Firebase
vs
Koyeb
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
- Scale-to-zero on GPU and CPU instances
- GPUs from RTX 4000 SFF Ada to 8x H200 and B200
- Serverless Postgres that sleeps when idle
- Free web service and Postgres database for testing
- EU-based, with Paris and Frankfurt regions
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Firebase | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $10.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $41.47 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $82.94 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | |
| Object storage | $39.24 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress, 1M download + 100k upload operations | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $140.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | Included in plan | |
| 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) | 1 TB / mo | |
| Egress | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB (Hosting) | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions, Asia is $0.04 / GB | 87% cheaper on Koyeb |
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
Koyeb offers 9 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Firebase. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Firebase | Koyeb | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs
|
-- | $2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
-- | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
-- | $3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
-- | $1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
-- | $1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
L4
1 config
|
-- | $0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
|
RTX 4000 SFF Ada
1 config
|
-- | $0.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Koyeb only |
Koyeb 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 | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Enterprise plan only |
| 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 | Firebase | Koyeb |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2019 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 42 | 6 |
| Example customers | The New York Times, Duolingo, Venmo, Trivago, Ctrip, Gameloft | Kong, eToro, Scenario, Strapi, Neon |
| Website | firebase.google.com | koyeb.com |
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Our data for Firebase was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Koyeb on Oct. 2, 2026.