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patrickkidd
patrickkidd

Reputation: 3127

Are "simultaneous connections" in Firebase as restrictive as they appear?

I would love to use Firebase as my primary cloud storage service for my HTML5 mobile apps, but I'm having trouble figuring out if the limit on simultaneous connections is going to restrict me from having a lot of non-realtime users as well.

At first glance, it looks like I can only have as many users as the connections I am paying for. What happens when 10,000 people download my app? If my app doesn't need real-time synchronization (polling is sometimes totally fine), is Firebase's architecture still going to limit the amount of concurrent users? Should I just go with couchDB and a VPS?

Thanks!

Upvotes: 1

Views: 921

Answers (1)

mimming
mimming

Reputation: 13954

You need many fewer concurrents than your total expected user count. Firebase recommends 1 concurrent for about every 1440 visits, per their pricing FAQ.

So, if you expect to have 10,000 visits, you'll likely see under 10 concurrents most of the time. This keeps you well below the 200 provided by the candle plan.

(Answer copied mostly from comments. Thanks @Kato)

Upvotes: 3

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