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Google Firebase vs VMware Cloud Foundation comparison

 

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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
7.5
Users find Google Firebase cost-effective with valuable features, though they sometimes choose cheaper alternatives for specific services.
Sentiment score
5.7
Users expect full ROI from VMware Cloud Foundation within two years, benefiting from 30-40% savings in time and stability.
VMware Cloud Foundation allows cost and time savings by quickly deploying infrastructure requests and integrating automatic ticketing and backup services.
In terms of ROI, although VMware Cloud Foundation is expensive, it saves time in most cases, which indirectly saves costs for users.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.0
Google Firebase's clear documentation aids troubleshooting, with mixed feedback on direct support and users often relying on community forums.
Sentiment score
6.9
VMware Cloud Foundation support receives mixed reviews, with praise for responsiveness but suggestions for improved speed, expertise, and qualifications.
I do not currently find any other competitors that match its offering.
If the community doesn't have the answers, then I contact the Google Firebase team directly.
There are times when support is unclear, and even VMware support personnel may lack familiarity with certain parts, causing difficulties.
The technical support from VMware is very good.
Our technical support team is capable of providing support on the operating system side.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
6.9
Google Firebase is scalable with ease of integration but faces cost, performance, and configurability challenges for some users.
Sentiment score
7.8
VMware Cloud Foundation scales well for diverse organizations but may face performance issues due to hardware and licensing constraints.
It can handle all tiers of the market effectively.
I would rate the scalability of Google Firebase as eight because I miss some features from MS SQL, particularly the SQL functions.
When more hosts are added, performance goes slow.
VMware Cloud Foundation supports scalability and company growth.
In terms of scalability, I also rate VMware Cloud Foundation as an eight out of ten.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.1
Google Firebase is praised for its stability, reliability, and transparency, though some seek improved process management.
Sentiment score
7.9
VMware Cloud Foundation offers high stability with minimal glitches; it requires expertise for complex deployments and migration challenges.
The stability of VMware Cloud Foundation is very high.
If one component fails to operate in a timely manner, the entire infrastructure can go down because everything is interconnected.
 

Room For Improvement

Firebase needs improvements in control, pricing, support, speed, querying, customization, language support, UI, and integration capabilities.
VMware Cloud Foundation needs improved integration, enhanced features, better support, simplified deployment, competitive pricing, and improved user experience.
Since Google Firebase is a NoSQL platform, areas for improvement include enhancing query functionalities to be more equivalent to SQL, like MS SQL.
Automation testing with mobile devices could be improved, especially in regression testing to ensure that new feature launches do not affect other features.
Each user needs deep knowledge of every aspect of virtualization.
VMware Broadcom needs to include auto resource allocation at the VM levels.
VMware Cloud Foundation is complex, and there are always updates regarding security features, accessibility, and the user interface.
 

Setup Cost

Google Firebase offers a generous free tier and flexible pay-as-you-go model, though international costs can add up.
VMware Cloud Foundation is costly but valued for its comprehensive features and reliability, despite recent price increases with core-based pricing.
Google Firebase offers a reasonable pricing structure.
The cost has become very high, especially after Broadcom's acquisition, altering the licensing model to a more expensive core-based system.
The price is quite higher than some other vendors.
VMware Cloud Foundation is quite expensive when compared to its competitors, but it does save time, which in turn saves money.
 

Valuable Features

Google Firebase offers real-time database, seamless integration, powerful analytics, scalability, and robust features for efficient app development and hosting.
VMware Cloud Foundation provides automated, scalable, and cost-effective infrastructure management with seamless public cloud integration for enhanced deployment and monitoring.
What I appreciate most about Google Firebase is the speed, accuracy, and security it offers.
These features are invaluable for mobile development and ensuring smooth internal operations.
VMware Cloud Foundation is its ability to manage everything from a single console, including network, virtualization, and storage management.
It includes virtualization hardware as compute using vSphere, storage virtualization, network virtualization, and automation all combined in a single solution.
VMware Cloud Foundation allows for extensive customization, aligning with our customer requirements.
 

Categories and Ranking

Google Firebase
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
VMware Cloud Foundation
Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
11th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
31
Ranking in other categories
Hybrid Cloud Computing Platforms (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2025, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of Google Firebase is 5.5%, down from 6.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of VMware Cloud Foundation is 1.3%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
 

Featured Reviews

Shravan Revanna - PeerSpot reviewer
Simple to get started with and offers integration features in multiple programming languages
The product provides integration features in multiple languages, such as Python, JavaScript, Golang, and all other languages. Google Firebase has documentation, which might seem a bit confusing, but one with decent knowledge can easily explore and get started with Firebase quickly. Before jumping into any cloud infrastructure, the tool should analyze how much it would cost to run the database. Google Firebase provides a certain number of reads and writes per day, which is approximately 40,000 reads and writes. If there are more than 200 to 300 active users per day, there will be plenty of reads and writes to the database. In such a case, one can't use Google Firebase and has to upgrade to Spark, which is where it is based on usage. The tool is fairly simple to get started with. Utilize all the features can get very complicated. One must be a pretty good developer who has a lot of experience to be able to utilize the best features. It gets really complicated over time. The basic functionality and basic usage are easy to use and easy to get started. There are plenty of deprecated versions, and frequently upgrading them causes inconvenience. I rate the tool a nine out of ten.
Mangesh  Parjane - PeerSpot reviewer
Experience has improved centralized management through single console operations
There is room for improvement in how section updates are handled. The challenge lies in the difficulty of pinpointing issues when something goes wrong at a single stage. Also, each user needs deep knowledge of every aspect of virtualization, and the VMware personnel might not fully grasp aspects outside their expertise, requiring the involvement of other professionals.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
11%
University
10%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Educational Organization
8%
Computer Software Company
17%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

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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...
What do you like most about Google Firebase?
Google Analytics for Firebase is the best feature of the solution.
What do you like most about VMware Cloud Foundation?
VMware Cloud Foundation provides us with the vSphere dashboard through which we can manage, monitor, schedule, and spin up your virtual machines. We can manage, monitor, and get reports of your inf...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VMware Cloud Foundation?
I'm not involved in sales, so I have no specific information about pricing. However, I've heard it's not a cheap product, but the cost includes very good support.
What needs improvement with VMware Cloud Foundation?
VMware Cloud Foundation is complex, and there are always updates regarding security features, accessibility, and the user interface. Making changes isn't simple because there are a lot of tables to...
 

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