Firebase
Complete backend platform from Google Cloud for building and scaling mobile and web applications
- Also known as
- firebase
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Firebase?
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.
Firebase pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free tier (Spark) with usage limits, or pay-as-you-go (Blaze) starting with $300 credit
Spark
FreeNo-cost plan with daily usage limits across all services
- 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
Blaze
Pay-as-you-go plan with $300 credit and access to all services
- welcome_credit_usd
- 300
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- iOS
- macOS
- Web
- Android
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (11)
Independently observed- Flutter
- Google Ads
- AdMob
- Google Marketing Platform
- Google Play
- Looker Studio
- BigQuery
- Slack
- Jira
- Android Studio
- Stripe
Firebase alternatives
Other backend as a service we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- Back4Appmedium · 55%
- XanoA no-code backend platform combining visual development, AI assistance, and managed infrastructure for building APIs and databaseshigh · 76%
- AppwriteA unified backend platform that combines multiple services into one subscriptionlow · 43%
- PocketBaselow · 20%
- AWS AmplifyA unified platform for building and scaling web and mobile applications with integrated deployment, backend services, and UI development toolslow · 42%
- NhostFully managed backend platform that provides instant databases, APIs, and authentication for web applications, eliminating infrastructure complexitymedium · 61%
Compare Firebase
Side by side against other backend as a service, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.08 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 31 | 0.04 | 1.3 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
| Capabilities | 0 | 0.05 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.07 | 0.0 | - |
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