# Firebase Authentication vs Frontegg

| Attribute | Firebase Authentication | Frontegg |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 65.5 (26% (low)) | 59.7 (63% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | A backend authentication service offering SDKs and UI components to integrate user sign-in across web and mobile platforms. Supports email, password, phone, and social login methods, with customizable UI options and pre-built components. | A low-code CIAM platform that secures every entry point into your SaaS app and manages customer identity as you scale. |
| features.capabilities | `{"oidc":true,"hosting":"cloud","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"both","open_source":false,"passwordless":true,"social_login":true}` | `{"oidc":true,"rbac":true,"hosting":"cloud","saml_sso":true,"hosted_ui":"hosted","b2b_multi_tenant":true,"scim_provisioning":true}` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"ios":true,"mac":true,"web":true,"android":true}` | - |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Spark","description":"Free tier with usage limits","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"saml_oidc_users":"50","monthly_active_users":"50K"}},{"free":false,"name":"Blaze","description":"Pay-as-you-go with Spark free tier limits included, then usage-based billing","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"saml_oidc_users":"50","monthly_active_users":"50K"}}],"summary":"Free Spark plan with 50K monthly active users. Blaze plan uses pay-as-you-go pricing.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://firebase.google.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:28:10.980Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | `{"freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://frontegg.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T22:29:39.005Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |

## Capabilities (Auth & Identity Software)

| Capability | Firebase Authentication | Frontegg |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Hosting | Cloud only | Cloud only |
| **Methods** |  |  |
| Social login | ✓ | - |
| Passwordless | ✓ | - |
| Passkeys / WebAuthn | - | - |
| Multi-factor auth | - | - |
| **Enterprise** |  |  |
| SAML SSO | ✓ | ✓ |
| SCIM provisioning | - | ✓ |
| B2B / multi-tenancy | - | ✓ |
| **Standards** |  |  |
| OpenID Connect provider | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Delivery** |  |  |
| Hosted UI | Both | Hosted |
| **Access** |  |  |
| RBAC | - | ✓ |
| **Licensing** |  |  |
| Self-hostable OSS core | ✗ | - |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:35:32.276Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*