees
- ✦Slack code reviewer and gateway
- ✦Courses on AI code editors such as Cursor
- ✦Claude Code and full-stack AI development lessons
- ✦AI agents and automation training
- ✦App-building from idea to production
- ✦Prompt engineering instruction
- ✦Magic MCP and ongoing content updates
Use cases
- →Building real-time reactive apps
- →Backends for AI agents
- →Replacing Firebase or Supabase
- →Full-stack TypeScript development
- →Writing and refactoring production code with AI
- →Planning features before implementation
- →Running agents across multiple IDEs and the CLI
- →Learn to code using AI assistants
- →Roll out AI tooling across an engineering team
- →Build and ship apps with no prior experience
- →Upskill in prompt engineering
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