Firebase Hosting vs Nhost (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Firebase Hosting grades higher than Nhost: 2.4 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Firebase Hosting grades higher on value for money, the free plan and platforms. Nhost grades higher on ease of use. They get the same grade on features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Firebase Hosting
Google's CDN hosting for static and single-page web apps
Nhost
Managed Postgres backend with GraphQL, auth, storage and functions
Which one is for you
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 Nhost if
- Fits if you want Postgres with GraphQL and auth without running servers
- Makes sense if a free project that pauses is fine for prototypes
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you leave a project idle, as the free Starter pauses after a week
- Pricey if you grow, since usage is billed on top of $25 a month and Team is $599
- Watch out: compute is $15 a shared or $50 a dedicated vCPU a month
- Watch out: custom domains are $10 per project a month and point-in-time recovery starts at $100
How we grade them
| 2.4GPAFirebase HostingFair | 1.8GPANhostWeak | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BFree up to the Spark limits, then $0.026 per GB stored and $0.15 per GB of transfer with no base fee. There's no fixed plan price to compare, so this is a judgement on small sites. | DPro is $25 a month plus usage, above the $20.83 dearer-quarter line for web hosting, with compute at $15 per vCPU and custom domains $10 per project. The free tier pauses, so real use sits on Pro. |
| Free plan and trial | BSpark needs no payment method: 10 GB storage, 360 MB a day of transfer, custom domain and SSL. Enough for a small site. | CA free Starter with 1 project, 1 GB database, 1 GB storage and 5 GB egress. It pauses after a week of inactivity and has one workspace member. |
| Features | CCDN, SSL, preview channels, rollbacks and GitHub Actions. The gap: it's for static and single-page apps, and full-stack apps go to App Hosting. | CPostgres, Hasura GraphQL, auth, storage, functions and containers with a CLI. Point-in-time recovery starts at $100 and custom domains cost extra. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. You deploy with the firebase command line and a config file. | CNo store rating on record. You design the data model and wire up the client yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb only, with GitHub Actions, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run and Cloud Logging. | CWeb only, with a short list: Hasura, Postgres, Grafana and GraphQL. |
| Best for | static sites and single-page apps on Google's CDN | a managed Postgres backend with GraphQL, auth and storage |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Firebase Hosting and Nhost. How we grade
Where they differ
- Firebase Hosting also covers page speed.
- Nhost also covers databases.
At a glance
| Firebase Hosting | Nhost | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $0.026 per GB stored beyond 10 GB (Blaze, pay as you go) | $25 per month and up (Pro), with $15 of compute credits included |
| Free plan | Spark plan: 10 GB of storage and 360 MB of data transfer a day, with custom domain, global CDN and SSL included, and no payment method needed. | Starter: 1 active project that pauses after a week of inactivity, with a 1 GB database, 1 GB storage and 5 GB egress. |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Nhost | |
| Price read from | firebase.google.com | nhost.io |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
Nhost
- The free Starter project is paused after a week of inactivity, and it is limited to one project and one workspace member.
- Usage beyond included amounts is charged: $0.20 per GB of database, $0.05 per GB of storage and $0.10 per GB of egress.
- Compute is billed separately at $15 per shared or $50 per dedicated vCPU core a month.
- Custom domains cost $10 per project per month, and point-in-time recovery starts at $100.
Key features
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.
Nhost
- Postgres database
- Every project has a dedicated Postgres instance, with 7 days of daily backups on paid plans and point-in-time recovery as an add-on.
- Hasura GraphQL API
- A GraphQL engine gives instant real-time APIs over the data, with event triggers, subscriptions and role-based authorization.
- Authentication
- Email and password, magic links, social OAuth providers, WebAuthn and 2FA, with unlimited users on every plan.
- Storage and functions
- File storage with a global CDN and image transformation, plus serverless JavaScript and TypeScript functions with per-plan execution limits.
- Nhost Run containers
- A managed container runtime for your own services in any language, billed per vCPU and memory allocated.
- CLI and git deploys
- A CLI runs the whole stack locally, and pushing to git deploys the backend; infrastructure can be managed as code.
Plans
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.
Nhost
Starter$0
1 project and 1 workspace member, unlimited users, functions, realtime APIs and community support.
Pro$25
per month and up, plus usage
10 GB database, 50 GB storage, 50 GB egress, daily backups, email support and $15 of compute credits; unlimited projects.
Team$599
per month and up, plus usage
Everything in Pro plus SOC 2 Type II, email support SLA, a dedicated Discord channel and external database connections.
EnterpriseCustom
SLAs, a dedicated technical account manager and optional dedicated clusters. Sold through sales.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Firebase Hosting or Nhost?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Firebase Hosting starts at $0.026 per GB stored beyond 10 GB (Blaze, pay as you go), and Nhost starts at $25 per month and up (Pro), with $15 of compute credits included.
Which has a free plan, Firebase Hosting or Nhost?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Firebase Hosting and Nhost have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.