Identity Platform and Firebase Authentication offer similar functionality. Both allow you to easily sign users in to your apps by providing backend services, SDKs, and UI libraries. However, Identity Platform offers additional capabilities designed for enterprise customers, such as:
- OIDC and SAML authentication.
- Multi-tenancy support.
- Identity-Aware Proxy integration.
- BAA coverage.
- A 99.95% uptime SLA.
Identity Platform is fully compatible with both Google Cloud and Firebase products. If you are currently using Firebase Authentication and you upgrade to Identity Platform, your app will continue to work with existing Firebase services.
Feature comparison
The following tables list differences between Identity Platform and Firebase Authentication.
Authentication
| Feature | Identity Platform | Firebase Authentication |
|---|---|---|
| Sign in with email | Yes | Yes |
| Sign in with OAuth | Yes | Yes |
| Sign in with phone | Yes | Yes |
| Custom authentication | Yes | Yes |
| Sign in with OIDC | Yes | No |
| Sign in with SAML | Yes | No |
| Multi-tenancy | Yes | No |
| IAP integration | Yes | No |
SDKs
Identity Platform and Firebase Authentication both support a collection of Client and Admin SDKs. To preserve backwards-compatibility, the SDKs occasionally use Firebase branding and naming conventions.
| Feature | Identity Platform | Firebase Authentication |
|---|---|---|
| Web SDK | Yes | Yes |
| iOS SDK | Yes | Yes |
| Android SDK | Yes | Yes |
| Admin SDK | Yes | Yes |
Compliance and uptime
| Feature | Identity Platform | Firebase Authentication |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| SSAE 18 SOC1 | Yes | Yes |
| SSAE 18 SOC2 | Yes | Yes |
| SSAE 18 SOC3 | Yes | Yes |
| TISAX | Yes | No |
| BAA coverage | Yes | No |
| PCI-DDS in scope | Yes | No |
| Enterprise SLA | 99.95% uptime | No |