Firebase Realtime Database
Google Firebase's original real-time JSON database that syncs data to all connected clients in milliseconds via persistent WebSocket connections, with a simple REST API for server-side access.
Best When
You need the absolute lowest latency real-time sync to many clients and your data fits a flat JSON tree structure — classic use case is collaborative cursors, live dashboards, or chat.
Avoid When
You're starting a new project (use Firestore instead), need complex queries, or your data is larger than a few gigabytes.
Use Cases
- • Real-time agent state sharing across multiple clients via persistent WebSocket connections
- • Presence systems — tracking which agents or users are currently connected
- • Live event feeds or chat where latency matters more than query flexibility
- • Offline-capable mobile apps where agents sync data when connectivity returns
- • Simple JSON blob storage for agent configuration with instant propagation to clients
Not For
- • Complex queries, sorting, or filtering — Firestore is far superior for structured queries
- • Large datasets (single JSON tree doesn't scale well beyond a few GB)
- • Relational data or structured schema requirements
- • New projects where Firestore offers superior data modeling and querying
- • High-write workloads with many concurrent writers to the same node
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