Firebase
vs
Hexabyte
What's good about each
- 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
- Affordable VPS instances with customizable specs
- S3-compatible object storage with no egress or API fees
- Offers dedicated servers
- EU-based with GDPR-friendly data storage
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Firebase | Hexabyte | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $4.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $11.03 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $19.91 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe | |
| Object storage | $39.24 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress, 1M download + 100k upload operations | $6.78 /mo 1 TB (no egress or API fees) | 83% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| Serverless | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration · $0.40 / 1M invocations + Cloud Run CPU and memory rates | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 360 MB/day on Hosting (~10 GB/mo) | 20 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB (Hosting) | $1.13 /TB per TB | 99% cheaper on Hexabyte |
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
Hexabyte offers 1 GPU model. We track no GPU listings from Firebase. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Firebase | Hexabyte | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hexabyte only |
Hexabyte bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Firebase | Hexabyte |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | 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 | Firebase | Hexabyte |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | Sweden |
| Locations | 42 | 1 |
| Example customers | The New York Times, Duolingo, Venmo, Trivago, Ctrip, Gameloft | Molnett, Region Västerbotten, Umeå Kommunföretag, Enduce |
| Website | firebase.google.com | hexabyte.se |
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Our data for Firebase was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Hexabyte on Sept. 18, 2026.