Cloudflare
vs
Firebase
What's good about each
- Every service runs in every datacenter, 300+ cities
- No egress fees on R2 object storage or Workers
- Free tier covers CDN, DNS, WAF and DDoS mitigation
- One platform for serverless compute, storage, SQL and vector search
- 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 | Cloudflare | Firebase | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object storage | $15.81 /mo 1 TB (R2 Standard) | $39.24 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress, 1M download + 100k upload operations | 60% cheaper on Cloudflare |
| Serverless | $82.50 /mo 25M invocations, 150 ms CPU time | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration · $0.40 / 1M invocations + Cloud Run CPU and memory rates | 46% cheaper on Firebase |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 360 MB/day on Hosting (~10 GB/mo) | |
| Egress | Free for most services | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB (Hosting) |
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 | Cloudflare | Firebase |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Enterprise only | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1, some products | Some Firebase services only |
| FedRAMP | High, Cloudflare for Government | -- |
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 | Cloudflare | Firebase |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2009 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 312 | 42 |
| Example customers | Shopify, DoorDash, Discord, Intercom, Zendesk | The New York Times, Duolingo, Venmo, Trivago, Ctrip, Gameloft |
| Website | cloudflare.com | firebase.google.com |
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Our data for Cloudflare was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Firebase on Sept. 18, 2026.