Is Firebase dead?
Deaditude Score:
38.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> You could build the next 100 years of legacy systems with this. Is that a good thing?
*Data last collected: 15 Oct 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 achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
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
58
Answer Rate
22%
Acceptance Rate
16%
Growth
-9%
Recent Questions
FirebaseAuth suddenly stopped working on older iPhones (login leads to blank screen, AppCheck/App Attest issue?)
Unanswered56 views
swiftfirebasefirebase-authentication
Null values of username are showing in my firebase console and flutter app
Unanswered51 views
androidiosflutter
Firebase Genkit using prompt in chat
Unanswered47 views
node.jsfirebaselarge-language-model
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
40,694
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
197
Posts
3.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+4.8%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysFirelize – A new desktop GUI for Firebase ⚡
r/Firebase15 days ago
65(93%)29
Built my first webapp .. nothing crazy, but i'm proud of it
r/Firebase23 days ago
47(98%)18
From the creators of Firebase: Tasklet -- Automate your business with AI agents
r/Firebase6 days ago
41(88%)27
Lower your Firebase bill with CDN cache purging!
r/Firebase27 days ago
37(98%)7
Gripes with Firestore’s web UI, so I built a Mac desktop client
r/Firebase24 days ago
26(100%)10
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Firebase jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
993🇺🇸United States
806🇫🇷France
120🇩🇪Germany
85🇬🇧United Kingdom
73🇨🇦Canada
71Market Summary
2,148
Total Jobs
🏢
33,833
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
68
Posts
Last mentioned yesterday
Community Interest
Average points7.9
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Firebase Hack Going On?
2 months ago
121
Is Firebase Console Down
3 months ago
52
Firebase Firestore down or high latency
2 months ago
33
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Some Content
YouTubers discovered Firebase generates ad revenue. Brace for 10:01 videos.
Content Metrics
25
Videos
90.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Explosive growth+140.0%
Average Engagement
3.6K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Firebase:
Error Farm
Small Creator
LetsUpgrade
Small Creator
CODING MENTOR
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Google Firebase Studio: Build FREE Apps In Minutes | Google Firebase Studio Tutorial | Simplilearn
Simplilearn
1 months ago
1243
Day 1 | Getting Started with Firebase Studio
LetsUpgrade
1 months ago
1554
1 months ago
4944
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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