Firebase Reviews & Product Details

Firebase is a comprehensive platform developed by Google that provides a suite of tools and services designed to help developers build, improve, and grow applications across various platforms, including iOS, Android, and the web. By offering a serverless infrastructure, Firebase enables developers to focus on creating engaging user experiences without the complexities of backend management. Key Features and Functionality: - Real-time Databases: Firebase offers both the Realtime Database and Cloud Firestore, allowing developers to store and sync data across clients in real-time. These NoSQL databases are optimized for offline use and automatically scale with your application. - Authentication: Provides easy-to-integrate authentication services, supporting various sign-in methods, including email/password, phone numbers, and federated identity providers like Google and Facebook. - Cloud Functions: Enables the execution of server-side code in response to events triggered by Firebase features and HTTPS requests, allowing for the creation of complex backend logic without managing servers. - Hosting: Offers fast and secure hosting for web applications, delivering content through a global content delivery network (CDN) with automatic SSL certificates. - Cloud Messaging: Facilitates the sending of targeted notifications and messages to users across platforms, enhancing user engagement and retention. - Analytics and Performance Monitoring: Integrates with Google Analytics to provide insights into user behavior and app performance, helping developers make data-driven decisions. Primary Value and Solutions Provided: Firebase simplifies the app development process by offering a unified platform that handles backend services, real-time data synchronization, user authentication, and more. This allows developers to focus on building feature-rich applications without the overhead of managing infrastructure. By leveraging Firebase's scalable and secure environment, developers can accelerate time-to-market, ensure app stability, and deliver personalized user experiences, ultimately leading to higher user satisfaction and engagement.

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Manav S.

Mentor

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/16/2023

"Long term usage of firebase"

5/5

What do you like best about Firebase?

Firebase provides a huge set of tools that help to deploy full applications from start to finish like databases, cloud storage for files, and finally hosting. The free tier is enough for testing and deploying small application and speed of the tools are awesome.

The support to so many frameworks is the best part. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Firebase?

I am a student and I make many applications using Node JS, due to env files, if Firebase had provided hosting Node JS, it would be very appreciated. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Firebase solving and how is that benefiting you?

The greatest problem for people who start development is finding the database services for online hosting, and Firebase solves the problem very easily. I have used the Firestore database a lot as well as the Storage API. The ML library is also very good. Also we can create many projects for free and free limit is more than enough for my projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Jay Kishan G.

Associate devOps engineer

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

1/8/2024

"Firebase review :Tools , Services and Development impact"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Firebase?

*Firebase's real-time databse is a NoSQL and easy to use and integrates with other Firebase services.

*Firebase Authentication give a straightforward way to set-up user verification with email/password and google account.

*Firebase cloud functions give access for serverless compute and run backend code in response to event triggered bye Firebase HTTPS requests.

*Firebase easy to host set up and give fast ,encrypted hosting for web applications and microservices.

*Firebase has a huge active user community and its documentation is well understable with examples of various use cases.

*Howerver using Firebase is quite easy and flexible .

*Customer support regarding billing and hard analytics is impressive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Firebase?

*As a NoSQL db , it is not suitable for complex query and lack of support for transactions in some cases it become limited.

*Need some more customization for developers.

*Starting time can impact performance and might find the exacution environment restrictive.

*it is Costlier for large-scale apps and affected by complex queries.

*Advance analytics features is limiyed compared to specislized other platforms. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Firebase solving and how is that benefiting you?

*Firebase offers developers to focus frontend and app logic without thinking about server management .

*Firebase's real-time databse and seamless synchronization, ensuring that data changes are immediately reflected across connected clients.

*Firebase''s ease of use and quick setup allow developers to create prototypes rapidly and validation process. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Shanky S.

Software Developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

12/25/2023

"firebase real time database"

5/5

What do you like best about Firebase?

real time database

cloudstorage firestore

authentication

phone otp etc

good product project management database

easy to use

easy to attach databse or project implement

24*7 ccustomer support.

easy to learn fetch data get and put post easy to integrate

mostly frequency used Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Firebase?

serve slow

limit storage

internet required limited query supported

beginner level good used for study pratice Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Vineet A.

Mobile developer

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

1/22/2024

"Firebase review"

5/5

What do you like best about Firebase?

Firebase is a great service and easy to implement as well. It provides analytics, push notifications and much more service. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Firebase?

Rules : Where we need to define and write. IF this could be where we can just check and give rules like kind of checkbox for read and write. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Baris E.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/1/2023

"Versatile Tool for Mobile App Management but with Room for Improvement"

4.5/5

What do you like best about Firebase?

We utilize Firebase primarily for testing our mobile applications, monitoring events, and tracking user activity, especially for our platform that matches trucks with cargo in an Uber-like business model. The ease of use, the ability to cater information in a way that different teams can understand, and the convenience it provides for testing stand out as its best features Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Firebase?

While Firebase offers a range of functionalities, we find that the events could be more tailored to end-users. Additionally, its capabilities in the push notification department seem to be lacking Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Firebase solving and how is that benefiting you?

Firebase helps us conduct tests for our mobile applications, track data of drivers using our app, and manage events and activity checks. In our platform, which matches loads with trucks using the Uber business model, Firebase provides ease for our product and software team to conduct tests. It also benefits our marketing team by allowing them to monitor data. This results in streamlined operations and more efficient data-driven decision-making. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

omkar sahoo S.

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/18/2023

"Best for Authentication!"

5/5

What do you like best about Firebase?

Firebase provides the best and eassy integration for authentication which makes the load for auth much more easier and secure with googles protection. It provides packages for both frontend as well as backend making it easier to implement. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Firebase?

Firebase should provide a limited api calls instead of making it mandatory to pay before using firebase functions. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Firebase solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use firebase for authentication purposes and sometimes for firebase functions. With firebase's straightforward documentation and npm package I simply implement firebase google, twitter or etc authentication without breaking a sweat in multiple projects of mine personal as well as offical org projects. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Brij M.

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

3/10/2024

"It is a little complex to set up but effective"

3.5/5

What do you like best about Firebase?

Event setup without third pard integration to set triggers and events for applications. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Firebase?

limitation Database query not ideal for heavy end user B2C applications, can't capture and segment large userbase Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Manuel Roberto V.

Desarrollador y dueño

Computer Software

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/14/2023

"It's my go to for Non Relational Databases and Single Page projects"

5/5

What do you like best about Firebase?

Like many google product's over the years, it's been getting redisigns for the ease of use. Right now it's in a great place, simple to use, really one of the best google dev products out there. It's my go to for NoSql projects, Firebase Non Relational Databases services it's great. Hosting for files it's one of the easiest services out there. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Firebase?

I think costs are discouraging for new users, you need to be a mid, sr level to really take advantage of the free tier Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Amalendu M.

VP Operations at Lifelike Studios

Information Technology and Services

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

11/3/2023

"One of the best Database and Analytics tool"

5/5

What do you like best about Firebase?

As per our backend team it is one of the best tool for authentication process. We use it for the user statistics, crash rate anlysis, authentication, notifications etc. The easy to use application forces our QA team to use frequently for testing. Easy integration of other Google apps is addon. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Firebase?

They have to improve the documentation as they are mostly outdated. Sending notification to specific users is bit difficult. Customer support is late responsive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.