Firebase Hosting vs Netlify (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 Netlify if

• Fits if you build sites with a front-end framework and push them to GitHub
• Works for teams whose reviewers need a preview link for every pull request

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want a WordPress blog installed in one click, the way a shared host does it
• Tight if traffic spikes, as every GB of bandwidth costs 20 credits and an empty tank pauses the site
• Pricey if a few of you need to share, since more than one member means Pro at $20 a month
• Watch out: each production deploy costs 15 credits, and the free plan's 300 a month can't be exceeded
• Not for you if you need SSO, SCIM, an SLA or 24/7 support, which are Enterprise only, priced by sales

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.

Netlify

• Deploys, bandwidth, compute and requests all draw on monthly credits: 15 per production deploy and 20 per GB of bandwidth.
• When an account's credits run out its sites pause until the next cycle, unless auto recharge ($5 for 500 on Personal, $10 for 1,500 on Pro) is turned on.
• Free and Personal allow one member; private organization repos and shared env variables start at Pro, and extra concurrent builds are $40 a month.
• SSO, SCIM, a 99.99% uptime SLA, log drains and 24/7 support are on the Enterprise plan only.

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.

Netlify

Deploy from Git, CLI, AI or a folder

Projects deploy on every push from GitHub, GitLab or Bitbucket, from the Netlify CLI, by drag and drop, or from an AI agent, with one-click rollbacks.

Deploy Previews

Every pull request and branch gets its own preview URL where reviewers can leave visual feedback, and new projects stay private until you publish them.

Agent Runners

AI agents such as Claude, Codex and Gemini can be asked to fix, update and ship code from the dashboard, with 1 to 50 concurrent runs by plan.

Functions, database and storage

Serverless and edge functions, Netlify Database (a managed Postgres database) and blob storage for files and images run beside the site.

AI Gateway

Calls major AI models without managing your own API keys, billed through credits at 180 credits per $1 of model cost.

Forms, identity and image CDN

Collects form submissions without a backend, signs up and authenticates site users, and resizes and serves images on demand.

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.

Netlify

• Free$0

  300 credits a month that cannot be exceeded, one member, one concurrent build, and 1-day observability and analytics.

• Personal$9

  per month for 1 member

  1,000 credits a month, smart secret detection, 7-day analytics and priority email support. Extra credits are $5 for 500.

• Pro$20

  per month for unlimited members

  3,000 credits a month, private org repos, shared env variables, 3 concurrent builds. 10,000 credits is $63 a month, 20,000 is $126.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Sold through sales: 99.99% SLA, enterprise network tier, faster builds, SSO and SCIM, log drains and 24/7 support.

Firebase Hosting

No public discounts listed.

Netlify

• Other savings

  Free Open Source plan for non-commercial projects

  Projects with an OSI-approved or Creative Commons license and a code of conduct can apply for 10,000 credits a month, unlimited members and free production deploys.