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Google Firebase vs SAP Mobile Platform comparison

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Google Firebase
Ranking in Mobile Development Platforms
10th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
49
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (6th)
SAP Mobile Platform
Ranking in Mobile Development Platforms
8th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.6
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
Mobile App Platforms (2nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Mobile Development Platforms category, the mindshare of Google Firebase is 1.4%. The mindshare of SAP Mobile Platform is 3.5%, down from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Mobile Development Platforms Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP Mobile Platform3.5%
Google Firebase1.4%
Other95.1%
Mobile Development Platforms
 

Featured Reviews

Himash Careem - PeerSpot reviewer
Intermediate Software Engineer at Xelleron Pty
Analytics integration has improved how I manage user identity and understand customer behavior
I face difficulties with the authentication parts in Google Firebase when it goes with iOS applications. With Android applications, that is easier because Google owns it. When it goes to iOS applications, there should be a much more straightforward, smoother way. I mostly faced that with Flutter because with Flutter, there are two sides with Android and iOS. The Android part was pretty much easier for me, but when it goes to the iOS part, there was more work on that.
ShahzadRafique - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of Product strategy (Mobility & Islamic Banking) at AutoSoft Dynamics Pvt Ltd
Have faced challenges continuing use due to support discontinuation despite past effectiveness
There was no reporting functionality in the version we used. It all had to be done by another BI or reporting platform, so we used to actually migrate data from SAP Mobile Platform to that platform. Inherently, that product at that time had no reporting capabilities. It had to be done through some other platform. The only issue arose when SAP actually marked it as end-of-support. Otherwise, as a platform, it was fantastic. I don't think there was any major concern we had with the product itself. But when you mark any platform as end-of-support and we, being the OEM partners, it definitely created significant challenges for us.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The real-time database feature is the most valuable, allowing real-time feedback without needing to constantly poll the database."
"Google Analytics for Firebase is the best feature of the solution."
"Google Firebase is one I like a lot because it gives us a little bit more power and accessibility when it comes to publishing apps a lot quicker and for the needs that we have."
"The main part that I like about Firebase is that it provides command line tools."
"The product is easy to use."
"Google Fire is providing a lot of features, such as the deployment of our application, and the real-time database where we can store data."
"Its simplicity makes it quite handy for my needs in app development."
"The product’s most valuable features are integration and hosting."
"It's not that difficult to set up."
"Two of the very fascinating features that make SAP Mobile Platform stand out from other platforms are its offline capability and integration capability."
"SAP's Mobile Platform has a lot of technical features, however, the way they have written the transaction processing is really smart and we're using it very successfully in terms of scalability and in terms of stability."
"With mobile services, they just carry the mobile phone with them, do it straight on the device, and it updates the SAP system, saving quite a lot of time for the end users."
"The initial setup is not overly complex."
"If we work with the mobile extension of the ERP platform, we save time."
"The platform independence is great; I can use it across mobile devices, it's stable, and technical support is helpful."
"Technical support is helpful."
 

Cons

"I rate the support from Google Firebase a four out of five."
"The product is complicated for beginners to understand."
"In Google Firebase, reporting is an area with shortcomings where improvements are required to be made in the future."
"There's always room for improvement in every product, and the major improvement that's needed in Google Firebase is its simplification, particularly for unsavvy users or non-technical users. If you're not tech-savvy, it would be very difficult for you to use the functions of the solution and understand its security rules. If you want even non-technical people to find it easy to use Google Firebase, it should be simplified because the difference between screen-derived management and code-derived management isn't complex, so simplification wouldn't be an issue."
"As we are a small team, we have only utilized some features, however, all those features have been very useful, and there is no problem."
"Their technical support needs to be enhanced with more support for customers."
"The notifications must be made a little bit better."
"The product's user interface for developers needs improvement."
"We don't have wider reporting capabilities within mobile services. There is some reporting functionality, which I would classify as very basic, just to indicate how many devices are being connected, but it's not that comprehensive in terms of reporting."
"The tool is not easy or simple to integrate with other infrastructures."
"Installation is extremely painful."
"The only thing which basically is bothering us now is that SAP has announced that they'll be ending the support on the SAP platform."
"The licensing model is a bit dated."
"The only issue arose when SAP actually marked it as end-of-support. Otherwise, as a platform, it was fantastic."
"If it was low code or no code it would be ideal."
"If I have to go for hybrid development, it is still too complex of development, per se."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is an expensive tool."
"The product is free."
"Google Firebase’s pricing needs improvement."
"The price is perfect and very clearly defined. The price during the trial setup is free and then you move to a paid service."
"We are using the free version of Google Firebase."
"The more the number of reads and writes, the more one gets charged."
"My company makes monthly payments towards the licensing costs attached to the solution. There are no additional costs apart from the licensing costs attached to the solution."
"The price of Google Firebase is very good."
"The tool is expensive. I rate the tool's price as an eight or nine out of ten."
"If you already paying for an SAP license and have SAP products that you are using, the price for SAP Mobile Platform is negligible."
"The cost of SAP is extremely high, and it's not affordable for everyone."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Outsourcing Company
12%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Marketing Services Firm
8%
Financial Services Firm
15%
Healthcare Company
8%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise9
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business6
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise2
 

Questions from the Community

How does Microsoft Azure compare to Google Firebase?
I would recommend Google Firebase instead of Microsoft Azure, simply for the array of features that it has to offer. In particular, the Firebase library grants you access to a shared data structure...
Looking to compare Google Firebase, Amazon AWS, and Microsoft Azure
We like Google Firebase hosting and authentication and also the excellent cloud functionality. Our team found the flexibility of handling and dealing with the database through EDL to be very useful...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Firebase?
The pricing structure needs improvement since it uses cloud billing. We do not know how the pricing is calculated as it is all on the cloud. They could have implemented credits based on usage so th...
What needs improvement with SAP Mobile Platform?
There was no reporting functionality in the version we used. It all had to be done by another BI or reporting platform, so we used to actually migrate data from SAP Mobile Platform to that platform...
What is your primary use case for SAP Mobile Platform?
It was basically for branchless banking and mobile wallet. There are multiple use cases built on top of that including agent banking, wallet transactions, fund transfers, merchant payments, and all...
What advice do you have for others considering SAP Mobile Platform?
A couple of our customers are using SAP Mobile Platform. We are not the end users but rather the OEM partners of SAP, and we used to implement SAP Mobile Platform for our customers. Due to SAP decl...
 

Also Known As

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SAP Syclo Agentry Mobile Platform, Sybase Mobile Development Platform, Sybase Unwired Platform
 

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Sample Customers

Fabulous, Pic Collage, Shazam, SkyScanner
Swarovski, CareFusion Corp., Adarsh Credit Co-operative Society Ltd.
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