Is Firebase dead?
Deaditude Score:
52.5%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Run, don't walk, away from this.
*Data last collected: 7 Dec 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
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
34
Answer Rate
18%
Acceptance Rate
3%
Growth
-46%
Recent Questions
Play Store android app rejected due to suspected firebase auth 403 in review environment
Unanswered101 views
flutterfirebasegoogle-cloud-platform
Firebase Cloud Function for app_remove Event Not Triggering in Production
Unanswered58 views
javascriptandroidfirebase
Flutter + Firebase not working when device is connected to certain VPNs (SSLHandshakeException, ERR_CONNECTION_CLOSED)
Unanswered55 views
flutterfirebasessl
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
42,252
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
138
Posts
2.5
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-25.0%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysForget the future! Let's go back to Web 0.5 :)
r/Firebase22 days ago
62(95%)14
I built fire-diff: a CLI tool that finds which Firebase Functions you actually need to redeploy
r/Firebase29 days ago
20(96%)5
New Crashlytics MCP tools to help you debug and fix crashes
r/Firebase1 months ago
19(93%)2
Anyone else paranoid about AI API costs? This new Firebase guide on replay attacks makes me feel better.
r/Firebase27 days ago
16(94%)10
How should I separate dev, staging and prod environments?
r/Firebase12 days ago
13(100%)13
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Firebase jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
1,077🇺🇸United States
840🇫🇷France
102🇬🇧United Kingdom
91🇨🇦Canada
84🇩🇪Germany
62Market Summary
2,256
Total Jobs
🏢
36,841
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
71
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points8.6
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Firebase Hack Going On?
4 months ago
121
InstantDB: A Modern Firebase
9 days ago
30
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried Firebase content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
28
Videos
144.0K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-57.1%
Average Engagement
5.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Firebase:
Web D School
Hobby Channel
Code With Amit
Hobby Channel
Tools to Upskill
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
16544
Google Firebase Studio Full Tutorial | AI App Builder | Prototyping Apps | Cloud Tools | Oct 2025
Tools to Upskill
2 months ago
308
2 months ago
91
React + Firebase TODO App — Auth & Full CRUD in 1 Hour
Programming tutorials
1 months ago
82
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 7 Dec 2025 | 52.5% |
| 24 Nov 2025 | 39.0% |
| 10 Nov 2025 | 36.9% |
| 28 Oct 2025 | 36.7% |
| 15 Oct 2025 | 38.1% |
| 1 Oct 2025 | 33.0% |
| 17 Sept 2025 | 28.2% |
| 4 Sept 2025 | 31.2% |
| 21 Aug 2025 | 42.1% |
| 7 Aug 2025 | 42.7% |
| 25 Jul 2025 | 37.5% |
| 11 Jul 2025 | 34.0% |
| 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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