Firebase is Google's app platform — powerful but proprietary. Firestore charges per document read and write, vendor lock-in makes migration painful, and the NoSQL data model doesn't fit every use case. ONVIX gives you standard SQL, flat pricing, and five backend services with zero lock-in.
Firestore charges for every document read and write. A single page load can trigger dozens of reads. A viral product means a bill that scales faster than your revenue.
Firestore's document model works for simple apps but becomes painful for relational data, complex queries, and reporting. ONVIX uses standard SQL — the query language your team already knows.
Firebase's proprietary SDKs, data model, and hosting are deeply tied to Google Cloud. Migration out is a rewrite. ONVIX uses standard SQL and S3-compatible storage — take your data anywhere.
| Feature | ONVIX | Firebase |
|---|---|---|
| Database type | ✓ SQL (managed SQLite) | NoSQL (Firestore) |
| Pricing | ✓ Flat monthly | Per-read/write/delete ops |
| Query fees | ✓ None | $0.06/100K reads |
| Natural language queries | ✓ Built-in | Not included |
| Data model | ✓ Relational (SQL) | Document-based (NoSQL) |
| Authentication | ✓ Built-in (OAuth, MFA, RBAC) | Firebase Auth included |
| Object storage | ✓ S3-compatible + CDN | Cloud Storage included |
| Email hosting | ✓ Mailboxes + transactional API | Not included |
| App deployment | ✓ Git push, autoscaling | Firebase Hosting (static + Cloud Run) |
| Offline support | Coming soon | Built-in offline sync |
| Realtime | Coming soon | Built-in realtime listeners |
| Free tier | ✓ Always free | Spark plan (limited) |
| Vendor lock-in | Low (standard SQL) | High (proprietary SDKs) |
| Migration out | Easy (SQL export) | Painful (data model rewrite) |
| Time to deploy | 60 seconds | Minutes |
| DevOps required | None | Some (Firebase CLI) |
Export Firestore collections to JSON or CSV using the Firebase CLI.
Map your document collections to relational tables. ONVIX's SQL model makes complex queries simpler.
Switch from Firebase Auth to ONVIX's built-in authentication. Same OAuth providers, no Google dependency.
Move files from Cloud Storage to ONVIX's S3-compatible storage with built-in CDN.
Push your code to ONVIX with git. No more Firebase CLI deploys or Google Cloud dependencies.
Five products. Flat pricing. Portable data. No credit card required, no proprietary SDKs, no per-read billing. Just standard SQL and the services your app needs.
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