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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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Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Star Rating
(81)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (69.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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Firebase vs Ruby on Rails

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

  • Reviewers felt that Firebase meets the needs of their business better than Ruby on Rails.
  • 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 Ruby on Rails.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Firebase
Free
$0
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Ruby on Rails
No pricing available
Free Trial
Firebase
Free Trial is available
Ruby on Rails
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.0
219
8.7
67
Ease of Use
9.0
219
8.9
68
Ease of Setup
9.1
79
8.6
30
Ease of Admin
9.0
72
8.6
28
Quality of Support
8.5
195
8.4
60
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
8.8
67
8.7
23
Product Direction (% positive)
8.9
209
8.4
67
Features by Category
Application Development PlatformsHide 7 FeaturesShow 7 Features
8.9
69
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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
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Firebase
Firebase
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Firebase and Ruby on Rails share no categories
Unique Categories
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails is categorized as Other Web Frameworks
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%
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
69.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
19.7%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
11.3%
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%
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Computer Software
25.4%
Information Technology and Services
23.9%
Internet
9.9%
Telecommunications
4.2%
Program Development
4.2%
Other
32.4%
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
Verified User
G
Verified User in Oil & Energy

I do not like that all the APIs are available for general use.

Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Alejandro C.
AC
Alejandro C.
Verified User in Computer Software

I really love developing with dynamic languages, and Ruby is clean, fun and very flexible to use.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Computer Software

Since the framework was introduced lately, the implementation examples and lack of proper documentation was a point of pain for us.

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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
Ruby on Rails
Ruby on Rails Discussions
Is Ruby on Rails front end?
1 comment
Ryan R.
RR
Rails can be used as a front end application. Views (written as HTML with embeddable Ruby code) are a primary component of the framework. Read more
What is Ruby on Rails used for?
1 comment
Vinicius G.
VG
It's used to develop web applications.Read more
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Ruby on Rails has no more discussions with answers