Does Firebase have a startup program?
No. Firebase has no startup program of its own, but the Google for Startups Cloud Program covers Firebase costs alongside Google Cloud.
firebase.google.com/startups and Firebase's other startup addresses return 404 pages. Google's startup program page offers "Google Cloud and Firebase costs covered up to $200,000 (up to $350,000 for AI startups) over your first two years in the program", and up to $2,000 in credits for startups not yet backed by equity funding. Firebase's docs say that with credits on your billing account, "any usage or costs beyond those credits is determined by the credits program that you're using".
Source: Firebase (startup.google.com), read October 19, 2026
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What Firebase offers now
Firebase's no-cost Spark plan needs no payment details, and new Google Cloud and Firebase users get $300 in free credits for 90 days. Startups can apply to the Google for Startups Cloud Program for credits that cover Firebase.
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Does Firebase have a startup program?
No. Firebase has no startup program of its own, but the Google for Startups Cloud Program covers Firebase costs alongside Google Cloud. We read Firebase's site on October 19, 2026.
What can I use instead of Firebase for Startups?
Firebase today: Firebase's no-cost Spark plan needs no payment details, and new Google Cloud and Firebase users get $300 in free credits for 90 days. Startups can apply to the Google for Startups Cloud Program for credits that cover Firebase. Open startup programs for the same job include Supabase Free plan, Appwrite Startups, Convex for Startups.