Convox alternatives
TL;DR: 12 companies doing similar work to Convox in B2B, ranked by how closely they match what Convox actually does — not just by category.
How this list was built: every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Convox. They are scored on how closely their own description overlaps with Convox's, and all facts shown come from the YC company records — nothing is estimated.
What are the best alternatives to Convox?
| Alternative | What it does | Batch | Team | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fithub | — | Winter 2010 | — | Inactive |
| Insoshi | — | Winter 2008 | — | Inactive |
| SolidStage | Sysadmin as a service. We make deploying, configuring, monitoring,… | Winter 2012 | — | Inactive |
| Proxino | Javascript proxy. | Summer 2011 | — | Inactive |
| Zencoder | Video Encoding API, Open source video player (video.js) | Winter 2010 | 11 | Acquired |
| Protocol Labs | Protocol Labs makes internet protocols: IPFS, Filecoin, and more. | Summer 2014 | 130 | Active |
| Orchestra | Self-optimizing neocloud that cuts LLM costs by 100x | Summer 2026 | 2 | Active |
| Ninite | Simple third-party app patching and deployment for Windows. | Winter 2008 | 2 | Active |
| GoScale | Dynamical Scaling Virtual Machines as a Service | Summer 2012 | 2 | Inactive |
| Bitnami | The App Store for Server Software | Winter 2013 | 75 | Acquired |
| Cloudant | NoSQL Database-aaS. Acquired by IBM in 2014. Now IBM Cloud Data… | Summer 2008 | 51 | Acquired |
| Citus Data | Real-time. Big data. PostgreSQL | Summer 2011 | 45 | Acquired |
Is Convox still active?
Convox has been acquired, which often means pricing, roadmap or support changes. That is the usual reason people start looking at this list.
How was this list put together?
Every company here is Y Combinator-backed and shares at least one category with Convox. They are then ranked on how closely their own description overlaps with Convox's, so the closest matches come first rather than whoever happens to share a tag.