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Pros of Firebase Realtime Database
- Very fast7
Pros of Redis
- Performance882
- Super fast540
- Ease of use510
- In-memory cache441
- Advanced key-value cache321
- Open source191
- Easy to deploy180
- Stable163
- Free153
- Fast120
- High-Performance40
- High Availability39
- Data Structures34
- Very Scalable31
- Replication23
- Great community21
- Pub/Sub21
- "NoSQL" key-value data store17
- Hashes14
- Sets12
- Sorted Sets10
- Lists9
- BSD licensed8
- NoSQL8
- Integrates super easy with Sidekiq for Rails background7
- Async replication7
- Bitmaps7
- Keys with a limited time-to-live6
- Open Source6
- Strings5
- Lua scripting5
- Hyperloglogs4
- Awesomeness for Free!4
- Transactions3
- Runs server side LUA3
- outstanding performance3
- Networked3
- LRU eviction of keys3
- Written in ANSI C3
- Feature Rich3
- Performance & ease of use2
- Data structure server2
- Simple1
- Channels concept1
- Scalable1
- Temporarily kept on disk1
- Dont save data if no subscribers are found1
- Automatic failover1
- Easy to use1
- Existing Laravel Integration1
- Object [key/value] size each 500 MB1
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Cons of Firebase Realtime Database
Cons of Redis
Cons of Firebase Realtime Database
- Poor query1
Cons of Redis
- Cannot query objects directly15
- No secondary indexes for non-numeric data types3
- No WAL1
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What is Firebase Realtime Database?
It is a cloud-hosted NoSQL database that lets you store and sync data between your users in realtime. Data is synced across all clients in realtime, and remains available when your app goes offline.
What is Redis?
Redis is an open source (BSD licensed), in-memory data structure store, used as a database, cache, and message broker. Redis provides data structures such as strings, hashes, lists, sets, sorted sets with range queries, bitmaps, hyperloglogs, geospatial indexes, and streams.
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What are some alternatives to Firebase Realtime Database and Redis?
Parse
With Parse, you can add a scalable and powerful backend in minutes and launch a full-featured app in record time without ever worrying about server management. We offer push notifications, social integration, data storage, and the ability to add rich custom logic to your app’s backend with Cloud Code.
AWS AppSync
AWS AppSync automatically updates the data in web and mobile applications in real time, and updates data for offline users as soon as they reconnect. AppSync makes it easy to build collaborative mobile and web applications that deliver responsive, collaborative user experiences.
Firebase Cloud Messaging
It is a cross-platform messaging solution that lets you reliably deliver messages at no cost. You can notify a client app that new email or other data is available to sync. You can send notification messages to drive user re-engagement and retention. For use cases such as instant messaging, a message can transfer a payload of up to 4KB to a client app.
MySQL
The MySQL software delivers a very fast, multi-threaded, multi-user, and robust SQL (Structured Query Language) database server. MySQL Server is intended for mission-critical, heavy-load production systems as well as for embedding into mass-deployed software.
MongoDB
MongoDB stores data in JSON-like documents that can vary in structure, offering a dynamic, flexible schema. MongoDB was also designed for high availability and scalability, with built-in replication and auto-sharding.