Google Firebase Reviews

Google Fire is providing a lot of features, such as the deployment of our application, and the real-time database where we can store data.

Google Firebase has helped our organization internally because we can deploy the applications and store data in the databases.

The most valuable feature of Google Firebase authentication and deployment.

I have been using Google Firebase for approximately five years.

Google Firebase is scalable.

The scalability of Google Firebase is good.

We have approximately 10 to 12 developers who use the solution as per the requirements of the projects. We plan to increase usage in the future.

I rate the support from Google Firebase a four out of five.

Positive

I have not used a similar solution to Google Firebase.

The setup of Google Firebase is straightforward.

I have received a return on investment using Google Firebase.

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

I did not evaluate other solutions.

We have one person that does the maintenance of the solution.

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Google Firebase a nine out of ten.

I'm using Google Firebase for Backend as a Service, while in the front end, I'm using AppGyver. The major use case for Google Firebase is that it's a backend server for mobile applications.

The most beautiful feature of Google Firebase is that it gives you a lot of functionalities out of the box, without you having to develop or having to complete a solution. For example, identity management is integrated, and security is out of the box, particularly security for the user and the ability of each user to see his data.

I also like that Google Firebase has a really good performance and is comparable to MongoDB. It's on the same level, and sometimes, it's on an even higher level than MongoDB.

Other functions that Google Firebase has that I find valuable include information dissemination, mail automation, and SMS, available out of the box.

Another valuable feature of the solution is that it allows you to develop some functionalities on the server side, so you can write JavaScript functions on the server side and use those functions quite easily. Google Firebase gives you almost a full backend environment out of the box without you having to do any deployments or a lot of administration because all administration is given out of the box.

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.

Another area for improvement in the solution is the functionality of querying a database, for example, the database in my company is DocumentDB, but Google Firebase doesn't support SQL queries, and using SQL language will dramatically increase usage. Each database has its language for querying, and I like SQL which is a standard query language. It's really difficult to query databases because, on each database, you have to learn a different language, so in DocumentDB and some other databases, there's a layer that gives you the ability to query with regular SQL language, but Google Firebase doesn't have that layer or functionality.

An additional feature I'd like to see in the next version of the solution is better querying. Another feature I'd like added to Google Firebase is for the security to be derived by screens, rather than by code, meaning that it can be automated by screens, and not by coding, then you can take it out of the development area, so it can be maintained by non-tech savvy users.

I've been using Google Firebase for almost one year now.

Google Firebase is stable and is significantly more stable than other solutions, for example, MongoDB. Per my usage of the solution at a start-up level, I haven't experienced any problems with it in terms of stability, but I've read that some customers complain about it.

Google Firebase is a scalable solution.

I never needed to contact Google Firebase technical support because I could manage any issue myself as the documentation for the solution was self-explanatory.

I reviewed and compared Google Firebase against different Backend as a Service, or backend solutions for mobile devices, such as Backendless and Xano. There's also MongoDB which is a huge database, but it's on a different level and focuses. Eventually, I chose to go with Google Firebase because of its functionality and cost. The solution was cheaper than the others, so it was better in terms of cost and functionality.

Google Firebase is SaaS and cloud-based, so it's really easy and straightforward to set up, even if you don't have that much knowledge about it.

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.

The solution has two levels of pricing: the no-cost and the pay-as-you-go. The no-cost pricing level means that if you do AB testing, analytics, app distribution, app indexing, authentication, and storage on the free tier, you can do ten thousand authentications a month for free. For ten thousand email authentications or mobile authentications, it's also free. For fifty thousand identification management and identity checks, it's free. One gigabyte of storage is free, and ten gigabytes for networking is also free. Twenty thousand documents a day is free.

For pay-as-you-go, it's one cent per authentication if you are in the United States. If you are outside of the United States, it will cost you six cents per authentication. For storage after one gigabyte, it'll be ten cents per additional gigabyte, for example, two gigabytes amount to ten cents, three gigabytes would cost twenty cents, and so on.

I evaluated AppGyver, and I'm using it together with Google Firebase. I also evaluated Backendless, Xano, and MongoDB.

I'm using the cloud version of Google Firebase, so it's just one version and it's always the latest version.

Three developers, myself included, use Google Firebase. As the solution is SaaS, most of the heavy maintenance is handled by Google, but it's my team who handles the application administration and maintenance.

My advice for users of DocumentDB and Google Firebase is to first make sure that DocumentDB is the right solution because, at the start, DocumentDB would be good enough, but as you're growing your applications, you'll realize that DocumentDB isn't the only solution, or isn't the right solution for you. This means that the cost of ownership becomes much, much bigger, so my first advice is to focus on the type of database and figure out what's the best database for you, whether it's a relational database or another type. As soon as you get your answer, you'll find that Google Firebase has a very wide range of solutions it can support.

My rating for Google Firebase is nine out of ten because it's a good solution and it's maintained by Google, and Google has invested enough in it.

I'm a Google Firebase user.

We use Google Firebase for static hosting and identity connection for applications.

The product’s most valuable features are integration and hosting.

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

We have been using Google Firebase for a few years.

The product has good stability.

It is a scalable product. We have around 100 Google Firebase users in our organization and, further, we plan to increase the usage.

The technical support services are excellent.

The initial setup process is good. It takes approximately an hour to complete and requires three executives for maintenance.

We implement the solution with the help of our in-house team.

Google Firebase’s pricing needs improvement.

I rate Google Firebase a nine out of ten. I recommend it for enterprise businesses.

We use the solution for authentication and faster backend deployment of applications.

The solution has a comprehensive framework with well-integrated features, including authentication, database, scalability, etc.

The solution's pricing could be better.

It is a very stable solution.

It is a very scalable solution.

The solution's initial setup process has a medium complexity.

It is an expensive tool. Also, the additional cost depends on the use cases.

I rate the solution a nine out of ten. It provides faster backend deployment for applications. Although, it could make your applications dependent on the technology.

Our primary use case is with a chatbot and file usage. Let us say you wanted to pay for your utility bill and your data at the same time. We do this using a reward commodity known as cash tokens. This includes checking your wallet's balance and topping it up.

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 step 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 have been using Google Firebase for the past two years.

When it comes to stability I had an issue during training with downtime, I do not know maybe because of more traffic on the chatbot.

The scalability is good.

There is plenty of documentation available. I think there is plenty of group support available and Google support as well. The website has plenty of information.

The price is perfect and very clearly defined. The price during the trial setup is free and then you move to a paid service.

I would rate Google Firebase a ten out of ten.

We use the product for storing information about customers in our company.

The platform works quickly and does not require frequent restarts like some SQL databases. It is always active, and there is no downtime when it starts. It is easy to use, has clear documentation, and provides multiple tutorials.

The product's user interface for developers needs improvement. 

We have been using Google Firebase for six months.

The platform is stable. I rate the stability a ten out of ten. 

The platform is scalable. 

The technical support services are good. 

The initial setup is easy.

The product is worth the investment. 

I recommend Firebase to other people because it works very well.  The code is easy to implement. It is a good choice to incorporate into your projects. 

I rate it a ten out of ten. 

My company uses Google Firebase for the product we are trying to develop.

The most valuable feature of the solution is that it has built-in accelerators, which makes it easy for us to implement the products, especially the state management, authentication, and authorization.

I would prefer Google Firebase to focus more on its integration capabilities since it is an area in the solution with certain shortcomings. Though Google Firebase does a lot of things, there is no clear documentation for code insights. The product is not easily available for a person to understand, so a person has to do a lot of experiments to understand how things happen in the background. Google Firebase should try to simplify its product for others to implement it, but the code insights or functionalities are not available, and there are no explanations available on what it can and cannot do.

I have been using Google Firebase for a couple of months. I use the solution's latest version.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a seven out of ten since I haven't used the product enough to see its performance under various circumstances.

I have not used the product extensively, and there is presently no user base for the product in my company.

Only a few test users in my company use Google Firebase since we have not rolled out the product in the market for customers.

Based on my experience with the solution's technical support, I can say that the technical support was not useful for us in our company.

The initial setup of Google Firebase is pretty straightforward.

The solution can be deployed in a couple of days.

If you are a slightly technical person, you can implement the product on your own.

For deployment, you just need to log in and press certain commands, after which the product automatically deploys code into Google Firebase.

My company makes very minimal payments toward the licensing costs of the solution.

I recommend the solution to those who plan to use it.

I rate the overall solution a six and a half out of ten.

This solution supports our real time database. We also use it for AB testing and for its Google Cloud functions. We make use of Crashlytics and reporting on details.

The best features are the cloud functions.

We have experienced many challenges with the realtime database. Every time we need to retrieve chat history that has multiple observers, it will execute multiple times. The UI for the realtime database could be simplified.

I have used this solution for three years. 

This is a stable solution but requires some improvement. 

The technical support for this solution is good.

You can use this solution for lightweight use but I would not recommend being dependant on it. When you want to scale, you will need to have your own server, services and infrastructure.

I would rate this solution a six out of ten.