MongoDB vs Firebase

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What are some quantitative advantages of using Firebase over MongoDB   not opinions   I know that Firebase is a cloud based service with it s own API  but I feel like Mongo may give me greater control in the long run

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Firebase provides some good features like real time change reflection , easy integration of authentication mechanism , and lots of other built-in features for rapid web development. Firebase, really makes Web development so simple that never exists. Firebase database is a fork of MongoDB.

What's the advantage of using Firebase over MongoDB?

You can take advantage of all built-in features of Firebase over MongoDB.

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I will answer this question in terms of AngularFire  Firebase s library for Angular    Tl dr  superpowers   -  AngularFire s three-way data binding  Angular binds the view and the  scope  i e   what your users do in the view automagically updates in the local variables  and when your JavaScript updates a local variable the view automagically updates  With Firebase the cloud database also updates automagically  You don t need to write  http get or  http put requests  the data just updates  Five-way data binding  and seven-way  nine-way  etc  I made a tic-tac-toe game using AngularFire  Two players can play together  with the two views updating the two  scopes and the cloud database  You could make a game with three or more players  all sharing one Firebase database  AngularFire s OAuth2 library makes authorization easy with Facebook  GitHub  Google  Twitter  tokens  and passwords  Double security  You can set up your Angular routes to require authorization  and set up rules in Firebase about who can read and write data  There s no back end  You don t need to make a server with Node and Express  Running your own server can be a lot of work  require knowing about security  require that someone do something if the server goes down  etc  Fast  If your server is in San Francisco and the client is in San Jose  fine  But for a client in Bangalore connecting to your server will be slower  Firebase is deployed around the world for fast connections everywhere

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Firebase is designed for real-time updates  It easily integrates with angular  Both are NoSQL databases  MongoDB can also do this with Angular through Socket io integration  Meteor js also makes use of MongoDB with an open socket connection for real-time updates   MongoDB can be run locally  or hosted on many different cloud based providers  Firebase  in my opinion is great for smaller apps  very quick to get up and running  MongoDB is ideal for more robust larger apps  real-time integration is possible but it takes a bit more work

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After using Firebase a considerable amount I ve come to find something   If you intend to use it for large  real time apps  it isn t the best choice  It has its own wide array of problems including a bad error handling system and limitations  You will spend significant time trying to understand Firebase and it s kinks  It s also quite easy for a project to become a monolithic thing that goes out of control  MongoDB is a much better choice as far as a backend for a large app goes   However  if you need to make a small app or quickly prototype something  Firebase is a great choice  It ll be incredibly easy way to hit the ground running

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Firebase is a suite of features     Realtime Database Hosting Authentication Storage Cloud Messaging Remote Config Test Lab Crash Reporting Notifications App Indexing Dynamic Links Invites AdWords AdMob   I believe you are trying to compare Firebase Realtime Database with Mongo DB    Firebase Realtime Database stores data as JSON format and syncs to all updates of the data to all clients listening to the data   It abstracts you from all complexity that is needed to setup and scale any database   I will not recommend firebase where you have lot of complex scenarios where aggregation of data is needed   Queries that need SUM AVERAGE kind of stuff     Though this is recently achievable using Firebase functions   Modeling data in Firebase is tricky   But it is the best way to get you started instantaneously    MongoDB is a database  This give you lot of powerful features  But MongoDB when installed in any platform you need to manage it by yourself     When i try to choose between Firebase or MongoDB or any DB     I try to answer the following     Are there many aggregation queries that gets executed    Like in case of reporting tool or BI tool     If Yes dont go for Firebase Do i need to perform lot of transaction    If yes then i would not like to go with firebase   Tranactions are somewhat easy though after introduction of functions but that is also a overhead if lot of  transactions needs to be maintained  What timeline do i have to get things up and running   Firebase is very easy to setup and integrate    Do i have expertise to scale up the DB and trouble shoot DB related stuffs    Firebase is more like SAAS so no need to worry about scaleability

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In my experience  working with Firebase is a huge advantage if you are trying to do user management  database  messaging sort of app since all of these features are already well integrated    Like others have said  if you re just focused on the database querying aspect  stick to mongo

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Apples and oranges  Firebase is a Backend-as-a-Service containing identity management  realtime data views and a document database  It runs in the cloud   MongoDB on the other hand is a full fledged database with a rich query language  In principle it runs on your own machine  but there are cloud providers   If you are looking for the database component only MongoDB is much more mature and feature-rich

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Firebase is a real-time engine with backward connectivity  I e  you might build a cross-platform app where clients subscribe to events on specific data and server actively informs clients about changes The data layer is hosted for you  Mind that it is highly scalable  It s a nice kickstarter solution  Including auth management Geo-Fire  Real-time geo coordinates solution  Evident drawbacks of Firebase are    You have to pay for it as soon as you start growing You can t host datalayer  if owning data is critical or you develop an app for some separated subnet     EDIT  here is a nice article how to replace Firebase in your app with Node js MongoDb  It shows how much work you would have to do on your own  and explains  IMHO  why a startup  small app  should begin with Firebase  if real-time updates to clients are required  and proceed with MongoDb  in any case self-written solution  if the project keeps evolving  EDIT 2  after being acquired by Google Firebase now offers various perks on top of its basic features which you would struggle to build on your own    For development   Cloud Messaging  Deliver and receive messages across platforms reliably File Storage  Easy file storage  including iOS  Hosting  deliver static files from Firebase s servers  Included in Free plan  Crash Reporting  Not a full logging service  but crucial help  For growth   Remote Config  Customize your app on the fly  suitable for A B testing Dynamic Links  Send users to the right place inside your app Notifications  Engage with users at the right moment

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