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Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for static sites and single-page apps on Google's CDN
Firebase Hosting serves static sites and single-page apps from Google's CDN, free up to 10 GB stored and 360 MB of transfer a day. A busy site passes that quickly, and going past it means the Blaze plan with a payment method.
Who Firebase Hosting is for
- 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
Who Firebase Hosting is not for
- 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
Why Firebase Hosting gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyFree 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.
- BFree plan and trialSpark needs no payment method: 10 GB storage, 360 MB a day of transfer, custom domain and SSL. Enough for a small site.
- CFeaturesCDN, 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.
- DEase of useNo store rating on record. You deploy with the firebase command line and a config file.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb only, with GitHub Actions, Cloud Functions, Cloud Run and Cloud Logging.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Google's Firebase's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Firebase Hosting's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 45 of the 54 other web hosts we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 49 of 54) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0).
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 55 web hosts we grade, cut by the letter each got. Firebase Hosting’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 27 of 54, level with 16
- BFree plan and trialAbove 49 of 54, level with 5
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 54, level with 28
- DEase of useAbove 0 of 54, level with 8
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 24 of 54, level with 30
Keep Firebase Hosting, or make your own?
Your call
Firebase Hosting sits between: not beyond making, and not a weekend's work either.
What you would give up is listed below. Whether that is worth the price is your call.
What you could make
- It runs in a browser, which is where something home-made would run too.
What you could not
- Speed tests run from real browsers on a schedule.
- It plugs into other products, GitHub Actions, Cloud Functions and Cloud Run among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Firebase Hosting’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Firebase Hosting?
Firebase Hosting serves static sites and single-page apps from a global CDN with built-in SSL and custom domains. Sites are deployed with the Firebase CLI, and preview channels let a team look at changes before they go live. For full-stack web apps, Firebase points to its separate App Hosting product instead.
Worth knowing
- 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.
Key features
- 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.
Firebase Hosting pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Firebase Hosting has a free plan, and paid plans start at $0.026 per GB stored beyond 10 GB (Blaze, pay as you go).
- Starts at
- $0.026 per GB stored beyond 10 GB (Blaze, pay as you go)
- 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.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | $0no 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. |
Read from firebase.google.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Firebase Hosting before you buy.
Works with
- GitHub Actions
- Cloud Functions
- Cloud Run
- Cloud Logging
- React
- Vue
- Vite
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Common questions
Does Firebase Hosting have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Firebase Hosting is listed for Web.
Does Firebase Hosting have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 12, 2026. Firebase Hosting is listed for Web.
Is Firebase Hosting open source?
Firebase Hosting is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Does Firebase Hosting have an API?
Yes. Firebase Hosting offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.