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Firebase

Google's backend platform for auth, databases, hosting, and analytics.

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Freemium
backend as a service
google
mobile backend

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4.4

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Pros

Mature, widely adopted mobile/web backend
Generous free Spark plan
Deep Google Cloud integration

Cons

NoSQL data model has a learning curve
Costs can spike unexpectedly at scale

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