4 Firebase Services That Are Always Free

Introduction Link to heading

I have read more and more articles in recent months saying that Firebase is too expensive. While that might be true for some cases, it is not for others. In this article, I want to present 4 Firebase services that are always free.

No credit card information, no bank accounts required, no usage limits. All you need is a Firebase account and a Firebase project to get started.

Firebase Remote Config Link to heading

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_CXXVFPO6f0

Want to change your app without pushing a new version?

Firebase Remote Config can do that for you. Simply put, you define placeholders in your app code, call the Remote Config server, and replace the placeholders with the actual values.

Common use cases are percentage rollout mechanisms for features, promotion banners, or optimizing ad impression revenue. All this is possible with a simple parameter configuration in the web UI.

Quick links for you:

Have a look at my in-depth article for Flutter developers:

How To Control Apps With Firebase Remote Config Link to heading

Here is how to control apps with Firebase Remote Config without the need to release a new update for your apps. You can also do A/B testing and create feature flags with this service!

Firebase Crashlytics Link to heading

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_mdNRZzd30

Your users complain about frequent app crashes?

Sounds like Firebase Crashlytics could help you with that. It’s a crash reporting service for mobile apps that collects information and logs, categorizes them, and groups them together in a clean UI.

You’ll know exactly what happened right before the crash and how many of your users are affected. You will be back in 5 star review regions in no time when using this tool!

Here is a tutorial for Flutter developers:

How To Monitor Your Mobile Apps With Firebase Crashlytics Link to heading

Learn why your apps crash and why you get complaints from users. Here is how to monitor your mobile apps with Firebase Crashlytics. Get crash trends, grouped issues, exception types and messages, source code location, stack traces, device types, and much more!

Firebase Analytics Link to heading

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iZpH7O6zXo

Firebase Analytics is the gold standard when it comes to measure anything in your app for free. Select from hundreds of distinct events or define your own to track exactly what you need.

Learn what features are useful, which screens are avoided, where users cancel the purchasing process, what countries are important, and which age groups your users are part of.

You can get the same power of Google Analytics for websites in your mobile apps!

More information:

Firebase App Distribution Link to heading

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiPOaV-5j9o

With Firebase App Distribution, you don’t have to deal with Google Play Console or Apple TestFlight anymore to distribute app versions to your testers.

The service unifies both platforms in a single user interface. Manage and collect feedback from all your testers and app versions in one place, integrate it in your CI/CD pipelines, and automate the entire process with the Firebase CLI or fastlane.

Once you’ve set it up, it will save you many hourse of manual labor!

Here are some links to get you started:

Conclusion Link to heading

Yes, Firebase can cost some serious money if done wrong. But to say that Firebase is always costly is just a myth. In this article, you learned about 4 Firebase services that are always free. They are the backbone of many enterprise and private projects and have proven their stability and usefulness over years.

Go check them out. They will make your life easier!

How To Debug Firebase Analytics Events From A Flutter Web App Link to heading

The Firebase Analytics Debug View is a handy tool to check what events your app sends in real time. However, it requires a bit of setup to work from a Flutter web app. Here is how to use the Firebase Analytics Debug View with a Flutter web app.

The Ultimate Guide for Working with the Firebase Console! Link to heading

Here is everything you need to know about working with the Firebase Console. User management, app creation, cost monitoring, and more!

Exploring Firebase Studio — A New AI Cloud Code Editor Link to heading

Firebase Studio is the new kid on the block after Cursor and Windsurf made vibe coding generally available. Instead of writing code directly, users prompt the AI to get a working app for mobiles or the web. In this article, I am exploring Firebase Studio and find out if the tool is already worth a try or not.