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Google Firebase vs Salesforce Platform comparison

 

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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
6.7
Google Firebase is cost-effective for large apps, with valuable features and manageable for small teams, despite some expenses.
Sentiment score
7.0
Salesforce Platform improves efficiency and revenue, reduces silos, and boosts productivity, with ROI evident through increased revenue and time savings.
Salesforce saved about 40% to 50% of my time by allowing me to manage and maintain client data and account progress.
Independent Business Consultant at Freelance
In terms of productivity, my ROI is definitely at an eight or nine out of a scale of one to ten.
Solution Architect And Senior Consultant at Keysight Technologies
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.1
Users rarely need support due to excellent documentation and community resources, but views on direct support vary.
Sentiment score
6.8
Salesforce support is praised for responsiveness and collaboration but mixed ratings exist due to some preferring internal resources.
I do not currently find any other competitors that match its offering.
DIV head at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
If the community doesn't have the answers, then I contact the Google Firebase team directly.
IT specialist at CUADRO OCHO INC
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.8
Firebase is scalable and flexible, though some users face challenges with pricing and configuration as usage increases.
Sentiment score
7.7
Salesforce Platform offers scalable solutions for all company sizes, although customization is key to managing its feature-rich environment.
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
I would rate the scalability of Google Firebase as eight because I miss some features from MS SQL, particularly the SQL functions.
IT specialist at CUADRO OCHO INC
Salesforce's scalability was not a problem.
Independent Business Consultant at Freelance
We are using it globally in thirty countries.
Sr. Vice President and Business Head at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Salesforce Platform is absolutely scalable for us.
Director at GenRocket
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.0
Google Firebase is praised for its stability and reliability, with minor concerns about downtime and performance by some users.
Sentiment score
8.1
Salesforce Platform is stable and reliable, with minimal issues, maintaining high performance and receiving strong user ratings for stability.
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
On occasion, we had to log in and out frequently, open tickets with our IT team for account reconfiguration, or request permissions to access the system.
Independent Business Consultant at Freelance
It is definitely very stable.
Solution Architect And Senior Consultant at Keysight Technologies
We have never had any problems with it.
Sr. Vice President and Business Head at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
 

Room For Improvement

Users want improved control, logging, queries, pricing, support, interface, documentation, and integration for better Cloud Function performance.
Salesforce faces integration, cost, and customization challenges with inadequate reporting, UI issues, costly storage, and limited search functionality.
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
If a user were granted access to consume more features from Salesforce Platform and the system could show exactly who needs to grant that particular access, that would be a very good improvement.
Solution Architect And Senior Consultant at Keysight Technologies
Salesforce could improve by adding more capabilities to the dashboard, such as additional fields for more filters and more control over what I would like to see.
Account Manager at Red Hat
The UI is not very intuitive or innovative.
Senior Acount Executive for Financial Services at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
 

Setup Cost

Google Firebase offers a free tier and scalable pricing, but users should carefully manage costs due to potential fluctuations.
Salesforce Platform is costly but valued for features; pricing varies, necessitating careful evaluation to manage expenses effectively.
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
It is on the expensive side, unfortunately.
Solution Architect And Senior Consultant at Keysight Technologies
It might be expensive compared to other platforms like HubSpot.
Director at GenRocket
 

Valuable Features

Firebase excels with real-time database, authentication, cloud functions, push notifications, and scalability, ideal for rapid app development.
Salesforce Platform excels in scalability, customization, integration, analytics, and low-code development, enhancing productivity with automation and real-time insights.
A real-time database.
Chief Technical Advisor at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
These features are invaluable for mobile development and ensuring smooth internal operations.
DIV head at a tech services company with 201-500 employees
What I appreciate most about Google Firebase is the speed, accuracy, and security it offers.
IT specialist at CUADRO OCHO INC
The biggest benefit is seamless usage in terms of an easy-to-use interface and GUI that makes it easy to interact with the entire platform and generate reports effortlessly.
Solution Architect And Senior Consultant at Keysight Technologies
This integration allows us to manage customers from all aspects in one place, providing a clear view.
Senior Acount Executive for Financial Services at a tech vendor with 5,001-10,000 employees
It serves as a central repository, and it's an automation tool for our sales team.
Sr. Vice President and Business Head at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
 

Categories and Ranking

Google Firebase
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (5th)
Salesforce Platform
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
97
Ranking in other categories
PaaS Clouds (9th), Mobile Development Platforms (3rd), Rapid Application Development Software (6th), Low-Code Development Platforms (6th), No-Code Development Platforms (2nd), Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies (12th)
 

Featured Reviews

SK
Chief Technical Advisor at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Leverage rapid prototype development for application building
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. The concept that the more you use, the more you have to pay could have been much better. They could have implemented credits based on usage so that users would be able to easily calculate the pricing and provide it to customers. I am the co-founder and CTO of the company called Aiwox (A I W O O X). We have numerous projects for mobile application development, and we have shifted from Google Firebase to Supabase because there is a fixed price for Supabase. Supabase is built on top of AWS, and it provides a very good pricing model. Some of the credits are free, and once you reach a certain limit, you know the charges. The second improvement area is related to SQL. They provide the real-time database, which is very good, and they have gradually started including PostgreSQL, which is a relational database, but it is not production-ready yet. I may be incorrect; perhaps they have released something new, but PostgreSQL database real-time database remains a challenge with Google Firebase.
Sharmila-K - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud Transformations and Infrastructure Delivery Manager at a university with 10,001+ employees
Integration processes improve but scripting requires effort
The updates, pricing part, and upgrades to the products are some of the most valuable features with the Salesforce Platform.With the Salesforce Platform, I have minimal experience of approximately one and a half years. I get minimal exposure, once every three or two months, especially during holidays. The Salesforce Platform is connected to the cloud, which is beneficial. When it is integrated with different tools such as Microsoft BI Analytics, it helps us analyze much better. Currently, the integration itself is tricky as we have to use extensive scripting. It should be more of a plug-in and use solution. That is the only issue I see, but otherwise, I appreciate it.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
University
11%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Computer Software Company
8%
Government
8%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Computer Software Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business29
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise8
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business39
Midsize Enterprise26
Large Enterprise39
 

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Also Known As

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Salesforce1, Force.com, Salesforce App Cloud
 

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