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At a Glance
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Star Rating
(57)4.3 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (71.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Firebase
Firebase
Star Rating
(279)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
$0
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CodeIgniter vs Firebase

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found CodeIgniter easier to use and set up. However, Firebase is easier to administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with Firebase overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Firebase meets the needs of their business better than CodeIgniter.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Firebase is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Firebase over CodeIgniter.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
CodeIgniter
No pricing available
Firebase
Free
$0
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Free Trial
CodeIgniter
No trial information available
Firebase
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.4
44
9.0
219
Ease of Use
9.6
45
9.0
219
Ease of Setup
9.2
22
9.1
79
Ease of Admin
8.3
21
9.0
72
Quality of Support
8.3
39
8.5
195
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
7.8
17
8.8
67
Product Direction (% positive)
7.0
43
8.9
209
Features by Category
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
Not enough data
8.9
70
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
59
Not enough data
8.9
56
Not enough data
8.8
49
Not enough data
8.3
56
Not enough data
8.9
57
Not enough data
8.9
59
Not enough data
8.8
56
Mobile Development PlatformsHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Firebase
Firebase
CodeIgniter and Firebase share no categories
Unique Categories
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter is categorized as PHP Web Frameworks
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
71.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
25.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.8%
Firebase
Firebase
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
69.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.8%
Reviewers' Industry
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Computer Software
38.5%
Information Technology and Services
21.2%
Internet
9.6%
Management Consulting
3.8%
Telecommunications
1.9%
Other
25.0%
Firebase
Firebase
Computer Software
31.8%
Information Technology and Services
25.8%
Marketing and Advertising
4.2%
Computer Games
4.2%
Internet
2.7%
Other
31.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Dirk T.
DT
Dirk T.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

CodeIgniter integrates seamlessly into almost any project. It's comparably slim and it doesn't impose a certain development style or project design onto you. It was as well for JavaScript driven applications as it does for pur PHP web apps.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Kevin L.
KL
Kevin L.
Verified User in Computer Software

It is made in PHP Very hard to test due to the CI dependency.

Firebase
Firebase
Most Helpful Favorable Review
José A. M.
JM
José A. M.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

The features that I like about Firebase is the Real Time Update, is easy to install for beginner programmers. built-in authentication services (Google, Facebook, GitHub and Twitter). Integration with modern frameworks Angularjs, Ionic, React, Ember,...

Most Helpful Critical Review
vaibhavi p.
VP
vaibhavi p.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

- They don't allow to change email structure not even allow to add custom email structure for reset password or email verifications etc - When working with a large data firebase do lack a lot it is hard to manage a large number of data - If records are...

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Discussions
CodeIgniter
CodeIgniter Discussions
Monty the Mongoose crying
CodeIgniter has no discussions with answers
Firebase
Firebase Discussions
How can i make relation between two tables?
3 comments
Hafiz Muhammad Ali S.
HS
You can simple add relations by adding reference to that documents example code in JavaScript: const sendContactUs = async (userData, uid) => { ...Read more
whats is the best approach to make a better database model?
1 comment
Hafiz Muhammad Ali S.
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Translate: "Use nested document structure. Don't make large documents and collections." Translation: "Nested document structure. Avoid large documents and...Read more
What are the prominent features of Firebase?
1 comment
SG
Ease of use.Read more