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At a Glance
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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Google for Education
Google for Education
Star Rating
(312)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (48.4% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Firebase vs Google for Education

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found Google for Education easier to use and do business with overall. However, reviewers preferred the ease of set up with Firebase, along with administration.

  • Reviewers felt that Google for Education meets the needs of their business better than Firebase.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Google for Education is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Google for Education over Firebase.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Firebase
Free
$0
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Google for Education
No pricing available
Free Trial
Firebase
Free Trial is available
Google for Education
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
219
9.1
250
Ease of Use
9.0
219
9.1
251
Ease of Setup
9.1
79
8.8
60
Ease of Admin
9.0
72
8.6
57
Quality of Support
8.5
195
8.8
220
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
67
9.0
52
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
209
9.6
240
Features by Category
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.9
70
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Functionality
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
Not enough data
Mobile Development PlatformsHide 3 FeaturesShow 3 Features
Not enough data
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Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Firebase
Firebase
Google for Education
Google for Education
Firebase and Google for Education share no categories
Unique Categories
Google for Education
Google for Education is categorized as Other Education
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Firebase
Firebase
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
69.4%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
23.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
6.8%
Google for Education
Google for Education
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
24.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
48.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
27.5%
Reviewers' Industry
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%
Google for Education
Google for Education
Education Management
36.3%
Primary/Secondary Education
26.5%
Higher Education
18.6%
E-Learning
4.2%
Information Technology and Services
2.0%
Other
12.4%
Most Helpful Reviews
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
Arif K.
AK
Arif K.
Verified User in Computer Software

The thing that i dislike is its poor documentation and tutorial. It becomes hard to figure out the features provided by the platform and requires lot of digging into the documentation to find your needs.

Google for Education
Google for Education
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Susan T.
ST
Susan T.
Verified User in Education Management

Google for Education is excellent and our entire school uses it. My teaching team utilizes everything we can from Google for education from the forms to the Google Drive, to Google Slides. We organize classes and students and scores and create tests and...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education
GP
Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education

Some limited editing functionality makes it difficult to customize documents, but it isn't a deal breaker.

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Discussions
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.
HS
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
Google for Education
Google for Education Discussions
My question is how possible for Google to know all the things in past accurately
1 comment
Patrice D.
PD
To know things from the past with precision, when you do a search, the service offers a bunch of answers, choose a certain given number, you will notice...Read more
What is Google for Education used for?
1 comment
Dr Sonu A.
DA
I use Google for Education for online tutoring. The Google Classroom and Google Meets experience is smooth with the added benefit of sharing docs with ease.Read more
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Google for Education has no more discussions with answers