Google Firebase vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) comparison

Google and Oracle are both solutions in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category. Google is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.4, while Oracle is ranked #3 with an average rating of 7.6. Google holds a 6.5% mindshare in ISI, compared to Oracle’s 8.6% mindshare. Additionally, 93% of Google users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 92% of Oracle users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 16, 2024

Google Firebase and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) are contenders in the cloud computing space. Google Firebase stands out for rapid app deployment and SDK support, while OCI focuses on enterprise-grade data management and scalability, giving it an edge for large businesses.

Features: Google Firebase integrates seamlessly with mobile applications, supports a real-time database, and offers Firebase Cloud Functions which aid in swift app development without the need for extensive backend management. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides strong data management, scalability, and supports integration with Oracle native applications, making it apt for managing enterprise workloads with its robust database system.

Room for Improvement: Google Firebase could enhance control over function execution and logging, improve SQL query support, and provide better cost predictability. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure needs to improve its documentation, expand its global data center presence, and enhance third-party application integration capabilities. It also needs to clarify its complex pricing and licensing structures.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Google Firebase is favored for its detailed documentation and community support, streamlining the deployment process in public cloud environments. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure offers comprehensive documentation but is often viewed as more complex due to its focus on enterprise needs. It provides both hybrid and public cloud options which could be beneficial for elaborate use cases, although the responsiveness of its support varies.

Pricing and ROI: Google Firebase presents a free tier with competitive pricing for higher usage, appealing to startups and small businesses with a user-based costing model that can become intricate as usage scales. Oracle Cloud Infrastructure is noted for competitive pricing, offering considerable cost savings for enterprise use cases, though it might seem pricey for smaller enterprises. Both solutions promise substantial ROI, with Firebase facilitating cost-effective scalability and OCI delivering enterprise-level performance and integration.

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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

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure...

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

3rd

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

PaaS Clouds (4th), Container Registry (5th)

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of Google Firebase is 6.5%, down from 6.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) is 8.6%, down from 11.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Shravan Revanna

Vice President at E-Cell Ramaiah

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.

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PuneetKaura

Vice President of Sales and Operations at Aquila Clouds

Suitable for OCI environment but needs to improve pricing

We haven’t had any problems with the setup of Oracle. The deployment will take less than seven to ten days since it can give good reports. For deployment, we first need to understand the customer requirements and build the architecture around the deployment. We have the customer sign off on it and then go into the software deployment side. This is the proper life cycle of how to do it in the enterprise space. There are a lot of thoughts around the initial way or how we need to structure and architect the environment. For enterprises, it is a complex process. It will take one to two months to have all the sign-offs before we can go into implementation. It is followed across all the installations. I rate the initial setup of the solution a ten out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The initial setup of Google Firebase is pretty straightforward."

"The main part that I like about Firebase is that it provides command line tools."

"I found the flexibility of handling and dealing with database through EDL to be very useful."

"The product is easy to use."

"What I like most about Google Firebase is that it's one of the easier options to host a website or app quickly."

"Allows us to create functions without any infrastructure apart from the Google App Engine."

"The most valuable features of Google Firebase have been Analytics, Remote Config, and Crashlytics. Additionally, a lot of companies have used push notifications which is important. There is little maintenance required."

"It is a stable solution...It is a very scalable solution."

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"We use Oracle Cloud to host the OIC (Oracle Integration Cloud Service) and APEX."

"Oracle Cloud Platform has good scalability."

"The initial setup of Oracle Cloud is simple...It is a scalable solution."

"I am impressed with the tool's upscaling and resiliency features."

"They seem to be more readily integrating with Azure, which is great."

"Oracle is valuable for improving performance and addressing issues between the nodes of clusters for private IPs. It provides a private connection between the client and the security cluster."

"The most valuable feature of this solution is the Interface."

"The product gives you independence from hardware onsite, the setup is easy, and there is no need for hardware maintenance."

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Cons

"The UI for the realtime database could be simplified."

"Google Firebase should add extra functionality to do global delete and updates across your database."

"In terms of DevOps, such as CI/CD deployments and integrating webhooks with GitHub, GitLab, or other platforms, Firebase does not offer those capabilities at that level."

"Firebase uses JSON, and the storage format is very different to that of SQL. This does not allow for easy migrations."

"If I were to review the service, it would be about paid functionalities, like implementing notifications, is easy, but debugging is not."

"What I hate most about Google Firebase is that it has many different versions and releases new ones frequently."

"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."

"Google Firebase could improve the ability to create our own reports, other than what's available on the dashboard. For example, if we want to customize the report or export the data, this is a large task."

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"The solution could always be less expensive."

"The solution requires tighter integration capabilities."

"It isn't easy to get qualified people who know how to work on this tool. All my administrators are learning as they go. Since this is the only cloud solution provider in Saudi Arabia, and it has only been around for one year, I am sure that this will change with time."

"Though Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) has robust features, improvements could be made to its authentication and identity access management, specifically in making them more seamless without using fingerprints for authentication."

"The Oracle Cloud platform remains complex, and despite the abundance of resources available, significant challenges can still arise during the migration process from a legacy or on-premise system. Conversely, smaller companies with less complicated systems, such as those with a two million budget, can migrate more easily."

"They could improve their global presence and marketing strategy to compete effectively with the likes of AWS."

"It could be more affordable."

"The solution's reporting part is not good and needs more development."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is free."

"Google Firebase’s pricing needs improvement."

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

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

"Google Firebase is an expensive solution."

"They have a free tier that will cover most projects. For more intensive use, you pay as you use it, but the price is very cheap."

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

"It is an expensive tool."

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"The price is fair, but we have to manage it to keep it low."

"I would rate the tool’s pricing a ten out of ten since it is expensive."

"Pricing needs to be improved."

"Oracle Cloud Platform has a decent pricing model."

"The solution is expensive. I would rate the pricing as ten out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."

"The pricing is reasonable."

"It's not that expensive. I think it's maybe half or one-fourth of our actual on-prem cost, especially in Oracle Data Integrator. It's pretty cheap. Maybe around $30,000 or $40,000 per month."

"The solution is free to use."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

12%

University

10%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

14%

Financial Services Firm

13%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Government

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

How does Microsoft Azure compare to Google Firebase?

I would recommend Google Firebase instead of Microsoft Azure, simply for the array of features that it has to offer. In particular, the Firebase library grants you access to a shared data structure...

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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...

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What do you like most about Google Firebase?

Google Analytics for Firebase is the best feature of the solution.

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What are the biggest differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors?

Differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud,w and SAP SuccessFactors:w Oracle: "simple interface and deep customization to suit the purpose." SAP: Multiple functionalities that increase process effi...

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What do you like most about Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry?

It's reliable, performs well, and is often faster than running applications on separate machines due to optimized performance and networking capabilities within OCI.

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What needs improvement with Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Registry?

They could improve their global presence and marketing strategy to compete effectively with the likes of AWS. Additionally, their support team has a slow response time, which is not as great as oth...

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Comparisons

Microsoft Azure vs Google Firebase

Compared 63% of the time

Amazon AWS vs Google Firebase

Compared 12% of the time

DigitalOcean vs Google Firebase

Compared 12% of the time

Alibaba Cloud vs Google Firebase

Compared 6% of the time

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Microsoft Azure vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Compared 23% of the time

Alibaba Cloud vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Compared 13% of the time

Google Cloud vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Compared 12% of the time

IBM Public Cloud vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Compared 10% of the time

Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) vs Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI)

Compared 3% of the time

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Overview

Google Firebase is a stable, reliable, and scalable mobile platform that enables you to quickly develop apps, accelerate them, and monitor their performance.

With Google Firebase You Can

Build and run successful apps
Scale globally
Monitor app quality and performance with little effort
Boost user engagement

Google Firebase Features:

Crashlytic
Automatic updates
Fast and easy deployment
Access to Cloud Firestore
Multi-platform sign-in authentication
Flexible drop-in UI
Real-time database
Remote configuration
Firebase machine learning
Cloud messaging
Advanced message targeting
Push messages
Error monitoring

SDKs supported by Google Firebase:

Web SDK
iOS SDK
Android SDK
Admin SDK

Benefits of Google Firebase:

Fast implementation: Google Firebase makes it possible for you to set up your authentication system quickly, using minimal code.
Comprehensive security: With Google Firebase, your systems remain secured; It is backed by Google Sign-in, Chrome Password Manager, and also Smart Lock.
Machine learning capabilities: Firebase offers machine learning capabilities that help you deploy and train custom models.
Eliminate the need to manage servers: Because Google Firebase offers cloud functions, it enables you to run your mobile backend code without having to also manage your servers.
Authentication for any platform: Google’s Firebase authentication makes the sign-in process easier by providing an end-to-end identity solution that works with any platform.
Customized notifications: With cloud messaging, you can customize alerts, defining how and when they are sent, what sounds they should make, and can also select the expiration date for each message. In addition, it gives you the ability to track custom conversion events.
Fast and secure web hosting: Firebase makes it possible for you to have easy and secure web hosting with fast content delivery. Firebase hosting also provides free SSL certificates.
Cloud storage: With Google Firebase you have access to cloud storage that supports robust uploads and downloads, can handle user-generated content, and provides simple and intuitive access control.
Developer-friendly: Developers prefer to use Firebase because it lets them focus on creating frontend code for mobile applications rather than having to concentrate on backend code.

Reviews from Real Users

PeerSpot user Nilakshi S., technical team lead at AuthentiCode says, “The solution is very stable and very reliable. There aren't any bugs or glitches.”

"What I like most about Google Firebase is that it's one of the easier options to host a website or app quickly," says Craig F., application development manager at a financial services firm.

A senior developer at a consultancy says, “The documentation for Google Firebase is great. Also, what I like about it is the integration to Android, which is the reason I went with Firebase.”

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Cloud services where you need them

Your need for sovereignty, compliance, and location-specific performance should not limit your access to the latest cloud innovations. OCI gives you access to a full portfolio of cloud services wherever you need them. With a wide range of cloud options, including on-premises, dedicated Cloud@Customer, hybrid, multicloud solutions such as Oracle Database Service for Microsoft Azure, or public cloud, OCI’s distributed cloud portfolio—available across regions worldwide—solves your toughest business challenges.

Optimize enterprise applications without costly rearchitecture

When modernizing your enterprise apps, abandoning core technology isn’t feasible or necessary for success. OCI is built to address the unique requirements of performance-sensitive on-premises applications and other traditional enterprise apps—scale-up architectures, ultralow-latency networks, built-in security, and clustering of resources for availability in the cloud without risky and costly application refactoring. Additionally, OCI's specialized migration tools and programs facilitate easy transitioning.

Build and run cloud native or third-party apps with open source tools

Modern enterprises deserve the flexibility and freedom to choose from the various frameworks, clouds, and services available. Be it Postgres, SQL Server, Windows Server, VMware, or Kubernetes, OCI services are designed to easily run third-party, open source applications or to build cloud native applications. Our broad open source partner ecosystem enables you to bring apps to market faster, easily innovate, and scale.

Harness your data to uncover new business value

Data drives your business. Whether you’re building next-gen social applications or online games or seeking better outcomes from decades of healthcare data, making data work is getting harder. OCI services such as Oracle MySQL Heatwave and Oracle Autonomous Database service support all your data models, remove data silos, converge data for efficiency, and analyze data—helping you unlock business potential without sacrificing security and governance controls.

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Sample Customers

Fabulous, Pic Collage, Shazam, SkyScanner

Kenya Airways, Cell, Panasonic, Frontera, M&C Saatchi, Lumentum, WA

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