Google Firebase Reviews

I chose Google Firebase because it provides an easy way to authenticate. It offers a lot of authentication services and libraries. It is easier to use, allowing authentication directly from the front end without interacting with the back end. For more advanced use, it can also integrate with the back end. It supports most social logins and offers a free tier with features like email sending for sign-up confirmations and OTP authentication, which can be costly. The solution is user-friendly for developers and good for our company’s authentication needs across all applications.

The authentication features have made things a lot easier for our organization. About five years ago, developers had to create authentication systems from scratch. Now, services like Google Firebase provide secure and accurate authentication solutions. We can implement authentication quickly by following their documentation.

The customization options for password resetting are limited. The process requires additional steps and coding to make it user-friendly. While Google Firebase works well for the login page, password resetting and user verification redirect users to a separate interface, which is not very user-friendly.

I have been using the product for one and a half years. 

The solution is stable; only disruptions exist when the user does not confirm emails. 

My company has seven users. I rate the tool's scalability a seven out of ten. We had issues with scalability, particularly with configurability. Sometimes, we couldn't meet our expectations because the features provided were limited. For example, when sending customer emails, we had limited customization options.

I used open-source libraries before Google Firebase. 

The solution's deployment is easy for a front-end engineer. There are not many operations in the front end. 

I suggest reviewing the documentation and understanding the flow before starting development. It may seem complicated initially, but having a clear idea of the process will make implementation easier. Integrating one application into others becomes straightforward once you have one application set up. I rate the overall solution an eight out of ten. 

I use Google Firebase for user authentication when I work with mobile apps. Firebase is easy for other than the database, in my opinion, because it gives real-time functionalities. That's easy because if I work with raw NodeJS or Express, then when I want real-time functionalities, I have to use Socket.IO, but Firebase has its own built-in real-time capabilities, and that's easy for implementation.

The real-time database is a good feature for me. The second option is notifications. When I work with PWAs and use Firebase's functionalities, their notifications are awesome. 

The implementation is easy. The only tough part is that they have paid functionalities. So when we use any type of NodeJS or other languages, we implement Firebase, and then it's paid. But the notification service is great, and so is the real-time database.

I have used Google Firebase for a maximum of two years. If I were to review the service, it would be about paid functionalities, like implementing notifications, is easy, but debugging is not. I have to connect to my Google console and upload the functionalities every time. This doesn't make sense to me because if I want to see the console, I have to upload to it. This is the biggest reported issue from me. 

When I work in the backend with Google Firebase and implement Node.js, I have to upload the function every time. If I upload the function every time to the Google Cloud console, then sometimes it can crash. That side is disappointing for me.

I have been using it for two years. 

It is a stable product. If my client wants a real-time database, top-notch security, and easy user authentication, then we can switch to Firebase. 

Firebase's security is awesome, and implementation is easy. 

If they want a real-time database, I can easily switch to Firebase because they already have a real-time database, and the collection and structure of data is easy to understand.

Everyone on my team uses it. I have ten people on my team, and only two or three did not use Firebase early. When I told them to just read the documentation and try to implement the simple things like user authentication and storing data in the database, it was amazing because they were able to easily implement it. That's why everyone uses Firebase easily.

The documentation is very beginner-friendly. Anyone can learn the service easily.

The deployment is very easy. 

The price is too expensive.

My recommendations: 

If you want to easily implement user authentication with Google sign-in or Facebook login, you can use Firebase because it has its own functionality. You can just take their API and implement your code, then you can easily create login functionality. 

If you want to make it easy, then I suggest you use Firebase. But if you want to learn more and create custom features, then I don't suggest Firebase because it has its own built-in functions.

Learning curve:

It's easy to learn  if you want to read the documentation and research. There are two types of beginners: 

1. Those who want to research and read the documentation. For those who want to research and read the documentation, it's easy.
2. Those who just want to go to YouTube and search. And do not have any interest. 

The Firebase version is running ten point something now, but I used Firebase version eight. The functionality and the documentation are easy for me. When I want to upload an image, Firebase has the code. I copy and paste the code, change one or two things, and that's it.

Overall rating:

If I were to make a chatting application and use Firebase, I would give it a nine or nine point eight out of ten because it is easy to learn and implement. But if we consider the price, I would give it a five or four out of ten.

I use Google Firebase mainly for applications. Google Firebase has competitors like Supabase and PostgreSQL. Google Firebase has a lot of services like storage, Firestore, and push notifications. The solution also has a feature where you can change the parameters online. Other products in the market cannot compare with the many services Google Firebase provides for application development.

Also, the solution's deployment for the App Store is very easy with the swing Firebase. Mostly, 90% of people use Google Firebase because of its availability in many places. The solution is very fast, scalable, and dynamic. If you have a lot of clients, the solution will automatically scale up to the number of your clients.

Google Firebase's app testing feature for Android, where you can upload your APK, needs improvement because it's not working very well. It's not very easy because you can upload one version of your app and test it with different phones. Google needs to improve it because I tried it multiple times and found that manually testing the app works better and much faster.

Google should find a way to reduce the solution's read and write. For example, if you have a list of 100 clients for only one click, and if they read, it will be 100 reads, which is expensive. We could use a cache method, but it's still expensive. So Google should reduce the cost a bit. Like Supabase, Google Firebase can have SQL models so that we can have relational and non-relational databases at the same time. A relational database could be much cheaper in some cases.

I have been using Google Firebase since 2018.

Google Firebase is a very stable solution.

Google Firebase is a scalable solution.

Everyone uses Google Firebase because it is very easy to set up, run, and maintain. Even if you don't have a lot of experience in coding or the back end, you could deploy the solution in a very short time.

Google Firebase is an expensive solution.

Google Firebase is very fast and easy to use, but it's expensive. The solution is expensive because of the read-and-write feature. So, if you have a lot of clients and don't know how to optimize it in your app, it will cost you a lot. The solution is easy to set up, but you have to know how to read and write.

Google Firebase has a lot of services like push notifications and Firestore. For example, I once used AWS Amplify, and it's not easy to deploy. Apart from Supabase, which arrived last year in the market, Google Firebase does not have a lot of alternatives. However, the downside is that it's expensive. The solution has a special calculator, but it still is unclear how much it charges us for read and write functions.

Overall, I rate Google Firebase an eight out of ten.

The solution provides authentification. It's a real-time database with tracking features. We also use it as a NoSQL database to restore data, and we also use some analytics, remote config, web hosting, and cloud functionality for APIs.

We can focus on developing Mobile app, while relying on the Firebase for the backend (data, file storage, authentication, notification, API). And it is very cheap for hosting the backend so Firebase is really good for start-up company to quickly launch a new product ideas into the market 

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.

The initial setup is not exactly straightforward. 

They really need to work on their performance. It is not so good.

I've been using the solution for 4 years.

The performance is not good. That said, it doesn't crash. We'd like the stability, in general, to be more reliable. 

I've not experienced scalability. It's a new app, and the number of users is not that much, so we haven't seen scalability in action. 

That said, I have noted that the response of the server is not very good. The APIs sometimes take ten seconds to return data. It's running slow. Normally, people expect the data to be returned within two seconds.

We have five developers using the solution right now. It is still a new system. Since the response time is slow, we likely won't be expanding usage. 

I've never used technical support.

Besides Firebase, we also have Microsoft Azure and Amazon AWS, and while Firebase is rather cheaper than the other tools, its performance and response time is slow. I'm not really sure that we should expand the number of users on the platform.

Azure has the best performance, yet it's the most expensive. AWS is something in between Firebase and Azure. So, the price is higher with Azure and its performance is a little bit better than Firebase.

It's not straightforward to set up the whole way through. Some of it is easy to use like remote config and web hosting. However, other areas, like cloud functions in real-time on the database, are not easy.

The deployment is quick. You just need one person to manage the process. They are an admin engineer.

For stability, we have a strict testing version process and also production. We have to create two Firebase environments for each of them, and there is no transition between station to production so, which is one limitation of the size and scope.

We handled the initial setup in-house. 

The pricing is pretty good. It's less than Azure and AWS.

We pay for a private license.

You can use some of Google's services and it's okay. The functionality, the authentication, and the notifications of Firebase are really good, so it's what I strongly recommend people to use, however, the database the real-time functionality is not good. 

I'd rate the solution seven out of ten.

I primarily use the solution for various cloud functions. I build applications on it. I also use the Firestore and the database. I use authentication as well. 

The authentification is very valuable to me. 

There are several server functions that are valuable to my use case. 

It's easy to use.

The documentation is very extensive. 

It's stable. 

The cost is reasonable. 

They have discontinued some very valuable features, including the Firebase UI that I used to log in. They are no longer supporting that feature for authentication.

The cloud functionality can always be better. We cannot, for example, use it outside Google. 

There are some features that are only available online. There aren't very many things you can do in your local environment. 

I've been using the solution for five years. 

The solution is stable and reliable. I'd rate the stability out of ten. Out of all of the platforms I have used, it's the best. I'd rate it 9.5 out of ten for stability. 

I don't have much experience with scaling. My understanding is it can only be used in Google servers and within the Google environment, so you can't scale beyond Google. 

I'm not sure how many people in my organization use it. 

The solution would be a fit for small or medium-sized companies thanks to the ease of development. 

I've never really used technical support. However, they do provide lots of great documentation that pretty much answers all of my questions. 

The deployment process is very straightforward. It's easy. I wouldn't call it complex at all. What I deploy normally doesn't take much time. I don't deploy large blocks of software. I can deploy things in ten minutes or so. 

The ROI is okay. If we deploy an application and it is something that generates an income, that isn't really related to Firebase. However, the cost is very low. 

The pricing is reasonable. They have general plans. You choose what you need. I haven't really used anything above the free plan. The little bit of money I have to pay is fine. The last amount I paid was about $10 a month. 

I considered working with Amazon. However, the process was too tedious. I moved over to Google as it was more straightforward and easy to learn. 

I'm an end-user. 

I am using the latest version of the solution. 

I highly recommend the solution to anyone who wants to start working in the cloud. The time to market is very short, and the ease of use is great. It offers great resources. 

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten overall.

Google Firebase is more than just a database service. It is a complete platform by Google that is incredibly versatile for mobile and web app development.

The most valuable feature of Google Firebase is its user-friendliness. Since Firebase was the first database I used, it is hard for me to compare it to others. However, what stands out is how straightforward and easy it was to work with. Its simplicity makes it quite handy for my needs in app development. Firebase makes it incredibly easy to build relationships between tables and set up database structures. It feels like a seamless drag-and-drop experience, which saves a lot of time compared to starting from scratch with other MySQL services.

Google Firebase doesn't need significant improvements because it provides a complete package for databases, crash analytics, and reports. 

I have used Google Firebase for a short period of time while working on a few projects.

I wouldn't describe it as a highly scalable product. Firebase is more of a set of essential services provided by Google for building various applications. Its scalability depends on the specific services and resources you choose within Firebase to meet your application's needs.

I have not had any need to contact technical support.

The initial setup is fairly easy and it is done online. 

Google Firebase can be affordable when used in your own app, as many features have free tiers. However, if you are selling an app with extensive Firebase use, costs may go up. It's not too expensive, but it's crucial to pick a pricing plan that fits your business.

My advice to people who are considering using Firebase is to evaluate their app's needs to determine if Firebase is a suitable fit. Firebase is versatile and offers features beyond just databases, such as crash analytics, which can be incredibly helpful. It provides detailed insights into crashes, when they occur, and on which devices, making bug tracking and resolution much easier. Overall, I would rate it an eight out of ten.

I use Google Firebase for its database file storage.

The most valuable features of Google Firebase are its database, noSQL database, file storage, authentication, and notifications.

I had a problem deleting the user's files, and I had to move to the paid plan to do that. They have added a plugin to allow you to do that, but I've not implemented that yet. Google Firebase should add extra functionality to do global delete and updates across your database.

I have been using Google Firebase for three years.

Google Firebase is a very stable solution. I rate Google Firebase a nine out of ten for stability.

I rate Google Firebase a seven or eight out of ten for pricing.

I evaluated other options like AWS and Azure.

I am using the latest version of Google Firebase.

Overall, I rate Google Firebase an eight out of ten.

We used the solution for real-time database and authentication.

The solution helped us with real-time databases and authentication while working on a product with a chat element.

The solution's notification system could be much better. Also, they should add automation aspects to it. The authentication capabilities need expansion as well. In addition, they should enable vertical scaling for real-time databases.

They should add a code library to it. Presently, it is very troublesome to develop new code. Also, there needs to be a document for standardized procedures.

The solution is highly stable. I rate its stability a nine.

I rate the solution's scalability as six and a half. Its orchestration tools need to be fixed for deployment. It becomes challenging to determine the scaling capabilities.

The solution's customer service needs to be active. Also, the frequency of document updation is relatively low.

Neutral

I have used other solutions before. Later, I switched to Google Firebase as it is more developer friendly.

The solution is straightforward to set up. I rate the process as an eight. It takes two or three days to complete.

Our team of one or two back-end developers implements the solution. It requires only one executive for maintenance.

The solution is worth buying. I rate its ROI as a ten.

The solution's price is based on the number of consumers.

I have evaluated Jira and Amazon solutions.

I rate the solution an eight.