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Firebase vs Google Cloud

Firebase is built on Google Cloud but provides higher-level abstractions, while Google Cloud offers more granular control over individual services.

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What's good about...

Firebase logo Firebase

  • 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

Google Cloud logo Google Cloud

  • Extensive range of managed services with a focus on big data and machine learning
  • BigQuery and Google Kubernetes Engine are widely considered industry-leading solutions
  • 40+ data centers around the world

Price comparison

How do Firebase's prices compare against Google Cloud?

VM Small

Firebase Firebase
--
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$20.49 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (E2 custom)

VM Medium

Firebase Firebase
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$90.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)

VM Large

Firebase Firebase
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$179.87 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (E2 custom)

Block Storage

Firebase Firebase
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$4.10 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Firebase Firebase
$26.90 / mo 1 TB stored, 1M download + 100k upload operations
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$24.93 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Firebase Firebase
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$29.44 / mo

Managed PostgreSQL

Firebase Firebase
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$93.60 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Firebase Firebase
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
$35.28 / mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (Basic)

Serverless 25M Executions

Firebase Firebase
$44.66 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration · $0.40 / 1M invocations + Cloud Run CPU and memory rates
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$47.62 / mo 25M invocations, 2nd gen, 150 ms duration

Free egress allowance

Firebase Firebase
360 MB/day on Hosting (~10 GB/mo)
Google Cloud Google Cloud
Depends on service

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Firebase Firebase
$150.00 $0.15 / GB (Hosting)
Google Cloud Google Cloud
$120.00 $0.12 / GB (Premium network)

GPU Fleet Overview

Billing Options

Firebase Firebase
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)

Available Models

Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models.

Firebase Firebase
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Google Cloud Google Cloud
H100(24) A100(36) RTX PRO 6000(16) H200(4) B200(4) V100(48) L4(32) T4(48) P100(36) P4(36)

Heads up: Prices are estimates from published rates for common setups and vary by region and usage; verify with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Firebase and Google Cloud offer:

Service Firebase Google Cloud
Analytics
App Testing
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
Crash Reporting
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Performance Monitoring
Push Notifications
Python Notebooks
Realtime Databases
Remote Config
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
User Authentication
Vector Databases
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Firebase Firebase
firebase.google.com
Google Cloud Google Cloud
cloud.google.com
Headquarters
Firebase Firebase
United States of America US flag
Google Cloud Google Cloud
United States of America US flag
Founded
Firebase Firebase
2011
Google Cloud Google Cloud
2008
Data Center Locations
Firebase Firebase
42
Google Cloud Google Cloud
40
Example Customers
Firebase Firebase
The New York Times, Duolingo, Venmo, Trivago, Ctrip, Gameloft
Google Cloud Google Cloud
PayPal, GitLab, 20th Century Fox, Target, Scotiabank

Alternatives to consider

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Our data for Firebase was last updated on July 27, 2026, and for Google Cloud on Aug. 31, 2026.