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Amazon SNS vs Firebase: What are the differences?
Amazon SNS (Simple Notification Service) and Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) are cloud-based messaging services catering to different ecosystems. Let's discuss the key differences between the two.
Scalability: Amazon SNS is highly scalable as it can handle millions of messages per second and supports numerous subscribers. On the other hand, Firebase uses a real-time database that allows for automatic scaling up and down based on demand, thus providing a highly scalable solution.
Push Notification Support: Amazon SNS provides push notification support for multiple platforms such as iOS, Android, Windows, and more. Firebase, on the other hand, offers comprehensive push notification services with easy integration, targeting, and automatic message delivery optimizations.
Real-time Database: Firebase offers a real-time database that enables synchronization of data across different clients in real-time without the need for manual updates. Amazon SNS, on the other hand, does not provide a real-time database feature.
Data Analytics: Firebase offers robust data analytics capabilities, including event tracking, user demographics, and user behaviors, through its Firebase Analytics feature. Amazon SNS does not have built-in data analytics capabilities.
Authentication and Authorization: Firebase provides authentication and authorization services out-of-the-box, ensuring secure access to the application's resources. In contrast, Amazon SNS does not offer built-in authentication and authorization features.
Pricing Model: Amazon SNS operates on a "pay-as-you-go" pricing model, where customers pay for the actual usage. Firebase, on the other hand, offers a pricing model based on usage tiers, providing free usage up to a certain limit.
In summary, Amazon SNS offers a versatile solution for cross-platform messaging with extensive integration capabilities into AWS services. Firebase Cloud Messaging, tightly integrated with the Firebase ecosystem, excels in delivering messages to mobile and web applications with features like real-time updates.
We are starting to work on a web-based platform aiming to connect artists (clients) and professional freelancers (service providers). In-app, timeline-based, real-time communication between users (& storing it), file transfers, and push notifications are essential core features. We are considering using Node.js, ExpressJS, React, MongoDB stack with Socket.IO & Apollo, or maybe using Real-Time Database and functionalities of Firebase.
I would recommend looking hard into Firebase for this project, especially if you do not have dedicated full-stack or backend members on your team.
The real time database, as you mentioned, is a great option, but I would also look into Firestore. Similar to RTDB, it adds more functions and some cool methods as well. Also, another great thing about Firebase is you have easy access to storage and dead simple auth as well.
Node.js Express MongoDB Socket.IO and Apollo are great technologies as well, and may be the better option if you do not wish to cede as much control to third parties in your application.
Overall, I say if you wish to focus more time developing your React application instead of other parts of your stack, Firebase is a great way to do that.
Hello Noam 👋,
I suggest taking a look at Ably, it has all the realtime features you need and the platform is designed to guarantee critical functionality at scale.
Here is an in depth comparison between Ably and Firebase
Hey Noam,
I would recommend you to take a look into 8base. It has features you've requested, also relation database and GraphQL API which will help you to develop rapidly.
Thanks, Ilya
Pros of Amazon SNS
- Low cost12
- Supports multi subscribers6
Pros of Firebase
- Realtime backend made easy371
- Fast and responsive270
- Easy setup242
- Real-time215
- JSON191
- Free134
- Backed by google128
- Angular adaptor83
- Reliable68
- Great customer support36
- Great documentation32
- Real-time synchronization25
- Mobile friendly21
- Rapid prototyping19
- Great security14
- Automatic scaling12
- Freakingly awesome11
- Super fast development8
- Angularfire is an amazing addition!8
- Chat8
- Firebase hosting6
- Built in user auth/oauth6
- Awesome next-gen backend6
- Ios adaptor6
- Speed of light4
- Very easy to use4
- Great3
- It's made development super fast3
- Brilliant for startups3
- Free hosting2
- Cloud functions2
- JS Offline and Sync suport2
- Low battery consumption2
- .net2
- The concurrent updates create a great experience2
- Push notification2
- I can quickly create static web apps with no backend2
- Great all-round functionality2
- Free authentication solution2
- Easy Reactjs integration1
- Google's support1
- Free SSL1
- CDN & cache out of the box1
- Easy to use1
- Large1
- Faster workflow1
- Serverless1
- Good Free Limits1
- Simple and easy1
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Cons of Amazon SNS
Cons of Firebase
- Can become expensive31
- No open source, you depend on external company16
- Scalability is not infinite15
- Not Flexible Enough9
- Cant filter queries7
- Very unstable server3
- No Relational Data3
- Too many errors2
- No offline sync2
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