Firebase

Google's app platform with database, auth, hosting and analytics built in

About Firebase

Firebase is Google's platform for building web and mobile applications without managing your own servers. It bundles Cloud Firestore and Realtime Database, authentication with social sign-in, cloud storage, hosting, Cloud Functions, push messaging, analytics, crash reporting and remote configuration into one console with SDKs for iOS, Android, web and game engines. AI features through Vertex AI and Genkit help add generative experiences to apps. It is the default backend for many startups, indie developers and rapid prototypes. The Spark plan is free with per-product quotas; the Blaze plan keeps those free allowances and charges pay-as-you-go beyond them.

Firebase key facts

Category: Developer Tools
Pricing: Freemium — a free tier lets you start, and paid plans are available if you need more.
Focus areas: backend, app development, database, authentication
Official site: firebase.google.com

About the Developer Tools category

Editors, platforms, and services developers rely on to build and ship software. The Developer Tools category on Tools Hub currently lists 738 tools. Alongside Firebase, it includes Appwrite, PocketBase, PlanetScale, MongoDB.

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Comparing tools in the Developer Tools category? These related listings are worth a look: Appwrite — Open-source backend platform for auth, databases, storage and functions; PocketBase — Open-source backend in a single file; PlanetScale — Managed Vitess, Neki and Postgres database platform.