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Flutter-powered AI app builder A head-to-head of two Authentication packages on pub.dev, by daily downloads, GitHub activity, and maintenance.
firebase_auth and google_sign_in draw close to even on daily downloads (50,601 vs 52,432 per day). firebase_auth has the larger GitHub following (9,242 vs 5,266 stars).
🇺🇸 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.
Replies within ~2 days
🇺🇸 flutter.dev · v7.2.0
Flutter plugin for Google Sign-In, a secure authentication system for signing in with a Google account.
| Metric | firebase_auth | google_sign_in |
|---|---|---|
| Downloads / day | 50,601 | 52,432 |
| Rank in Authentication | #4 | #3 |
| GitHub stars | 9,242 | 5,266 |
| Likes | 4,286 | 3,597 |
| Pub points | 160 / 160 | 160 / 160 |
| Issue response (median) | 0 days | — |
| Contributors | 99 | 98 |
| Last commit | 22 days ago | 18 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.