Firebase
Google, Mountain View, California, United StatesFirebase is a backend-as-a-service platform owned by Google that provides cloud services for web and mobile apps.
It offers realtime and document NoSQL databases, authentication, hosting, cloud storage, serverless functions, analytics, performance monitoring, remote config, and a development workspace with AI-powered tooling.
According to our data, Firebase is the 8th most popular cloud service provider on the web.
It has 2.3% of the cloud service market share and is detected on 0.6% of all websites.
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- 🔌 Add-Ons
- </> Source code
- 👨👩👦👦 Community
Wikipedia
GitHub
Firebase Talk
Stack Overflow💸 Pricing
Firebase is a commercial solution with a free tier available.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- Cloud Services
- Rank: 8
- Market share: 2.3%
🏆 Firebase Awards
- 🥈 Second most popular in Belarus in the Cloud Services category.
- 🥈 Second most popular in Iran in the Cloud Services category.
- 🥉 Third most popular in Pakistan in the Cloud Services category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Russia in the Cloud Services category.
- ⭐ 4th most popular in Saudi Arabia in the Cloud Services category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Japan in the Cloud Services category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in India in the Cloud Services category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Romania in the Cloud Services category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Argentina in the Cloud Services category.
- ⭐ 5th most popular in Taiwan in the Cloud Services category.
⚡ Sites Using Firebase
We have data on 21,449 websites that use the Firebase cloud service. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.
The highest rated site using Firebase is independent.co.uk.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #142 | United Kingdom | English | |
| 2 | #192 | United States | English | |
| 3 | #222 | Singapore | English | |
| 4 | #228 | American English | ||
| 5 | #283 | United States | English | |
| 6 | #336 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 7 | #348 | English | ||
| 8 | #365 | United States | American English | |
| 9 | #385 | Italy | Italian | |
| 10 | #424 | India | English | |
| 11 |  idealo.de |
#446 | Germany | German |
| 12 | #491 | Israel | Hebrew | |
| 13 | #501 | Brazil | Brazilian Portuguese | |
| 14 | #524 | France | French | |
| 15 | #551 | Italy | Italian | |
| 16 | #594 | Spanish | ||
| 17 | #609 | English | ||
| 18 | #627 | Turkey | Turkish | |
| 19 | #655 | Iran | Persian | |
| 20 | #658 | Turkey | Turkish |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use Firebase:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Online Shopping category.
Most of the sites using Firebase are from the United States, Japan, and India.
- United States 20.2%
- Japan 11.1%
- India 5.7%
- United Kingdom 5.6%
- Germany 3.6%
- Brazil 3.2%
- Indonesia 3.1%
- France 2.9%
- Netherlands 2.7%
- Other 41.9%
Most Firebase users speak English, Japanese, or Spanish.
- English 58%
- Japanese 8.1%
- Spanish 5.2%
- German 2.8%
- Portuguese 2.8%
- French 2.6%
- Russian 2%
- Italian 1.9%
- Dutch 1.7%
- Other 14.9%
The Firebase cloud service is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 46.7%
- .jp 2.7%
- .org 2.7%
- .net 2.4%
- .co.uk 2.3%
- .de 1.9%
- .com.br 1.8%
- .io 1.6%
- .it 1.4%
- Other 36.5%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing Firebase include online shopping, business, and marketing and merchandising.
- Online Shopping 17.9%
- Business 12.2%
- Marketing/Merchandising 9.7%
- General News 7%
- Blogs/Wiki 5.1%
- Internet Services 4.5%
- Entertainment 4.1%
- Fashion/Beauty 3.7%
- Education/Reference 3.2%
- Other 32.6%
🔢 Firebase Versions
The most common version of Firebase is 8.10, used by 8.6% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 6.1% of sites use Firebase 8.2, and 3.8% use Firebase 9.0.
The Firebase version distribution shows significant fragmentation, with 64.3% of sites using versions other than the top ones.
- 8.10 8.6%
- 8.2 6.1%
- 9.0 3.8%
- 6.6 3.6%
- 3.6 3.1%
- 8.6 2.8%
- 7.14 2.7%
- 8.3 2.5%
- 9.6 2.5%
- Other 64.3%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
What is the company behind Firebase?
Firebase is owned by Google LLC, headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States.
Is Firebase free?
It is a commercial solution with a free tier available.
Which country uses Firebase the most?
The majority of Firebase users are from the United States.
Who uses Firebase?
According to our data, Firebase is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as independent.co.uk,
mashable.com, and
shein.com.
Is Firebase used on government websites?
Overall, we found Firebase on 2 government sites in the United States.
Do academic institutions use Firebase?
Yes. Overall, we know of 9 academic websites in the United States that use Firebase.
How does Firebase compare to its competitors?
Firebase is a fairly popular cloud service, ranking ahead of 31 other cloud service providers we track.
What are the alternatives to Firebase?
Alternatives and possible competitors to Firebase may include 
Supabase, Appwrite, and
Amazon Web Services.
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🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,814,833 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.