#1 most frequent
United States of America
33.5%22,034 installations of 65,769
What is Firebase?
Google offers the Firebase suite of application development tools, available free or at cost for higher degree of usages, priced flexibly accorded to features needed. The suite includes A/B testing and Crashlytics, Cloud Messaging (FCM) and in-app messaging, cloud storage and NoSQL storage (Cloud Firestore and Firestore Realtime Database), and other features supporting developers with flexible mobile application development.
Categories & Use Cases
Who Buys & Uses Firebase
#2 most frequent
India
11.3%7,438 installations of 65,769
#3 most frequent
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
5.6%3,668 installations of 65,769
Fit basic usage
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
I used Firebase to build a webapp using Cursor, an AI coding tool. Cursor suggested Firebase as the database.
Pros
- Connect with Github
Cons
- When I moved to using Lovable as my AI code editor, Supabase is more convenient choice as it is already integrate with Lovable.
Return on Investment
- The free version serves basic usage.
Usability
Alternatives Considered
Supabase
Other Software Used
Lovable, GitHub, ChatGPT
Firebase, still an 8
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Firebase (FB) as a backend for new FlutterFlow projects. It is easily integrated with the product and for a while was the only choice. However I would greatly prefer tabular(SQL) data to FB when it comes to any function that you need to write.
Pros
- Tight integration with FlutterFlow
- Ease of deployment
- NoSQL structure allows for easier experimentation
Cons
- Functions require learning a different language
- There is not a good native UI for viewing/working with data
- Google's Constantly changing (deep linking) exhibits noncommittal nature to the product's features.
Return on Investment
- Ease of deployment for FlutterFlow projects
- Rapid manipulation of database schema
- Slight learning curve for those coming from SQL background
- 40% decline in productivity on projects due to Firebase functions
Usability
Alternatives Considered
MongoDB, MongoDB Atlas, Supabase, Azure SQL Database and Microsoft SQL Server
Other Software Used
FlutterFlow, Supabase, Make
FIREBASE all backend solutions on one platform!
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
As manufacturers of electronic equipment interconnected through the IoT Cloud, we needed a robust backend technology that could easily scale as our user base grew. The solution that we needed was to include a real-time database as well as the possibility of executing functions in the cloud according to that database received the data of our clients, for example, sending push notifications.
Pros
- Increase in real time the processing capacity according to the demand.
- The realtime database is surprisingly fast running efficiently on Android and IOS.
Cons
- Although the functionality of the real-time database is complete through code, the functionality of the WEB console is limited.
- In the case of cloud functions, although there is a method of testing operation, its implementation is not very practical, and programs must be downloaded to run on the local PC; being a platform in the cloud, it would be great to be able to test functions from the WEB console directly.
Most Important Features
- Realtime database.
- Cloud Functions.
Return on Investment
- Fast development on all operating systems involved.
- Being a system in the cloud, maintenance and updating costs are minimized compared to a structure with its own servers.
Alternatives Considered
Amazon Web Services
Other Software Used
TeamViewer, Postman, Streamlabs
Excellent platform for web app development
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Firebase together with its documentary base called Firestore to execute all the transactional processes of our web app, using both its authentication and user administration system, as well as its potential as a backend for the application that we have developed in Angular and Node Js. It's one of the main reasons we went for GCP instead of AWS or Azure
Pros
- User authentication
- Server-less application management
- Performing searches in documentary datasets
Cons
- Searches/filters using multiple conditions
- Detailed analytics/metrics
Most Important Features
- Server-less administration of the web app
- User authentication
- Development speed
Return on Investment
- Very short time to market
- Development and maintenance of the web app with a small team
- Great user experience
Alternatives Considered
AWS Lambda and Azure Virtual Machines
Other Software Used
Google BigQuery, Amazon SageMaker, Google Data Studio
Start Your App's Backend for Free
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We used Firebase to keep track of the attendance of students in our class. The database is relatively fast for storing attendance. It doe take a little while to set up. User authentication works well. It takes some time to set up it. One thing about the authentication that bothers us is that you can not reset the password directly. When a user creates their account, Firebase gives the user the ability to set the initial password. But afterward, Firebase only lets you reset the password by email.
Pros
- database
- user authentication
- file storage
Cons
- easier to setup
- direct reset password
- more free storage
Most Important Features
- authenticate user login
- update database records
- store files
Return on Investment
- Free to startup
- pay as you go
- reduce costs
Other Software Used
Azure StorSimple