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AWS IoT Core
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Firebase
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Feature Set Ratings
Internet of Things
8.2
AWS IoT Core
82%
Firebase
Feature Set Not Supported
N/A
AWS IoT Core ranks higher in 5/5 features
AWS IoT Core ranks higher in 5/5 features
IoT Device Management
8.4
84%
17 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Device Security
8.6
86%
17 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
IoT Data Management
8.0
80%
17 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
IoT Analytics
8.2
82%
15 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
IoT Integration
8.0
80%
16 Ratings
N/A
0 Ratings
Attribute Ratings
- AWS IoT Core is rated higher in 1 area: Support Rating
- Firebase is rated higher in 2 areas: Likelihood to Recommend, Usability
Likelihood to Recommend
8.4
AWS IoT Core
84%
17 Ratings
8.7
Firebase
87%
28 Ratings
Usability
8.8
AWS IoT Core
88%
5 Ratings
9.5
Firebase
95%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
8.0
AWS IoT Core
80%
5 Ratings
7.9
Firebase
79%
13 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
AWS IoT Core
End-to-end encryption is an amazing feature because we use IoT to connect to various devices in order to gather data/ stats in real-time. We're able to publish solutions with ease and at a faster rate because of AWS IoT Core. However, its inability to interact with other IoT tools is a big con that I would like them to improve upon.
Lead - Digital Projects
InfosysPharmaceuticals, 10,001+ employees
Firebase
When it comes to product development, Firebase is the greatest tool for startups with limited resources and team members. Having a suitable authentication and database is simple and inexpensive. While I recommend Firebase for analytics, it is not ideal for a corporation that requires a SQL database.
Senior Software Engineer
AlphatechverseElectrical & Electronic Manufacturing, 11-50 employees
Pros
AWS IoT Core
- AWS IoT Core integrates power analytics and an AI solution for sensor data processing.
- Great protocol support including HTTPs and MQTT required to connect resource constraint IoT devices to cloud
- High security standards during data transmission
- Scalability and a great user community

Verified User
Consultant in Engineering
Legal Services Company, 1001-5000 employeesFirebase
- Analytics wise, retention is extremely important to our app, therefore we take advantage of the cohort analysis to see the impact of our middle funnel (retargeting, push, email) efforts affect the percent of users that come back into the app. Firebase allows us to easily segment these this data and look at a running average based on certain dates.
- When it comes to any mobile app, a deep linking strategy is essential to any apps success. With Firebase's Dynamic Links, we are able to share dynamic links (recognize user device) that are able to redirect to in-app content. These deep links allow users to share other deep-linked content with friends, that also have link preview assets.
- Firebase allows users to effectively track events, funnels, and MAUs. With this simple event tracking feature, users can put organize these events into funnels of their main user flows (e.g., checkout flows, onboarding flows, etc.), and subsequently be able to understand where the drop-off is in the funnel and then prioritize areas of the funnel to fix. Also, MAU is important to be able to tell if you are bringing in new users and what's the active volume for each platform (Android, iOS).
Head of Digital Marketing
YachtLifeInternet, 11-50 employees
Cons
AWS IoT Core
- Ability to integrate with Ethercalc software solution
- Ability to introduce NFC toolchains and systems which could be utilized in iot modular gateway solutions like drones
- Ability to reduce latency as the solution scales is very much needed
- Hybrid solution which can integrate other existing iot solutions into AWS iot core
Co-founder, Director
Aspiring InvestmentsComputer Software, 1-10 employees
Firebase
- Attribution and specifically multi-touch attribution could be more robust such as Branch or Appsflyer but understand this isn't Firebases bread and butter.
- More parameters. Firebase allows you to track tons of events (believe it's up to 50 or so) but the parameters of the events it only allows you to track 5 which is so messily and unbelievable. So you're able to get good high-level data but if you want to get granular with the events and actions are taken on your app to get real data insight you either have to go with a paid data analytics platform or bring on someone that's an expert in SQL to go through Big Query.
- City-specific data instead of just country-specific data would have been a huge plus as well.
Chief Marketing Officer
DinelyInternet, 1-10 employees
Pricing Details
AWS IoT Core
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0.08 Per Million Minutes
AWS IoT Core Editions & Modules
Edition
Connectivity | $0.081 |
---|---|
Messaging | $1.002 |
Rules Engine | $0.153 |
- Per Million Minutes
- Per Million Messages
- Per Million Actions
Additional Pricing Details
—Firebase
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
$0.01 Per Verification
Firebase Editions & Modules
Edition
Phone Authentication | $0.011 |
---|---|
Stored Data | $0.182 |
- Per Verification
- Per GiB
Additional Pricing Details
—Usability
AWS IoT Core
AWS IoT Core 8.8
Based on 5 answers
After adopting AWS IoT Core in our company it became clear that the whole platform was designed with usability in mind. It not only refers to IoT Core, but also applies to the remaining Amazon services. What we like the most is the fact that every phase from provisioning to maintaining provides great level of usability.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Internet Company, 10,001+ employeesFirebase
Firebase 9.5
Based on 2 answers
It is simple to use overall, the console's main menu is divided into Develop, Quality, Analytics and Grow - which have further subdivisions by their set of features and tools. Develop and Quality are relevant for product and tech. Analytics is relevant for product, analytics and Grow is relevant for marketing. This makes the overall use very easy.

Verified User
Vice-President in Marketing
Internet Company, 51-200 employeesSupport Rating
AWS IoT Core
AWS IoT Core 8.0
Based on 5 answers
I give it this rating because the support is always there if we need help, but they aren't always able to help us with our problems and sometimes have to transfer us to another support technician. So overall, the support for AWS IoT is pretty good and I am very satisfied with it.

Verified User
Team Lead in Information Technology
Information Technology & Services Company, 11-50 employeesFirebase
Firebase 7.9
Based on 13 answers
Our analytics folks handled the majority of the communication when it came to customer service, but as far as I was aware, the support we got was pretty good. When we had an issue, we were able to reach out and get support in a timely fashion. Firebase was easy to reach and reasonably available to assist when needed.

Verified User
Employee in Other
Media Production Company, 51-200 employeesAlternatives Considered
AWS IoT Core
Azure IoT service provides more or less the same services as compared to AWS IoT core, however the costing of AWS lead us to continued usage of IoT core over Azure IoT services.Also, considering our existing technology stack is on AWS, it was a natural selection for better integration and ease of use.

Verified User
Consultant in Marketing
Marketing & Advertising Company, 201-500 employeesFirebase
Before using Firebase, we exclusively used self hosted database services. Using Firebase has allowed us to reduce reliance on single points of failure and systems that are difficult to scale. Additionally, Firebase is much easier to set up and use than any sort of self hosted database. This simplicity has allowed us to try features that we might not have based on the amount of work they required in the past.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Restaurants Company, 501-1000 employeesReturn on Investment
AWS IoT Core
- Gives confidence to prototype iot solutions across lots of devices in little time
- Ability to meet requirements for managing a variety of communication protocols
- Learning iot analytics and visualization for faster insights enablement
- Onboarding devices and managing quickly without building inhouse solutions
Co-founder, Director
Aspiring InvestmentsComputer Software, 1-10 employees
Firebase
- Firebase has meant that we can go to market more quickly due to its automation of repetitive boiler plate tasks, such as authentication provider support
- Firebase's free tier is ideal for low to moderate use apps, and if your app grows to high use, the paid tier is very affordable
- Firebase's excellent cross platform support has reduced development expense when porting apps to other platforms

Verified User
Director in Information Technology
Computer Software Company, 1-10 employees