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Comparison

Firebase Authentication vs Ory

On the evidence we track, Ory leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Firebase Authentication full profile →Ory full profile →
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Firebase Authentication55
★Ory69
Score
vioscaleAI score
Firebase Authentication55 / 100low · 33%
Ory69 / 100medium · 64%
Pricing
Free tier
Firebase Authentication✓
Ory✓
Model
Firebase Authenticationfreemium
Orycommercial
Price level
Firebase Authenticationlow
Oryunknown
Transparent
Firebase Authentication✓
Ory✓
Integrations
Count
Firebase Authentication7
Ory10
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
Firebase Authentication–
Ory✓
Gdpr
Firebase Authentication–
Ory✓
Hipaa
Firebase Authentication–
Ory✓
Iso27001
Firebase Authentication–
Ory✓
Pci
Firebase Authentication–
Ory✓
Scorecard
Firebase Authentication–
Ory6.7
Soc2
Firebase Authentication–
Ory✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Firebase Authentication–
Ory99.99
Status page
Firebase Authentication✓
Ory✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Firebase Authentication–
Ory9
Github stars
Firebase Authentication–
Ory13,918
Activity
Commits last 30d
Firebase Authentication–
Ory0
Release
Cadence days
Firebase Authentication–
Ory66
History
Firebase Authentication–
Ory20 items
License
Spdx
Firebase Authentication–
OryApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Firebase Authentication–
OryGo
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Firebase Authentication6 items
Ory6 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for auth & identity software. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Deployment
Hosting
Firebase AuthenticationCloud only
OryCloud + self-hosted
Methods
Social login
Firebase Authentication✓
Ory✓
Passwordless
Firebase Authentication✓
Ory✓
Passkeys / WebAuthn
Firebase Authentication-
Ory✓
Multi-factor auth
Firebase Authentication-
Ory✓
Enterprise
SAML SSO
Firebase Authentication✓
Ory✓
SCIM provisioning
Firebase Authentication-
Ory✓
B2B / multi-tenancy
Firebase Authentication-
Ory✓
Standards
OpenID Connect provider
Firebase Authentication✓
Ory✓
Delivery
Hosted UI
Firebase AuthenticationBoth
OryBoth
Access
RBAC
Firebase Authentication-
Ory✓
Licensing
Self-hostable OSS core
Firebase Authentication✗
Ory✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Firebase Authentication

Firebase Authentication is a managed identity service supporting phone-based SMS authentication, SAML, and OpenID Connect. It offers a free tier with a 50K monthly active user limit or pay-as-you-go usage-based billing.

Independently observed

Ory

Leader

An open-source and cloud-based identity platform offering authentication, authorization, and access control for applications and AI agents. Available as self-hosted open-source software, a managed cloud service, or an enterprise license with dedicated support.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Firebase Authentication

HybridFree tier

Free Spark plan with 50K monthly active users. Blaze plan uses pay-as-you-go pricing.

  • SparkFree
  • Blaze-
as of verify ↗

Ory

Leader
from $0.14/moHybridFree tier

From $770/year. Free Developer tier. Usage-based (aDAU) metered pricing available.

  • DeveloperFree
  • Production$770/year plus $0.14/aDAU/month
    • All top-tier security features
    • 1 production environment and 3 staging environments
    • Permissions and machine-to-machine tokens
  • Growth$9,350/year
    • Everything from Production
    • Advanced analytics and insights
    • 2 production environments and 5 staging environments
    • B2B SSO (OIDC only)
  • Enterprise (SaaS)Contact sales
    • Everything from Growth
    • Event firehose to data lake
    • Multi-region deployments with data residency
    • Volume pricing
    • Enterprise integrations for legacy systems
    • +4 more
  • Enterprise License (Self-Hosted)Contact sales
    • Full control of hosting
    • Multi-region deployment flexibility
    • Custom pricing
    • Premium enterprise integrations
    • Premium support with SLAs
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Firebase Authentication✓
Ory✓
iOS
Firebase Authentication✓
Ory✗
Android
Firebase Authentication✓
Ory✗
CLI
Firebase Authentication✗
Ory✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Firebase Authentication✓
Ory✓
Self-hosted
Firebase Authentication✗
Ory✓
On-premise
Firebase Authentication✗
Ory✓
Air-gapped
Firebase Authentication✗
Ory✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Firebase Authentication

7 total
  • Google Cloud
  • Cloud Run
  • Cloud Build
  • Cloud Logging
  • Cloud Secrets Manager
  • BigQuery
  • Cloud SQL
Independently observed

Ory

Leader
15 total
  • Amazon SES
  • AWS API Gateway
  • Google
  • Kubernetes
  • Ambassador
  • Kong
  • Splunk
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
  • Slack
  • Salesforce
  • Patreon
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook
  • Apple
  • Lark
Independently observed
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