Cleura
vs
Firebase
What's good about each
- All infrastructure located in EU (Sweden and Germany) for full data sovereignty
- OpenStack-based platform with no vendor lock-in
- Transparent pricing with per-second billing
- €50 free trial credit for new users
- Strong focus on compliance and regulated industries
- Free Spark plan with no payment method needed
- Realtime sync in Firestore and Realtime Database
- SDKs for iOS, Android, web, Flutter and Unity
- Crashlytics, Analytics and Cloud Messaging at no cost
- Runs on Google Cloud in 40+ locations
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Cleura | Firebase | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $15.12 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Public) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $88.02 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Public) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $176.05 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Public) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $11.36 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $33.28 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | $39.24 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress, 1M download + 100k upload operations | 15% cheaper on Cleura |
| Load balancer | $39.11 /mo Octavia LBaaS | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration · $0.40 / 1M invocations + Cloud Run CPU and memory rates | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 360 MB/day on Hosting (~10 GB/mo) | |
| Egress | $32.65 /TB €0.02875 / GB | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB (Hosting) | 78% cheaper on Cleura |
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.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Cleura | Firebase |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Some Firebase services only |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Cleura | Firebase |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | Sweden | USA |
| Locations | 6 | 42 |
| Example customers | Miljödata, Clavister, Spintr, Boost.ai | The New York Times, Duolingo, Venmo, Trivago, Ctrip, Gameloft |
| Website | cleura.com | firebase.google.com |
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Our data for Cleura was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Firebase on Sept. 18, 2026.