Firebase vs AWS Amplify
AWS for Firebasers — An Overview
As you can see from the infographic cover picture, AWS is the big player in BAAS. As a Firebase user, I wanted to see if there was anything I was missing out on. This is the first in a series of articles where I will be comparing the two services.
I will go through the product offerings, the pricing, and the developer experience. In later articles, I will try to duplicate Firebase implementations with AWS to see if there are equivalents, and how comparatively easy they are to implement. This article only deals with the big picture.
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What is AWS Amplify?
AWS Amplify is a set of tools and services that can be used together or on their own, to help front-end web and mobile developers build scalable full stack applications, powered by AWS. With Amplify, you can configure app backends and connect your app in minutes, deploy static web apps in a few clicks, and easily manage app content outside the AWS console.
Amplify supports popular web frameworks including JavaScript, React, Angular, Vue, Next.js, and mobile platforms including Android, iOS, React Native…
