# AWS Amplify vs Firebase

| Attribute | AWS Amplify | Firebase |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59.2 (42% (low)) | 78.2 (26% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | AWS Amplify provides a complete development environment combining frontend hosting with managed backend services. Developers can deploy web applications using popular frameworks, build secure APIs, manage authentication and data, and create native iOS and Android apps without needing deep cloud infrastructure expertise. | A managed development platform providing databases, authentication, hosting, analytics, and other services for app development. Includes a free tier with usage limits and a pay-as-you-go tier with metered pricing for higher volumes. |
| integrations.count | 13 | 11 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Amazon Cognito"},{"name":"AWS AppSync"},{"name":"Amazon DynamoDB"},{"name":"AWS Lambda"},{"name":"Amazon S3"},{"name":"CloudFront"},{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"Nuxt"},{"name":"TypeScript"},{"name":"Swift"},{"name":"Kotlin"},{"name":"Java"},{"name":"Git"}]` | `[{"name":"Flutter"},{"name":"Google Ads"},{"name":"AdMob"},{"name":"Google Marketing Platform"},{"name":"Google Play"},{"name":"Looker Studio"},{"name":"BigQuery"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Jira"},{"name":"Android Studio"},{"name":"Stripe"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"ios":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Usage-based","summary":"Standard/Large/XLarge build instances at $0.01-$0.10/minute; data storage $0.023/GB; transfer $0.15/GB; SSR requests $0.30/1M; duration $0.20/hour; WAF $15/month","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.025,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.1,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.023,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.15,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"requests"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.3,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.2,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"ssr_requests":"500000/mo","data_storage_cdn":"5 GB/mo","data_transfer_out":"15 GB/mo","ssr_request_duration":"100 GB-hours/mo","build_minutes_standard":"1000/mo"}}],"summary":"Free tier with per-unit metering. New AWS customers receive $200 free tier credits. Examples: $8.08/month for small apps, $66/month for high-traffic apps","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://aws.amazon.com/amplify/pricing/?nc=sn&loc=4","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:03:57.711Z"}` | `{"type":"freemium","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Spark","summary":"Free tier with generous no-cost usage limits","description":"No-cost plan with daily usage limits across all services","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"hosting_storage_gb":"10","authentication_maus":"50000","cloud_firestore_storage_gb":"1","realtime_database_storage_gb":"1","cloud_firestore_reads_per_day":"50000","cloud_firestore_writes_per_day":"20000","cloud_firestore_deletes_per_day":"20000","hosting_data_transfer_mb_per_day":"360","cloud_sql_postgresql_trial_months":"3","cloud_storage_download_gb_per_day":"1","cloud_functions_gb_seconds_per_month":"400000","cloud_functions_cpu_seconds_per_month":"200000","cloud_functions_invocations_per_month":"2000000","cloud_functions_outbound_gb_per_month":"5","cloud_storage_upload_operations_per_day":"20000","realtime_database_concurrent_connections":"100","cloud_storage_download_operations_per_day":"50000"}},{"free":false,"name":"Blaze","summary":"Pay-as-you-go with $300 credit on signup; rates vary by service and region","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.026,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1000000,"unit":"invocations"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.4,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GB"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.12,"currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"minute"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.003,"currency":"USD"},{"kind":"fixed","amount":9.37,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go plan with $300 credit and access to all services","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"welcome_credit_usd":"300"}}],"summary":"Free tier (Spark) with usage limits, or pay-as-you-go (Blaze) starting with $300 credit","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://firebase.google.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:07:59.537Z","freeTrialDays":90,"startingPrice":{"amount":9.37,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":9.37,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Backend As A Service)

| Capability | AWS Amplify | Firebase |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Database model | - | - |
| Built in auth | - | - |
| Row level security | - | - |
| File storage | - | - |
| Serverless functions | - | - |
| Edge functions | - | - |
| Realtime subscriptions | - | - |
| API style | - | - |
| Offline sync | - | - |
| Vector AI support | - | - |
| Self hostable | - | - |
| Deployment model | - | - |
| Pricing model | - | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T15:01:47.240Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*