Firebase Hosting vs GitHub Pages (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Firebase Hosting if

• Fits if you ship a static site or single-page app and already use Firebase
• Works for small sites that stay under 360 MB of transfer a day

Look elsewhere if

• Not for you if you need a full-stack app, since that goes to a different product
• Tight if you get traffic: 360 MB a day on the free plan
• Skip it if you don't want a command line, as deploys use firebase deploy
• Watch out: going past Spark needs Blaze, which bills usage and needs a payment method, and the $300 credit is for eligible accounts

Pick GitHub Pages if

• Fits if your site is plain files in a public repository
• Works for project pages, docs and portfolios that need no server code

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you need server-side code or a database, as Pages is static only
• Not for you if you run an online business, shop or SaaS, because GitHub's terms bar that use
• Pricey if your repository is private, as that needs a paid GitHub plan
• Watch out: sites must not handle sensitive transactions such as passwords or card numbers

Firebase Hosting

• Data transfer is limited to 360 MB a day on the no-cost plan, which a busy site can pass quickly.
• It is aimed at static and single-page apps; full-stack web apps are pointed to App Hosting.
• Going past the Spark limits needs the Blaze plan, which bills usage and needs a payment method.
• The pricing page lists the Blaze credit of $300 only for eligible accounts.

GitHub Pages

• Pages is static only: there is no server-side code or database.
• GitHub's terms bar using Pages as free hosting for an online business, e-commerce or SaaS site.
• Private repositories can publish Pages only on paid GitHub plans.
• Pages sites must not be used for sensitive transactions such as sending passwords or card numbers.

Firebase Hosting

Global CDN and SSL

Files are cached at CDN edges worldwide and served as gzip or Brotli, with zero-configuration SSL certificates.

Preview channels

A change can be deployed to a temporary, shareable preview channel for review before it goes live.

One-command deploys

Sites built with frameworks such as React, Vite and Vue deploy with firebase deploy, and rollbacks use the same CLI.

GitHub Actions

A GitHub Actions integration deploys automatically on push.

Logging and analytics

Server-side analytics through Cloud Logging show visitors, response statuses and request latency.

Localized content

The product page says content can be served by country and language through the CDN.

GitHub Pages

Publish from a repository

Push files to a repository and the site updates; sites can be one per user or organization plus one per project repository.

Jekyll and custom workflows

Sites can run through a Jekyll build, or be built and published with a custom GitHub Actions workflow.

Custom domains and HTTPS

Sites live at a github.io address by default, and a custom domain can be configured with HTTPS.

Usage limits stated up front

Published sites may be no larger than 1 GB, with a soft limit of 100 GB of bandwidth and 10 builds an hour per site.

Firebase Hosting

• Spark (no-cost)$0

  10 GB of storage, 360 MB a day of data transfer, custom domain and SSL, and multiple sites per project.

• Blaze (pay as you go)$0

  no base fee; usage billed beyond the Spark amounts

  Storage is free up to 10 GB, then $0.026 per GB. Data transfer is free up to 360 MB a day, then $0.15 per GB. May include $300 in free credit if eligible.

GitHub Pages

• GitHub Free$0

  Pages from public repositories, one user or organization site per account and unlimited project sites.

• GitHub Team$4

  per user / month

  Pages from public and private repositories, as listed in GitHub's plans documentation.

• GitHub Enterprise$21

  per user / month

  Pages from public and private repositories on Enterprise Cloud, plus Enterprise Server.