Is Firebase dead?
Deaditude Score:
61.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> StackOverflow is full of questions. No answers.
*Data last collected: 27 Jun 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2011
GitHub Pulse
Abandoned
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
4,722
total stars
Forks
1,086
total forks
Open PRs
197
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
Stable
trend assessment
Language Distribution
JavaScript93.5%
Closure Templates3.9%
CSS1.1%
HTML0.6%
Shell0.6%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
87
Answer Rate
21%
Acceptance Rate
13%
Growth
-21%
Recent Questions
Firebase Studio does not work with Google Apps Script while previously idx use to work
Answered44 views
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Switching environments on firebase apphosting
Unanswered22 views
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Firebase analytics events not showing in BigQuery
Unanswered18 views
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🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
36,677
Subscribers
9
Active Users
Activity Metrics
207
Posts
5.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-48.8%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
🚨
Migration Alert
1 mentions of migrating away from Firebase detected in discussions. Just a few deserters, for now.
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysI've worked on the Firebase team for 10 years, AMA
r/Firebase6 days ago
223(99%)210
Firebase Auth down?
r/Firebase17 days ago
192(99%)145
Is fb down for y’all
r/Firebase17 days ago
46(92%)39
The Outage Is My Fault Guys
r/Firebase17 days ago
41(98%)4
*Hacking* Firebase Studio
r/Firebase29 days ago
39(85%)12
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Firebase jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
1,062🇺🇸United States
484🇩🇪Germany
126🇫🇷France
106🇬🇧United Kingdom
75🇨🇦Canada
65Market Summary
1,918
Total Jobs
🏢
25,561
Companies Using It
The entire industry is hooked on this tech. Resistance is futile.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Firebase is still paying the bills in 6 countries.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Firebase, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
81
Posts
Community Interest
Average points17.9
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Firebase Studio
2 months ago
296119
Firebase Global Outage
17 days ago
741
Fast, Simple and Open Firebase Alternative: TrailBase
1 months ago
7021
Ask HN: Is Firebase Down?
17 days ago
4536
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
Firebase content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
13
Videos
318.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Modest growth+20.0%
Average Engagement
24.5K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Firebase:
Unfiltered Growth Telugu
Hobby Channel
Simplilearn
Small Creator
SoftwareGent
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Google Firebase Studio In 23 Minutes
Tina Huang
1 months ago
7.4K286
Vibe Coding with Firebase Studio
Firebase
1 months ago
29127
NEW Firebase Studio Update w/ Gemini 2.5 Pro (FREE!) 🤯
Julian Goldie SEO
1 months ago
20516
1 months ago
1453
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 27 Jun 2025 | 61.6% |
| 14 Jun 2025 | 53.8% |
| 31 May 2025 | 53.1% |
| 10 May 2025 | 52.9% |
| 4 May 2025 | 55.0% |
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