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Senior Architect at Masterworks
Real User
Offers flexibility of handling and dealing with the database through EDL
Pros and Cons
  • "I found the flexibility of handling and dealing with database through EDL to be very useful."
  • "Their technical support needs to be enhanced with more support for customers."

What is our primary use case?

We use Firebase as a proof of concept to introduce Apogee functionality in the future. We need to simulate some scenarios using Apogee as a lesson for API management and Firebase is the backend database we use to simulate custom scenarios regarding the customer needs.

We use the public cloud version.

What is most valuable?

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

What needs improvement?

Their technical support needs to be enhanced with more support for customers.

They should also improve the monitoring and control for the database to monitor the performance and fine-tuning of the database itself. Automatic detection of potential errors or failures in the database would also be very helpful. For example, I would like to receive notifications for the admin to take appropriate action for database failures.

For how long have I used the solution?

I've been using this solution for around two months.
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What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Deployment and maintenance requires two or three people for us.

How are customer service and support?

I think it's a rich community, but they should increase the line support of technical issues and get official support to users or customers for Firebase so they can get their answers quickly. Most questions can be answered from the history of other questions and there is a community for all these questions and answers, which helps newcomers to with deployment and maintenance of the Firebase Database.

Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?

I was mainly using Oracle Database, which has different concepts for different scenarios, to some extent. Since it's one year old, it's tough to move to the Firebase Database.

I have had a good experience in both Google and Oracle environments and I also have had good experiences in Google constantly, which is a cloud environment, in which you can build a private cloud environment.

How was the initial setup?

The initial setup was straightforward. It took around two or three hours.

What other advice do I have?

I would rate Firebase as eight out of ten.

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IT Manager at a university with 51-200 employees
Real User
Priced well, stable, and scalable
Pros and Cons
  • "The solution is stable."
  • "The solution could improve by providing an improved SDK tool and automatic indexing for databases."

What is our primary use case?

Google Firebase helps us build and run applications.

What needs improvement?

The solution could improve by providing an improved SDK tool and automatic indexing for databases.

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Google Firebase for approximately four years.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

The solution is stable.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

Google Firebase is scalable.

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

The price of Google Firebase is very good.

What other advice do I have?

I would recommend this solution to others.

I rate Google Firebase a nine out of ten.

Which deployment model are you using for this solution?

Public Cloud
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R&D Team Lead at Becon
Real User
Has fast updates, good performance and realtime chat
Pros and Cons
  • "The most valuable feature I like is about the realtime. Updates are also very fast."
  • "We use Firebase for media processing and we are growing more. As we grow, the pricing goes high and it's high compared to competitors. The solution is expensive."

What is our primary use case?

We use Firebase on-premise. Our primary use cases are for push notifications and for realtime chat.

How has it helped my organization?

I'm really happy with the performance and with what it gives us. 

What is most valuable?

The most valuable feature I like is that it is in realtime. Updates are also very fast. 

What needs improvement?

We use Firebase for media processing and we are growing more. As we grow, the pricing goes up and it's high compared to competitors. The solution is expensive. 

In the next release, they should focus more on realtime features. 

For how long have I used the solution?

I have been using Firebase for one year.

What do I think about the stability of the solution?

It's stable. Stability and the performance are really good.

What do I think about the scalability of the solution?

We have plans to expand it across the organization. 

How are customer service and technical support?

I never had to contact their technical support. 

What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?

Licensing costs are on a monthly basis. 

What other advice do I have?

I would rate it a seven and a half out of ten. Not a ten because I haven't explored every facet to it. I am very happy with what I have seen so far. 

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It has security rules to control database read/write operations in real-time
Pros and Cons
  • "It has security rules to control database read/write operations in real-time."
  • "Firebase uses JSON, and the storage format is very different to that of SQL. This does not allow for easy migrations."

What is our primary use case?

The primary use case is the documentation.

How has it helped my organization?

Firebase is awesome and easy to use. It is a database without any schema from the client-side. Additionally, it has security rules to control database read/write operations in real-time.

What is most valuable?

  • Information stored in the cloud and readily available everywhere.
  • The big power of their the data host.

What needs improvement?

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

For how long have I used the solution?

Less than one year.

How is customer service and technical support?

The support team is responsive and well-informed.

Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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