Firebase
About Firebase
Firebase, built on Google's cloud infrastructure, enables businesses to develop web and mobile applications with cloud storage, analytics, and messaging capabilities. Features include authentication, crash reporting, offline access, alerts, remote configuration, and prediction.
Cloud Firestore, the NoSQL document database, lets developers store, sync, and run queries while building apps. It automatically synchronizes app data between devices and sends update notifications to users. Developers can also create trigger functions to determine data changes, new user sign-ups, or conversion events. Using Cloud Messaging, project owners can create targeted messages using predefined segments based on the receiver’s demographics and behavior, set up message publishing schedules, and specify frequency limits for the number of views.
Firebase offers integration with various third-party applications such as Slack, PagerDuty, and Jira along with Google's native platforms including Google Ads, Play Store, and BigQuery. The application helps managers diagnose and view app performance through a Firebase console and run custom tests throughout the app development lifecycle.
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- Industry: Consumer Services
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Firebase is AWESOME!
Reviewed on 13/09/2023
I've had a great experience with Firebase I'll always use this program.
I've had a great experience with Firebase I'll always use this program.
Pros
It's great that I don't have to worry about anything it takes care of all traffic and needs!
Cons
I didn't find anything that I didn't like with Firebase it's your go to!
- Industry: Defense & Space
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Firebase, probably the best existing database.
Reviewed on 18/09/2023
Pros
I appreciate its seamless integration, real-time database capabilities, and scalability. Its user-friendly interface, robust authentication, and cloud functions make app development efficient and effective.
Cons
While Google Firebase offers many benefits, I found its pricing structure, especially for high-traffic apps, to be complex and potentially costly. Managing costs and understanding pricing tiers required ongoing attention and consideration.
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My overall experience with Firebase, having guided its selection, has been largely positive. It's user-friendly, offers real-time database features, and simplifies authentication and hosting. However, the pricing model can be complex, necessitating careful cost management to avoid unexpected expenses.
- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used for 6-12 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 2.0 /10
Good for Hobbyists - Product in infancy
Reviewed on 06/12/2019
This was good because the client then didn't want to pay for an SDK tracking.
However in terms of...
This was good because the client then didn't want to pay for an SDK tracking.
However in terms of usability and scaling for larger, business campaigns, this is not recommended.
If you're a hobbyist delving into apps and SDKs for fun, this is a great platform.
Pros
It's free and a good introduction to SDK, environments and requirements.
It also is great if you're on the google stack, as it easily imports into other ad buying platforms like google ads, which is great.
Has some integrations with networks, which also is great since it's also free for use
Cons
Highly limited support - don't expect to get any.
If you're on the free plan, very limited functionality. You can't even get CSV user reports. Everything is on and limited by the UI. This apparently changes if you're on paid, but the free experience not the best.
No integration to other competitors like Facebook,etc
Reasons for Switching to Firebase
Price- Industry: Marketing & Advertising
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Good for beginner projects.
Reviewed on 24/11/2023
For beginner and small project where small amount of data is processed, this could be the best to...
For beginner and small project where small amount of data is processed, this could be the best to go for. But for large scale data processing, more integration of other software is needed.
Pros
Our company has built software and hardware project based on client needs. Most of the time,it involved real time data upload to server and accessing those. Also, analysing some portion of data was done by Java,NodeJs which was part of firebase coding section. It seemed easy to learn and implement.
Cons
The login and certification seems lengthy. Also, while moving large scale data, it gets stuck and takes time to process.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: Self Employed
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
Easy-to-use platform as a service, but expensive
Reviewed on 10/12/2023
Firebase was a great first platform, but for my usecase I ended up outgrowing it pretty quickly....
Firebase was a great first platform, but for my usecase I ended up outgrowing it pretty quickly. It's great if you're building for native mobile.
Pros
Extremely easy-to-use APIs, and out-of-the-box authentication and offline-database features to make bootstrapping an app super easy.
Cons
Extreme vendor lock-in, heavily mobile focused with very few features suitable for web and hybrid applications and preventatively expensive scaling
Firebase FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Firebase.Q. What type of pricing plans does Firebase offer?
Firebase offers the following pricing plans:
- Pricing model: Free Version
- Free Trial: Not Available
Firebase offers a free plan (Spark Plan) and a pay-as-you-go plan (Blaze Plan). The Free plan includes the following modules - A/B Testing, Analytics, App Distribution, App Indexing, Cloud Messaging (FCM), Crashlytics, Dynamic Links, Performance Monitoring, Predictions, and Remote Configuration. Limits are applied to all other features and storage options. Module pricing details for the Blaze Plan are outlined below: Authentication - starts at $0.01/verification Cloud Firestore - starts at $0.18/GiB Hosting - starts at $0.026/GB Realtime Database - $5/GB for storage, $1/GB for downloaded data Storage - $0.026/GB (stored), $0.12/GB (downloaded) Test Lab - $1/device/hour for virtual test, $5/device/hour for physical test
Q. Who are the typical users of Firebase?
Firebase has the following typical customers:
2–10, 11–50, 51–200, 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000
Q. What languages does Firebase support?
Firebase supports the following languages:
English
Q. Does Firebase support mobile devices?
Firebase supports the following devices:
Q. What other apps does Firebase integrate with?
Firebase integrates with the following applications:
Google Ads, Google Analytics 360, Google Data Studio, Jira, PagerDuty, Slack
Q. What level of support does Firebase offer?
Firebase offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base
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