Firebase Firestore

Name: Firebase Firestore
Brand: Firebase Firestore
Rating: 4.6 (1048 reviews)

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Flexible, scalable NoSQL cloud database

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4.6(1,048 across the web)

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The Bottom Line

Entry price

Free plan available, paid tiers above

Biggest pro

NoSQL database

Biggest con

Vendor lock-in

TL;DR - Firebase Firestore

Firebase Firestore is a NoSQL document database for mobile and web applications
It provides real-time sync, offline support, and scales automatically with your users
Generous free tier, pay-as-you-go after 50K reads/day

Pricing: Free plan available

Best for: Growing teams

4.6/5 across review platforms

What is Firebase Firestore?

Editorial review

Firestore is Firebase's flexible, scalable database. Documents and collections, real-time sync, and queries that work-NoSQL that handles mobile and web app data elegantly. Real-time updates happen automatically. Offline support keeps apps working. The query model fits app development patterns. Firebase developers use Firestore as their primary database for the real-time sync and mobile-optimized design.

Available on: Web, iOS, Android

LCLouis CorneloupUpdated May 26, 2026 · how we evaluateSourcefirebase.google.com ↗

Pros & Cons

Pros

NoSQL database
Real-time sync
Good for mobile
Active development
Fair pricing

Cons

Vendor lock-in
Complex pricing
Learning curve
NoSQL limitations
Google dependency

Ratings Across the Web

4.6(1,048 reviews)

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Key Features

NoSQL databaseReal-time syncOffline supportScalableFirebaseServerless

Pricing Plans

Spark (Free)

Free

1 GB storage
50K reads/day
20K writes/day
20K deletes/day

Blaze (Pay-as-you-go)

Usage-based

$0.18/100K reads
$0.18/100K writes
$0.26/GB stored
Unlimited scale

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Reviews

4.6/5

Across 1,048 verified user reviews on Capterra, G2

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Firebase Firestore FAQ

Is Firestore free?

Generous free tier: 1GB storage, 50K reads, 20K writes, 20K deletes per day. Pay-as-you-go after.

What is Firestore?

Firestore is a NoSQL document database from Google. Real-time sync, offline support, scales automatically. Part of Firebase.

Firestore vs MongoDB?

Both are document databases. Firestore is serverless with real-time sync. MongoDB more flexible for complex queries. Firestore for apps; MongoDB for general use.

When to use Firestore?

Mobile and web apps needing real-time sync, offline support, and simple backend. Not for complex queries or analytics.

Source: firebase.google.com