Firebase Auth
Drop-in authentication from Google Firebase with generous free tier and easy social login.
- Status
- Generally available
- Last checked
- Checked · Oct 12, 2026
- License
- Proprietary
- Pricing
- Free tier · from $0 (pay for phone auth/Identity Platform)
What it is
Firebase Authentication provides email/password, phone, and social login with tight integration into the Firebase/Google Cloud ecosystem.
Free social/email auth at scale with native Firebase/GCP integration.
When it fits — and when it doesn’t
A good fit for
Mobile and web apps already on Firebase
Native integration with Firestore and GCP
Side projects needing free auth
Free email/social at any scale
Known weaknesses
Each one links to the public issue, changelog or docs page it came from, where we have one.
- 01
Lock-in to Firebase/Google
Best value only inside the Firebase ecosystem
- 02
Limited enterprise SSO without Identity Platform
SAML/OIDC requires the paid Identity Platform upgrade
What it does well
Generous free tier
Email and social auth are free at essentially any scale
Tight Firebase/GCP integration
Works seamlessly with Firestore security rules and Google Cloud
Fast to integrate
Drop-in SDKs for web and mobile
Pricing
- Free tier
- YesUnlimited email/social auth; phone auth metered
- Paid from
- $0 (pay for phone auth/Identity Platform)
- Model
- Usage-based
- Enterprise plan
- Yes
Pricing not independently confirmed — check the vendor’s page.
Performance benchmarks
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