Firebase
vs
Netlify
What's good about each
- 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
- Specialized in Jamstack architectures: JS, APIs and Markup
- Extensive functionality such as forms, edge functions and analytics
- Pro plan bills per team, not per seat, with unlimited members
- Free plan includes 300 credits per month with a hard spend limit
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Firebase | Netlify | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Object storage | $26.90 /mo 1 TB stored, 1M download + 100k upload operations | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration · $0.40 / 1M invocations + Cloud Run CPU and memory rates | $69.44 /mo 25M invocations, 1 GB RAM (minimum), 150 ms duration · Compute billed at 10 credits / GB-hour | 36% cheaper on Firebase |
| Egress allowance | 360 MB/day on Hosting (~10 GB/mo) | Covered by plan credits (~15 GB) | |
| Egress | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB (Hosting) | $133.33 /TB 20 credits / GB ($0.13 / GB) | 11% cheaper on Netlify |
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.
Company details
| Fact | Firebase | Netlify |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 42 | 16 |
| Example customers | The New York Times, Duolingo, Venmo, Trivago, Ctrip, Gameloft | Twilio, Mattel, Google, Riot Games, Mailchimp |
| Website | firebase.google.com | netlify.com |
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Our data for Firebase was last updated on July 27, 2026, and for Netlify on July 27, 2026.