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Flutter-powered AI app builder A head-to-head of two Firebase packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
firebase_messaging leads on usage with about 1.9x the daily downloads of firebase_auth (95,596 vs 50,601 per day).
🇺🇸 firebase.google.com · v6.5.6
Flutter plugin for Firebase Auth, enabling authentication using passwords, phone numbers and identity providers like Google, Facebook and Twitter.
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🇺🇸 firebase.google.com · v16.4.3
Flutter plugin for Firebase Cloud Messaging, a cross-platform messaging solution that lets you reliably deliver messages on Android and iOS.
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| Metric | firebase_auth | firebase_messaging |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 50,601 | 95,596 |
| Rank in Firebase | #8 | #4 |
| GitHub stars | 9,242 | 9,242 |
| Likes | 4,286 | 3,942 |
| Pub points | 160 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 0 days | 0 days |
| Contributors | 99 | 99 |
| Last commit | 22 days ago | 22 days ago |
| CI | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | BSD-3-Clause |
| First published | 9 years ago | 9 years ago |
| Platforms | android, ios, windows, macos, web | android, ios, macos, web |
Highlighted cell wins each comparable metric. For rank, issue response, and last commit, lower is better.