Firebase
vs
Utho
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
- Four Indian locations plus Frankfurt and Los Angeles
- 1 to 6 TB of monthly transfer included per instance, by plan
- Shared, dedicated and memory-optimised instance families
- Tier III and Tier IV facilities operated by Yotta and NTT
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Firebase | Utho | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $18.72 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe (Basic 1) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $37.51 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe (Basic 2) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $57.55 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 320 GB NVMe (Basic 3) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $5.22 /mo 100 GB | |
| Object storage | $39.24 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress, 1M download + 100k upload operations | $29.22 /mo 1 TB | 26% cheaper on Utho |
| 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) | 1-6 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB (Hosting) | Not publicly listed |
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
Utho offers 3 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Firebase. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Firebase | Utho | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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-- | $1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Utho only |
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-- | $2.57 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Utho only |
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-- | $0.36 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Utho only |
Utho bills reserved (36 months). 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 | Utho |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Utho |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2010 |
| Headquarters | USA | India |
| Locations | 42 | 6 |
| Example customers | The New York Times, Duolingo, Venmo, Trivago, Ctrip, Gameloft | Exotel, Ameyo, MyOperator, CallHippo, FIITJEE, Jindal Steel & Power, Cosmos Bank, Park+ |
| Website | firebase.google.com | utho.com |
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Our data for Firebase was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Utho on Sept. 27, 2026.