AWS
vs
Firebase
Firebase provides an integrated app development platform, while AWS offers individual services like Cognito, DynamoDB, and Lambda that can be combined for similar functionality.
What's good about each
- Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to video streaming
- Generous free tier and savings plan available to lock-in discounts
- 30+ datacenter locations around the world
- Generous free tier for small to medium projects
- Real-time database with synchronization
- Complete user auth system with social login
- Seamless integration with other Google Cloud services
- Solid mobile SDK for iOS and Android
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Firebase | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $7.49 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3.micro) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $119.80 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (t3.xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $248.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c5.2xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $24.63 /mo 1 TB | $26.90 /mo 1 TB stored, 1M download + 100k upload operations | 8% cheaper on AWS |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $24.82 /mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (cache.t2.small) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $22.57 /mo Network Load Balancer | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $36.26 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration · $0.40 / 1M invocations + Cloud Run CPU and memory rates | 19% cheaper on AWS |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 360 MB/day on Hosting (~10 GB/mo) | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB (Hosting) | 40% cheaper on AWS |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
AWS offers 18 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Firebase. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Firebase | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
A100
6 configs
|
$1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- | AWS only |
|
L40S
24 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | AWS only |
|
L4
30 configs
|
$0.37 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | AWS | Firebase |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 42 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | The New York Times, Duolingo, Venmo, Trivago, Ctrip, Gameloft |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | firebase.google.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 13, 2026, and for Firebase on July 27, 2026.