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Google Cloud vs Google Firebase comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 16, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

ROI

Sentiment score
5.1
Transitioning to Google Cloud boosts efficiency with faster deployments and reduced costs, despite unclear measurable returns.
Sentiment score
6.1
Google Firebase is valued for its low cost, high ROI, and efficient automation, despite some avoidable mechanisms.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
6.1
Users have mixed experiences with Google Cloud support; some praise efficiency, while others rely on external resources or partners.
Sentiment score
7.1
Google Firebase's support is praised for helpfulness, with extensive documentation and community resources often meeting users' needs effectively.
I consider them good partners when it comes to support.
Presales Engineer at 2P - Perfect Presentation
We have consulted Google support several times, and we received a quick response.
Technology Manager at Publicis Sapient
Google's technical support is highly expert and proficient.
IT Service Delivery Manager at NGK
If the community doesn't have the answers, then I contact the Google Firebase team directly.
IT specialist at CUADRO OCHO INC
I do not currently find any other competitors that match its offering.
DIV head at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
I would rate the technical support of Google an eight out of ten.
Intermediate Software Engineer at Xelleron Pty
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.7
Google Cloud provides excellent scalability and integration, allowing businesses to easily manage growth, despite potential extra costs.
Sentiment score
6.8
Google Firebase is scalable but may face data handling and cost challenges as usage increases, especially for larger demands.
If I had to rate scalability from one to ten, I would rate it a nine as we have never faced any issues with scalability.
Technology Manager at Publicis Sapient
Google Cloud is highly scalable, and we have not faced any issues with its scalability.
IT Service Delivery Manager at NGK
This solution is suitable for enterprise-level organizations, particularly in finance and healthcare domains where there is substantial data volume.
RPA developer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
It can handle all tiers of the market effectively.
DIV head at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
Google also has some other cloud services, but when we compare Google Firebase, it is not as scalable.
Chief Technical Advisor at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
It is either from my side or from Google Firebase side if it is getting delayed or not.
Intermediate Software Engineer at Xelleron Pty
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.2
Google Cloud is highly stable, with users rating it highly despite occasional notifications and varying service speeds.
Sentiment score
7.9
Google Firebase is praised for stability and reliability, though users find deployment complex due to external tool dependencies.
Regarding the stability of the product, it is the best one.
Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
In our company, we have prototypes on Google Firebase and productions on AWS Cloud.
Chief Technical Advisor at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
They have mostly put the improvements for those, so it is making it smoother now than in the early years.
Intermediate Software Engineer at Xelleron Pty
 

Room For Improvement

Users criticize Google Cloud for its complexity, pricing, security, and integration, seeking enhanced usability, support, and cost efficiency.
Google Firebase users desire better pricing transparency, technical support, usability, integration, mobile testing, and enhanced tools for developers and non-technical users.
If the hierarchy or similarities were the same, that would help developers more conveniently migrate from a traditional SQL server to BigQuery.
RPA developer at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees
Providing more hypervisors would be beneficial.
Presales Engineer at 2P - Perfect Presentation
The logging could be improved; there's currently no intuitive way to filter logs on the Google console, especially for individuals who are not familiar with query languages.
Technology Manager at Publicis Sapient
Since Google Firebase is a NoSQL platform, areas for improvement include enhancing query functionalities to be more equivalent to SQL, like MS SQL.
IT specialist at CUADRO OCHO INC
Automation testing with mobile devices could be improved, especially in regression testing to ensure that new feature launches do not affect other features.
DIV head at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
When it goes to iOS applications, there should be a much more straightforward, smoother way.
Intermediate Software Engineer at Xelleron Pty
 

Setup Cost

Google Cloud offers competitive, flexible pricing with reasonable costs, though some users seek better cost transparency and more storage options.
Google Firebase's flexible pricing is affordable for startups, with a free tier and pay-as-you-go for extra usage.
As far as I know, it is a little more expensive compared to other cloud options.
Presales Engineer at 2P - Perfect Presentation
Compared to buying new hardware, Google Cloud offers flexible options for scaling up or down, making it more convenient.
IT Service Delivery Manager at NGK
They could have implemented credits based on usage so that users would be able to easily calculate the pricing and provide it to customers.
Chief Technical Advisor at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Google Firebase offers a reasonable pricing structure.
DIV head at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
 

Valuable Features

Google Cloud excels with ease of use, scalability, and robust security, supporting diverse applications and efficient data analytics.
Google Firebase offers real-time communication, flexible integration, user-friendly tools, and scalability for efficient app management on iOS and Android.
The most valuable features of Google Cloud for us are the integration with Kubernetes, IAM, Istio integration, and Terraform capabilities.
Technology Manager at Publicis Sapient
If customers use different technologies within their environment, GCP cannot offer a full performance analysis covering all the disclosures.
Presales Engineer at 2P - Perfect Presentation
I find Google Cloud to be more manageable and cost-effective compared to other solutions.
IT Service Delivery Manager at NGK
It helps me understand user behavior more effectively with Google Analytics.
Intermediate Software Engineer at Xelleron Pty
What I appreciate most about Google Firebase is the speed, accuracy, and security it offers.
IT specialist at CUADRO OCHO INC
It allows for pre-launch testing without publishing it on Google Play right away.
DIV head at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Google Cloud
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
80
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (4th)
Google Firebase
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Development Platforms (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of Google Cloud is 4.0%, down from 8.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Firebase is 3.0%, down from 6.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Google Cloud4.0%
Google Firebase3.0%
Other93.0%
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

AnjaneyaVara Prasad - PeerSpot reviewer
Solution Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Cloud services have reduced on‑prem hardware costs and now support flexible microservices workloads
Regarding potential areas of improvement for Google Cloud, considering that they are providing 300 plus services, some services could be improved. For example, if I am facing some network troubleshooting issue in GKE in Google Cloud, I have to dig deeply and enable some special logs, such as flow logs. To enable that, it is chargeable. At least for basic services, they should give end-to-end support. In terms of end-to-end support, if I am purchasing one firewall from Google and using that firewall, all firewall-related services should be free. If I want to troubleshoot something deep and perform deep troubleshooting, you have to enable some additional logs. That is not that good. If I have to enable additional logs and want to store them into Google Cloud storage, which is similar to an S3 bucket, it is again chargeable. Those kinds of things should be given as part of the package. If you take firewall, all firewall-related logs, activities, and diagnostics everything should come as one package. If you want to do some deep analysis, you have to enable these logs, and for that you have to store them in the cloud storage, which is again chargeable. We should not have those kinds of things.Regarding additional costs, it can vary case by case. If I want to do deep analysis, I have to enable some logs, and for those logs, Google is charging. I am already paying for my virtual firewall from Google, and I am paying the cost for that. If I want to do some further troubleshooting and enable some low-level logs, they are charging for that. So these are the kinds of things I am talking about. To do very deep-level troubleshooting and enable additional logs, they will be charging. Not only Google, but all clouds are charging for this. Functionality-wise, Google Cloud is fine. In terms of virtual machine deployment or VM instance, the functionality is good.
Himash Careem - PeerSpot reviewer
Intermediate Software Engineer at Xelleron Pty
Analytics integration has improved how I manage user identity and understand customer behavior
I face difficulties with the authentication parts in Google Firebase when it goes with iOS applications. With Android applications, that is easier because Google owns it. When it goes to iOS applications, there should be a much more straightforward, smoother way. I mostly faced that with Flutter because with Flutter, there are two sides with Android and iOS. The Android part was pretty much easier for me, but when it goes to the iOS part, there was more work on that.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
7%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
University
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business42
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise37
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise9
 

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Google Cloud?
Better discounting and discount offers, especially for long-running servers, would be a very good option. A localized cloud in the MENA region would also be very important for us because we are ope...
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud?
We are using Google Cloud Kubernetes service. We are using Cloud Build. We are using the PostgreSQL managed service. We are hosting our software platform on Google Cloud. We are using Kubernetes to...
What advice do you have for others considering Google Cloud?
I'm not working with Honeycomb. Google Cloud is a cloud provider and it's still a strong option to choose. However, I would personally prefer AWS. My overall rating for Google Cloud is seven out of...
How does Microsoft Azure compare to Google Firebase?
I would recommend Google Firebase instead of Microsoft Azure, simply for the array of features that it has to offer. In particular, the Firebase library grants you access to a shared data structure...
Looking to compare Google Firebase, Amazon AWS, and Microsoft Azure
We like Google Firebase hosting and authentication and also the excellent cloud functionality. Our team found the flexibility of handling and dealing with the database through EDL to be very useful...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Firebase?
The pricing structure needs improvement since it uses cloud billing. We do not know how the pricing is calculated as it is all on the cloud. They could have implemented credits based on usage so th...
 

Also Known As

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Sample Customers

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