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At a Glance
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Star Rating
(1,193)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (38.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Firebase
Firebase
Star Rating
(278)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.3% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$0
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Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) vs Firebase

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Firebase easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) meets the needs of their business better than Firebase.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) over Firebase.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
No pricing available
Firebase
Free
$0
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Free Trial
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Free Trial is available
Firebase
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.3
896
9.0
218
Ease of Use
8.7
900
9.0
218
Ease of Setup
8.6
446
9.1
78
Ease of Admin
8.6
420
9.0
72
Quality of Support
8.7
818
8.5
194
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
405
8.8
67
Product Direction (% positive)
9.1
834
8.9
208
Features by Category
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.8
385
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
58
Not enough data
8.9
55
Not enough data
8.8
48
Not enough data
8.3
55
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.9
58
Not enough data
8.8
55
Object Storage SolutionsHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
9.1
422
Not enough data
Functionality
9.0
44
Not enough data
9.5
42
Not enough data
9.2
44
Not enough data
Reliability
9.0
43
Not enough data
9.5
44
Not enough data
Security
9.1
42
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
8.9
42
Not enough data
Compatibility
9.1
40
Not enough data
9.0
40
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Firebase
Firebase
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) and Firebase share no categories
Unique Categories
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) is categorized as Object Storage Solutions
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
29.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
32.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
38.4%
Firebase
Firebase
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
69.3%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.9%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.8%
Reviewers' Industry
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Information Technology and Services
20.6%
Computer Software
18.2%
Financial Services
6.5%
Internet
3.3%
Marketing and Advertising
2.7%
Other
48.7%
Firebase
Firebase
Computer Software
31.9%
Information Technology and Services
25.9%
Computer Games
4.2%
Marketing and Advertising
3.8%
Internet
2.7%
Other
31.6%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
John H.
JH
John H.
Verified User in Marketing and Advertising

I used S3 at a previous job to supplement the online storage for our clients. We used a SOAP API which worked smoothly. I don't recall any major outages or downtime that adversely affected our clients.

Most Helpful Critical Review
AD
Alex d.
Verified User in Media Production

the fact that it does not integratew out of the box with some protocols

Firebase
Firebase
Most Helpful Favorable Review
José A. M.
JM
José A. M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

The features that I like about Firebase is the Real Time Update, is easy to install for beginner programmers. built-in authentication services (Google, Facebook, GitHub and Twitter). Integration with modern frameworks Angularjs, Ionic, React, Ember,...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Meher Reddy R.
MR
Meher Reddy R.
Verified User in Computer Software

Firebase database even though it is easy to use and easy to setup. If you look at the documentation you'll see even for paid version the usage caps at a certain point. So it is not suitable for corporate products.

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Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
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DigitalOcean Spaces
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Firebase
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Discussions
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) Discussions
How are other S3 users solving business problems?
2 comments
Chinh T.
CT
The price is quite expensive Read more
Cost plans
1 comment
Sergio F.
SF
https://aws.amazon.com/s3/pricing/Read more
What type of storage is Amazon s3 used for?
1 comment
Ajay S.
AS
S3 is a object type and highly scalable storage service. We can access the s3 content from anywhere and provides the high availability and high performance.Read more
Firebase
Firebase Discussions
How can i make relation between two tables?
3 comments
Hafiz Muhammad Ali S.
HS
You can simple add relations by adding reference to that documents example code in JavaScript: const sendContactUs = async (userData, uid) => { ...Read more
whats is the best approach to make a better database model?
1 comment
Hafiz Muhammad Ali S.
HS
Translate: "Use nested document structure. Don't make large documents and collections." Translation: "Nested document structure. Avoid large documents and...Read more
What are the prominent features of Firebase?
1 comment
SG
Ease of use.Read more