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CloudHike vs Firebase

A Firebase alternative
built on Postgres.

Firebase is a fast way to ship a mobile app. CloudHike gives you a relational Postgres database with SQL from day one, plus auth, storage, functions, Redis, email and AI models, with one bill and no lock-in to a NoSQL data model.

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CloudHike vs Firebase
at a glance.

The differences that change what you build and what you pay.

CloudHike.dev compared with Firebase
FeatureCloudHike.devFirebase
DatabasePostgres 16 with SQL, on every plan; 500 MB freeFirestore is NoSQL, 1 GiB free; Postgres only through Data Connect, from $9.37/mo after a 3-month trial
User authentication10,000 monthly active users included per project, then $0.003 each50,000 monthly active users at no cost
File storageS3-compatible, 500 MB on the free plan, then $0.08/GB-month on paid plansCloud Storage needs the pay-as-you-go Blaze plan; 5 GB free there
Serverless functionsTypeScript, JavaScript or Python; 2 functions and 100,000 requests a month freeCloud Functions need the Blaze plan; 2 million invocations free there
Managed RedisIncluded on every plan, 32 MB freeNot listed on Firebase pricing
Transactional emailBuilt-in sending API, 3,000 emails a month on the free planNot listed; auth emails only
AI modelsOne OpenAI-compatible key for GPT, Claude, Gemini and 100+ more modelsFirebase AI Logic for Gemini models, billed at Google's prices
Paid planPro $10/mo with $10 usage creditsBlaze is pay as you go per product, with no monthly fee

Prices are in USD; usage beyond included amounts is billed on both platforms. Source: Firebase pricing, checked November 2026. Firebase is a trademark of its owner.

PICK FIREBASE IF

Where Firebase
is the better choice.

You need lots of free auth users: Firebase includes 50,000 monthly active users at no cost. You're building a mobile app that leans on offline sync and realtime listeners in the Firebase SDKs. You already run on Google Cloud and want everything billed there.
PICK CLOUDHIKE IF

Where CloudHike
is the better choice.

You want a relational Postgres database with joins, migrations and SQL, not a NoSQL document store. You want storage, functions, Redis and email on the free plan without adding a card for pay as you go. You're building an AI app and want many model providers, not only Gemini, on one key and one bill. You build with Cursor or Claude Code and want your agent to set up the backend through MCP.
SWITCHING

Moving from Firebase
to CloudHike.

Moving from a document store to Postgres is a data model change, so do it one collection at a time.

  1. 1. Export your Firestore data to JSON with the Firebase tools or the Admin SDK.
  2. 2. Design tables for each collection and load the JSON into Postgres. Postgres docs
  3. 3. Copy your files from Cloud Storage into CloudHike's S3-compatible storage. Storage docs
  4. 4. Move sign-in to CloudHike Auth with email, Google or GitHub, and run both side by side until everything checks out. Auth docs
FAQ

Questions people ask
before switching.

Is CloudHike a good Firebase alternative?
It is if you want Postgres and SQL instead of Firestore's NoSQL model, or you want Redis, email and AI models in the same place. If you rely on Firebase's offline sync for mobile apps, Firebase may still suit you better.
Does CloudHike use Postgres or NoSQL?
Postgres. Every project gets a Postgres 16 database with a SQL editor, a data explorer and nightly backups.
Do I need a credit card to start?
No. The free plan includes 2 projects with Postgres, auth, storage, functions, Redis and email. Pro is $10 a month when you need more.
Can my AI coding tool set up CloudHike for me?
Yes. Connect Cursor, Claude Code, Codex or VS Code to the CloudHike MCP server and your agent can create projects, deploy services and explore your data.

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