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Pros of Firebase
- Realtime backend made easy357
- Fast and responsive261
- Easy setup233
- Real-time206
- JSON184
- Free126
- Backed by google120
- Angular adaptor80
- Reliable62
- Great customer support36
- Great documentation25
- Real-time synchronization22
- Mobile friendly19
- Rapid prototyping17
- Great security12
- Automatic scaling10
- Freakingly awesome9
- Chat8
- Super fast development8
- Angularfire is an amazing addition!8
- Awesome next-gen backend6
- Ios adaptor6
- Firebase hosting5
- Built in user auth/oauth5
- Very easy to use4
- Brilliant for startups3
- It's made development super fast3
- Great3
- Low battery consumption2
- The concurrent updates create a great experience2
- I can quickly create static web apps with no backend2
- Great all-round functionality2
- Speed of light2
- Easy to use1
- Good Free Limits1
- .net1
- Serverless1
- Large1
- JS Offline and Sync suport1
- Easy Reactjs integration1
- Faster workflow1
- Push notification1
Pros of SignalR
- Supports .NET server16
- Real-time13
- Free11
- Fallback to SSE, forever frame, long polling10
- WebSockets9
- JSON7
- Simple6
- Open source4
- Cool4
- Ease of use1
Pros of Socket.IO
- Real-time209
- Event-based communication140
- Node.js139
- Open source101
- WebSockets99
- Binary streaming26
- No internet dependency22
- Fallback to polling if WebSockets not supported9
- Large community7
- Ease of access and setup5
- Push notification4
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Cons of Firebase
Cons of SignalR
Cons of Socket.IO
Cons of Firebase
- Can become expensive25
- No open source, you depend on external company14
- Scalability is not infinite14
- Not Flexible Enough9
- Cant filter queries5
- Very unstable server3
- Too many errors2
- No Relational Data2
Cons of SignalR
- Requires jQuery1
- Expertise hard to get1
- Weak iOS and Android support1
Cons of Socket.IO
- Bad documentation9
- Githubs that complement it are mostly deprecated4
- Doesn't work on React Native2
- Small community2
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What is Firebase?
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.
What is SignalR?
SignalR allows bi-directional communication between server and client. Servers can now push content to connected clients instantly as it becomes available. SignalR supports Web Sockets, and falls back to other compatible techniques for older browsers. SignalR includes APIs for connection management (for instance, connect and disconnect events), grouping connections, and authorization.
What is Socket.IO?
It enables real-time bidirectional event-based communication. It works on every platform, browser or device, focusing equally on reliability and speed.
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What are some alternatives to Firebase, SignalR, and Socket.IO?
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.
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.
Heroku
Heroku is a cloud application platform – a new way of building and deploying web apps. Heroku lets app developers spend 100% of their time on their application code, not managing servers, deployment, ongoing operations, or scaling.
Auth0
A set of unified APIs and tools that instantly enables Single Sign On and user management to all your applications.
Realm
The Realm Mobile Platform is a next-generation data layer for applications. Realm is reactive, concurrent, and lightweight, allowing you to work with live, native objects.
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