# Backendless vs Firebase

| Attribute | Backendless | Firebase |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 42.8 (26% (low)) | 78.2 (26% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"on_prem":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A no-code platform that provides a visual backend, real-time database, and API services for building applications. Features include codeless logic builders, user management, file storage, geolocation capabilities, and AI-powered workflow automation through FlowRunner. | 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 | 12 | 11 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Thunkable"},{"name":"React JS"},{"name":"Git"},{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"OpenAI"},{"name":"Facebook"},{"name":"Twitter"},{"name":"NativeScript"},{"name":"Google Play Store"},{"name":"Postman"},{"name":"Swagger"},{"name":"OpenAPI"}]` | `[{"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 | `{"primaryMarkets":["US","EU"],"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":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","description":"Includes 5 security roles, 20 GB file storage, 1M pub/sub messages, up to 200 data tables, 100k geopoints, and 300 API calls per minute","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"geopoints":"100k","data_tables":"200","file_storage":"20 GB","security_roles":"5","pub_sub_messages":"1M/mo","api_calls_per_minute":"300"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud 9","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_calls_per_minute":"600"}},{"free":false,"name":"Cloud 99","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"api_calls_per_minute":"1200"}}],"addOns":[{"name":"Extra Data Tables","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Extra Geopoints","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":5,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Function Packs"}],"summary":"Free tier available with 300 API calls/minute; paid Cloud plans with higher rate limits starting at Cloud 9 (600/min) and Cloud 99 (1200/min)","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://backendless.com/new-release-updated-pricing-mbaas-code-generation-server-code-and-geolocation-improvements/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-18T22:08:04.309Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"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 | no | yes |

## Capabilities (Backend As A Service)

| Capability | Backendless | 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 2026-09-01T14:24:14.195Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*