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firebase_database

Published by 🇺🇸firebase.google.com · v13.0.0 · released 4 days ago · BSD-3-CLAUSE License

First published 9 years ago.

Flutter plugin for Firebase Database, a cloud-hosted NoSQL database with realtime data syncing across Android and iOS clients, and offline access.

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Part of firebase/flutterfire (12 packages) #40 in Database Storage #802 overall androidioswindowsmacosweb
Downloads / day
6,931
as of 2026-10-19
GitHub stars
9,261
★ refreshed weekly
Likes
650
on pub.dev
Pub points
140 / 160
2026-09-19 2026-10-19

Repository health

Shared with 11 sibling packages in this repo.

Last commit
3 days ago
Issue response
Maintainer replies within ~2 days (median over 44 closed issues)
Commit activity
Open issues
44
Open PRs
36
Contributors
99 (top contributor 18%)
CI
GitHub Actions
License (repo)
Sibling packages: firebase_core, firebase_core_web, _flutterfire_internals, firebase_messaging, firebase_messaging_web, firebase_analytics, firebase_crashlytics, firebase_auth, firebase_auth_web, cloud_firestore_web and 1 more

Last refreshed 3 days ago.

License explained · BSD-3-Clause

BSD 3-Clause "New" License

Use freely, even commercially. Keep the notice. Don't use the author's name to endorse derived products without permission.

A permissive license similar to the BSD 2-Clause License, but with a 3rd clause that prohibits others from using the name of the copyright holder or its contributors to promote derived products without written consent.

You can

  • Commercial use
  • Distribution
  • Modification
  • Private use

You must

  • Include the license and copyright notice

The license does not

  • No liability
  • No warranty

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Commit activity, past 52 weeks

firebase_database

501 commits in the past year
Accelerating +280% vs 9 months ago
45 23 0 52w ago36w ago18w agothis week
Weekly average
10 commits
Busiest week
43 commits, 32 weeks ago
Active weeks
51 of 52 (98%)
Longest quiet stretch
1 week with no commits

Weekly commits to the default branch on GitHub. Source: GET /stats/participation. Refreshed weekly. Excludes commits to other branches.

How firebase_database compares in Database Storage

Top of the Database Storage leaderboard, with firebase_database highlighted.

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#1
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272.8K ★ 5.3K 10.6K
#2
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272.3K ★ 5.3K 21
#3
shared_preferences_foundation
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269.3K ★ 5.3K 3
#4
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#40
firebase_database
firebase.google.com
6.9K ★ 9.3K 650