Firebase vs Stytch

Firebase

Stytch

Firebase · 20 features

• A/B Testing — Experiments on Remote Config params, FCM notifications, and Analytics events. Ba…
• App Check — Attestation service: only requests from authentic, untampered app instances reac…
• App Hosting — Managed hosting for modern web apps (Next.js, Angular, SvelteKit). Git-based dep…
• Cloud Firestore — Serverless NoSQL document database. Real-time sync, ACID transactions, offline p…
• Cloud Functions — Serverless functions (Node.js/Python). Trigger on HTTP, Firestore, RTDB, Auth, S…
• Cloud Storage — Object storage for user files. Built on GCS. Security rules + signed URLs. Resum…
• Crashlytics — Real-time crash reporting for iOS/Android/Unity/Flutter. Stack traces, breadcrum…
• Data Connect — GraphQL API backed by Cloud SQL for PostgreSQL. Type-safe SDK generation. Previe…
• Dynamic Links — Deep links that survive app install. NOTE: deprecated, shutdown Aug 2025 — migra…
• FCM Topics — Publish/subscribe messaging: devices subscribe to topic names; backend sends one…
• Firebase AI Logic — Client-side SDK to call Gemini models directly from mobile/web. Formerly "Vertex…
• Firebase Authentication — Drop-in auth: email/password, phone, anonymous, 10+ federated providers, custom …
• Firebase Cloud Messaging — Push notifications for iOS, Android, Web (APNs/FCM transports). Topics, device g…
• Firebase Extensions — Pre-packaged Cloud Functions + config: Stripe, Algolia search, image resize, tra…
• Firebase Hosting — Static + dynamic hosting with global CDN. Preview channels, atomic deploys, rewr…
• Genkit — Open-source AI app framework. Unified API for Gemini, OpenAI, Ollama; tools, RAG…
• Google Analytics for Firebase — Free unlimited event tracking with audience building. BigQuery export on Blaze. …
• Performance Monitoring — App startup, HTTP network, and custom traces. Integrates with Google Analytics e…
• Realtime Database — Low-latency JSON tree database with WebSocket sync. Best for high-frequency pres…
• Remote Config — Feature flags / parameterized config with conditional targeting (user property, …

Stytch · 15 features

• B2B Auth — Multi-tenant auth: organizations, roles, JIT provisioning, enterprise SSO, SCIM.
• B2C Auth — Consumer auth: passwordless (magic links, OTP), passwords, OAuth, passkeys, WebA…
• Device Fingerprinting — Fingerprint devices at signup/login. Block bots, credential stuffing, and ATO at…
• Device-Fingerprint Risk API — Real-time risk scoring API usable even without full auth.
• Enterprise SSO (OIDC) — OIDC SSO per organization.
• Enterprise SSO (SAML) — SAML 2.0 SSO per organization. Self-serve admin portal.
• JIT Provisioning — Auto-create users in an org on first SSO sign-in.
• Machine-to-Machine — Client-credentials OAuth for service-to-service.
• OAuth / Social — Google, Apple, Microsoft, GitHub, Slack, Discord, Facebook, LinkedIn, Amazon, Bi…
• Organizations — Multi-tenant primitive with policies per org.
• Passkeys (WebAuthn) — FIDO2 passkey enrollment and authentication.
• Passwordless — Magic links (email) + OTP (email/SMS/WhatsApp) + embeddable magic links.
• RBAC — Roles and permissions per organization (B2B).
• SCIM Provisioning — Directory user/group provisioning from Okta, Azure, Google Workspace.
• Sessions — JWT or opaque session tokens. Configurable lifetime.