Google Firebase vs Linode comparison

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We performed a comparison between Google Firebase and Linode based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.

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Categories and Ranking

Google Firebase

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

5th

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

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Linode

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

6th

Average Rating

8.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (7th)

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2024, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of Google Firebase is 9.7%, up from 8.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Linode is 11.8%, down from 18.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

HaiPham

Managing Director at sea-solutión

May 17, 2024

Great for web hosting, backend for Mobile app and analysis but the performance is not so good

We're able to use the solution in several processes. For example, we developed a mobile app, and in the mobile app, we developed an authentication service for authentication for a login feature. And we use real-time for charts and Firestore to store data, and remote config to do some application settings remotely. For another project, we use it in a rather similar way. However, in this scale, we use the cloud function for the API and use Firestore as a database. It's also great for web hosting, analysis, and CRAFTalytics that we use to measure the craft of the app.

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Ken Biggs

President at Lone Star Technologies

Oct 10, 2022

Great service and support, easy to resize and scale, and easy to manage

It would be wonderful to have the person that is most familiar with an issue when you call up available on the phone immediately, but I understand that can't always be the case. There are too many different kinds of issues and you need a hierarchy for people to handle concerns. I've had some difficulties with some of their IP addresses being banned by certain mail servers. I think it's based on the size of their network that they manage and the fact that they have different users within C-blocks of IPs that might be spam sources affecting anybody else that's on that same network. It's a difficult problem to address, but it does affect us occasionally, and having your email rejected is not something any of us like dealing with. Typically, we try to reach out to the party that is blocking the IP address. On occasion, it takes contacting Linode and having them also reach out and request that the IP be unblocked. So far, that's been adequate.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Its initial setup process is easy."

"I love Firebase's notifications, crash analytics, and bug tracking. It gives you detailed reporting about app usage and users."

"It's stable."

"Google Firebase supports all types of authentication."

"If I were to make a chatting application I would use this product because it is easy to learn and implement."

"We're able to use the solution in several processes."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"The user interface is very good and easy to navigate."

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"The fact that you can do any Linux distribution is great. You can try out any Linux distribution, even some of the more obscure ones, and they are always keeping them up-to-date. As soon as a new distribution comes out, it is on the platform pretty much the same day, which I find really helpful."

"Because of the way that their pricing model is set up, I can scale up or down the size of a customer's server very easily. It makes life very easy for me when they run out of space, need more speed or RAM, etc. I can very easily pay the difference and reboot the machine, and now I have the upgrade that I wanted. That just makes it extremely simple."

"The creation of instances is very good, as is their interface which is not complex and is easy to use. With the dashboard it is easy to create a new instance and add your favorite things. You can add Debian, Ubuntu, or CentOS, or any flavor of operating system. You can select the RAM for your instance as well."

"Linode offers cost-effective pricing, and it enables me to swiftly deploy my services."

"The cloud management panel is nice."

"The most valuable feature is the static IP address, which has been very helpful for being able to log into the same address over the course of more than a decade."

"When it comes to the Linode Kubernetes Engine and the amount of automation it provides, it's awesome, it's a game-changer. If a process randomly dies, it could take me a while to notice that it has died, if I haven't set up monitoring. With Kubernetes, it will just restart itself using Heartbeats."

"The virtual machine configuration tool is very helpful for setting up a new server or for modifying an existing server."

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Cons

"I would prefer Google Firebase to focus more on its integration capabilities since it is an area in the solution with certain shortcomings."

"The platform's bandwidth is quite expensive. Its price could be better."

"Google Firebase should add extra functionality to do global delete and updates across your database."

"The product must support more complex queries."

"There's always room for improvement in every product, and the major improvement that's needed in Google Firebase is its simplification, particularly for unsavvy users or non-technical users. If you're not tech-savvy, it would be very difficult for you to use the functions of the solution and understand its security rules. If you want even non-technical people to find it easy to use Google Firebase, it should be simplified because the difference between screen-derived management and code-derived management isn't complex, so simplification wouldn't be an issue."

"They have discontinued some very valuable features, including the Firebase UI that I used to log in."

"One of the challenges I was facing when I was using it was the library called Google Dialogflow which allows you to connect your chatbot with an intent. So there is so much adding when you are trying to connect it with your service because you have to do a lot of repetition writing a new intent, putting it step by set so it is good to escape. I believe it should be flexible and dedicate the intents based on the relating and to write a lesser code when doing that."

"I would like to see faster data migration and some support for other languages in the next release."

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"There is room for improvement regarding customer support."

"It would be helpful if they provided the additional Linux distributions that I prefer using. But there is still a workaround. I can do it without direct support. It's a bit more complicated, but it can still be done."

"I don't know how all of their services work, but my understanding is that they're not offering the entry-level machine for someone who just wants to own their own web page."

"I would like to see more seamless integration with backup, although it's pretty easy to do."

"They don't have role-based access control, which is problematic for us."

"There is no notification from the company regarding upgrades."

"When it comes to marketing and exposure, Linode needs improvement because I just randomly found them by looking for Linux solutions."

"The product must improve its security."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"Google Firebase is an expensive solution."

"My company makes monthly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. There are no additional costs apart from the licensing costs attached to the solution."

"We are using the free version of Google Firebase."

"Pricing for Google Firebase is not so expensive, and if you're a start-up with a small amount of data, it will be quite cheap, and there's even a free tier that you can use. If you're doing a pilot with a reasonable amount of data, for example, just a few gigabytes, it's still on the free tier. If you increase the amount of data, Google Firebase pricing is still reasonable."

"They have a free tier that will cover most projects. For more intensive use, you pay as you use it, but the price is very cheap."

"The tool is affordable."

"I rate the price of Google Firebase a four out of five."

"It is not easy to calculate the cost per copy, use or if the load rose dramatically we did not know how that would impact the final price."

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"Overall, it is cost-effective. They offer flat, no lock-in pricing. We also get discounts. As compared to its competitors, it is costly, but at the same time, it has many features."

"The value for the price is really good."

"Compared to other providers, I find Linode's pricing a bit higher. Storage could be more affordable."

"At this point, I'm paying more like $35 per month for a slightly bigger machine, and the backup, and the object service."

"When we started with the service, the cost was approximately €5 per month."

"It is quite affordable, which makes it a great choice."

"is a little cheaper than Google or Amazon, more or less on par with the other competitors."

"Pricing-wise, I find it simple in that they give you a monthly fee, but they also charge it hourly. So, if you are using the service for a small part of the month, then you are only paying for that small amount instead of a whole month, like with other providers. It is a flat monthly fee if you use the service for the entire month. It just makes things so simple. Because they are focusing on Linux, you don't have to worry about licensing costs of Windows and things like that. So, the price that they give you is the price that you need to pay each month. I just find it so simple compared to the likes of AWS and Azure. It is nice, easy, and predictable. I know exactly what I am going to be paying each month and what resources I get for that price."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

13%

Educational Organization

10%

University

10%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

18%

University

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Questions from the Community

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...

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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...

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What do you like most about Google Firebase?

Google Analytics for Firebase is the best feature of the solution.

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What do you like most about Linode?

When I started using Linode, I found its functionality easy to navigate, user-friendly and responsive to my needs. It provides clear reminders about services I'm not using, like DNS zones, which I ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Linode?

Compared to other providers, I find Linode's pricing a bit higher. Storage could be more affordable.

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What needs improvement with Linode?

I'm not sure what could be improved at Linode since they're likely already making enhancements, especially with the Akamai acquisition and, I don't have any specific suggestions as I haven't encoun...

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Compared 19% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 66% of the time

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Compared 13% of the time

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Compared 6% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Compared 1% of the time

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Overview

Google Firebase is a stable, reliable, and scalable mobile platform that enables you to quickly develop apps, accelerate them, and monitor their performance.

With Google Firebase You Can

Build and run successful apps
Scale globally
Monitor app quality and performance with little effort
Boost user engagement

Google Firebase Features:

Crashlytic
Automatic updates
Fast and easy deployment
Access to Cloud Firestore
Multi-platform sign-in authentication
Flexible drop-in UI
Real-time database
Remote configuration
Firebase machine learning
Cloud messaging
Advanced message targeting
Push messages
Error monitoring

SDKs supported by Google Firebase:

Web SDK
iOS SDK
Android SDK
Admin SDK

Benefits of Google Firebase:

Fast implementation: Google Firebase makes it possible for you to set up your authentication system quickly, using minimal code.
Comprehensive security: With Google Firebase, your systems remain secured; It is backed by Google Sign-in, Chrome Password Manager, and also Smart Lock.
Machine learning capabilities: Firebase offers machine learning capabilities that help you deploy and train custom models.
Eliminate the need to manage servers: Because Google Firebase offers cloud functions, it enables you to run your mobile backend code without having to also manage your servers.
Authentication for any platform: Google’s Firebase authentication makes the sign-in process easier by providing an end-to-end identity solution that works with any platform.
Customized notifications: With cloud messaging, you can customize alerts, defining how and when they are sent, what sounds they should make, and can also select the expiration date for each message. In addition, it gives you the ability to track custom conversion events.
Fast and secure web hosting: Firebase makes it possible for you to have easy and secure web hosting with fast content delivery. Firebase hosting also provides free SSL certificates.
Cloud storage: With Google Firebase you have access to cloud storage that supports robust uploads and downloads, can handle user-generated content, and provides simple and intuitive access control.
Developer-friendly: Developers prefer to use Firebase because it lets them focus on creating frontend code for mobile applications rather than having to concentrate on backend code.

Reviews from Real Users

PeerSpot user Nilakshi S., technical team lead at AuthentiCode says, “The solution is very stable and very reliable. There aren't any bugs or glitches.”

"What I like most about Google Firebase is that it's one of the easier options to host a website or app quickly," says Craig F., application development manager at a financial services firm.

A senior developer at a consultancy says, “The documentation for Google Firebase is great. Also, what I like about it is the integration to Android, which is the reason I went with Firebase.”

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