Firebase
firebase.google.com- Category
- Developer Tools
- Rank
- No. 479Tools index
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- #2 Add a backend
- Pricing
- Freemium
- Type
- TOOL
- Use case
- Deployment & Operations
- Date
About
Google's BaaS — auth, Firestore, realtime DB, hosting, functions, analytics, push.
What it does
Google's platform for building and running mobile and web apps, pitched as covering the full development lifecycle from building to launch monitoring. It connects to Google Cloud services, offers a marketplace of pre-built extensions, and integrates with tools like BigQuery, Slack, Jira, and Android Studio.
Stated on the product site
- Platform description
- Describes itself as a platform of services for building and running apps, including for AI agents, and says it is designed for the complete app development lifecycle.
- Third-party integrations
- Integrates with tools including Flutter, Google Ads, AdMob, Google Marketing Platform, Google Play, Looker Studio, BigQuery, Slack, Jira, and Android Studio.
- Extensions marketplace
- Offers pre-packaged, open source extension bundles that automate common development tasks, including streaming data to BigQuery, adding search with Algolia, and running payments with Stripe.
- Billing and paid usage
- Requires setting up a billing account to spend on services such as hosting, storage scaling, and event triggers, beyond any free allotment.
- AI integration
- Offers a Firebase AI Logic product for integrating Gemini and other Google generative AI technology into apps.
Not stated on the site
- Specific pricing tiers and rates for paid usage beyond the introductory billing credit are not shown on this page.
- Which core services (such as a database, authentication, or hosting) are included by default versus billed separately is not spelled out on this page.
Written from the product site at firebase.google.com.
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