Firebase vs Kinvey: What are the differences?

Developers describe Firebase as "The Realtime App Platform". Firebase is a cloud service designed to power real-time, collaborative applications. Simply add the Firebase library to your application to gain access to a shared data structure; any changes you make to that data are automatically synchronized with the Firebase cloud and with other clients within milliseconds. On the other hand, Kinvey is detailed as "Cloud Backend as a Service for any app". Kinvey makes it ridiculously easy for developers to setup, use and operate a cloud backend for their mobile apps. They don't have to worry about connecting to various cloud services, setting up servers for their backend, or maintaining and scaling them.

Firebase belongs to "Realtime Backend / API" category of the tech stack, while Kinvey can be primarily classified under "Mobile Backend".

Some of the features offered by Firebase are:

• Add the Firebase library to your app and get access to a shared data structure. Any changes made to that data are automatically synchronized with the Firebase cloud and with other clients within milliseconds.
• Firebase apps can be written entirely with client-side code, update in real-time out-of-the-box, interoperate well with existing services, scale automatically, and provide strong data security.
• Data Accessibility- Data is stored as JSON in Firebase. Every piece of data has its own URL which can be used in Firebase's client libraries and as a REST endpoint. These URLs can also be entered into a browser to view the data and watch it update in real-time.

On the other hand, Kinvey provides the following key features:

• User Management- Add any number of users, using the authentication systems of your choice.
• Business Logic- Kinvey's custom business logic allows you to host your code in our cloud.
• Data Storage- Instantly and securely sync data between your app and Kinvey backend.

"Realtime backend made easy" is the primary reason why developers consider Firebase over the competitors, whereas "Easy setup" was stated as the key factor in picking Kinvey.