What is the difference between firebase and cloud database can i use fire base instead of cloud database pls tell as its urgent
Here is a simple comparison:
- this is a Google real time database
- without the aide of extensions or additional coding, Firebase Realtime Database only stores text files
- data is stored on Google's servers
- controls are similar to a CloudDB
- Costs: heavy use databases will have a charge See https://firebase.google.com/pricing; small usage is free.
- 🔥 Firebase Database and Storage: with the Web Component - Secure Rules
- still an 'Experimental' control. Google depricated the code MIT uses to access the database. MIT no longer updates the control since if Google changes the way linking works, the Experimental control will no longer work.
- Extensions provide enhancement.
- this is a Redis real time database
- it can store small png/jpeg files within the database and text
- data is stored (for non commercial Projects) on MITs server using default settings; can be stored on your own server using Redis
- controls are similar to a FirebaseDB
- Costs: free on MIT default server for non-commercial. Redis software is 'free', the cost on your own server is it's operating costs or the cost to have the database hosted on Redis' servers.
- MIT supports the CloudDB control which uses a Redis database.
Of course, there are other differences. Please read the documentation to see which is suitable for your application.
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Thank you i am making a chat app so which one is suitable for me
Edit : i tried to make a chat app with firebase but it didn't work out can you tell me how to make chat app through firebase db
Do you know you can search the community for topics? Use the magnifying glass at the top of the screen on the right to search. Here, I did a search for you of chat topics with the words 'chat' and 'firebase' in the community https://community.appinventor.mit.edu/search?q=firebase%20chat . There are examples.