Is Firebase dead?
Deaditude Score:
42.7%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> The Toyota Corolla of technologies. Never breaks, never impresses.
*Data last collected: 7 Aug 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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
69
Answer Rate
29%
Acceptance Rate
17%
Growth
+63%
Recent Questions
Android Studio BlackPixels on Virtual Device/Emulator
Unanswered62 views
flutterfirebaseandroid-studio
Firebase AppCheck Replay protection on custom BE without Admin SDK
Answered31 views
flutterfirebasejwt
Behavior Of Using GlobalOptions Method & Cloud Function Individual Configuration
Unanswered23 views
firebasegoogle-cloud-platformgoogle-cloud-functions
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
38,343
Subscribers
6
Active Users
Activity Metrics
203
Posts
3.7
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+7.8%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysDon't underestimate small changes!
r/Firebase16 days ago
115(88%)51
Firebase Studio Needs It's Own Sub
r/Firebase19 days ago
79(95%)0
[need help] I've incurred a $10k charge for fuction calls
r/Firebase14 days ago
70(96%)67
Separate sub for Firebase Studio?
r/Firebase18 days ago
61(90%)20
Mods seem to be desperate about Studio
r/Firebase19 days ago
42(92%)23
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Firebase jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇮🇳India
999🇺🇸United States
397🇫🇷France
116🇩🇪Germany
108🇬🇧United Kingdom
74🇨🇦Canada
54Market Summary
1,748
Total Jobs
🏢
29,234
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
98
Posts
Community Interest
Average points8.6
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Firebase Global Outage
2 months ago
741
Fast, Simple and Open Firebase Alternative: TrailBase
2 months ago
7021
Ask HN: Is Firebase Down?
2 months ago
4536
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Creators would get more views livestreaming themselves sleeping than talking about Firebase.
Content Metrics
8
Videos
5.4K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-25.0%
Average Engagement
670.2
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Firebase:
Coding Comics
Hobby Channel
Frontend Now
Hobby Channel
Error Farm
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Flutter Firebase Tutorial For Beginners | Firebase Auth, Firestore DB, Storage | Flutter Course
ProgrammingKnowledge
22 days ago
322
Firebase Studio: Set up a Database
Error Farm
1 months ago
5620
1 months ago
4514
2 months ago
192
"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 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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