Firebase

Name: Firebase
Rating: 4.95 (215 reviews)

An app development platform backed by Google

5.0•215 reviews•

2.8K followers

An app development platform backed by Google

5.0•215 reviews•

2.8K followers

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Engineering & Development

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Authentication & identity tools

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Databases and backend frameworks

An app development platform that helps you build and grow apps and games users love. Backed by Google and trusted by millions of businesses around the world.

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Firebase Launches

Cloud Firestore, by FirebaseStore, sync and query app data at global scale

Launched on October 3rd, 2017

Cloud Functions for FirebaseRun your mobile backend code without managing servers

Launched on March 9th, 2017

FirebaseApp success made simple by google

Launched on May 18th, 2016

Firebase HostingProduction-grade Hosting for Developers

Launched on May 14th, 2014

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Based on 215 reviews

Review Firebase?

Reviewers mostly see Firebase as a fast way to ship, especially for auth, Firestore, realtime features, and cross-platform apps, with several users praising low costs, solid APIs, and documentation that helps them get moving. Makers of Kipps AI, AskNeo, and rtrvr.ai also point to push notifications, quick iteration, built-in auth, and scaling. The main complaints are rising complexity tied to Google Cloud, billing and configuration anxiety, weak beginner friendliness, read limits, analytics friction, and Firestore’s awkward fit for relational data.

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Pros

authentication (24)

scalable backend (24)

real-time database (19)

analytics (11)

fast performance (11)

easy setup (10)

cloud storage (5)

Firestore (5)

Crashlytics (3)

Google Cloud integration (3)

Cons

complex setup (2)

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Most Informative

•12 reviews

While Firebase has many strengths, I find it notably challenging, if not impossible, to create diagrams for tracking KPIs directly in the platform. The need to constantly reapply filters is not the most efficient way to monitor important metrics. Furthermore, I'm somewhat skeptical about the accuracy of the tracking data, which sometimes seems less precise than expected. Despite these issues, I must commend the excellent features like Authentication and Firestore that Firebase provides. These tools are fantastic and greatly simplify many aspects of app development and data handling. They certainly add significant value to the platform and make it a powerful tool for developers. I look forward to seeing how Firebase evolves to address these feedback points in future updates.

What's great

authentication (24)Firestore (5)

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14 views3yr ago

used Firebase to build Enki

•3 reviews

We chose Firebase for our authentication solution because it’s cost-effective and offers extensive customization options. One standout feature we built is a guest mode that lets users seamlessly try the app without signing up. When they're ready to commit, all user data is effortlessly transferred. Additionally, Firebase plays a key role in our per-user encryption system. By enabling encryption keys to be embedded within user tokens, Firebase ensures we can only access those keys when provided by the user. This allowed us to implement a highly secure encryption method with relative ease.

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used Firebase to build Watch Planner

•3 reviews

Big thanks to Firebase! Using their Crashlytics and Notifications for Watch Planner has been a game-changer. Crashlytics gave us clear insights into app stability, and setting up push notifications was incredibly easy. Firebase makes it simple to ensure a smooth user experience while keeping users engaged. Highly recommend it to any devs out there! 🙌