Identity Platform serves as the backend for FirebaseAuthentication with Identity Platform and offers identical features. As anupgrade from Firebase Authentication Legacy, Identity Platform offers all of thelegacy features and the following additional capabilities:
- Multi-factor authentication (MFA)
- Blocking functions
- OpenID Connect (OIDC) andSecurity Assertion Markup Language (SAML)authentication.
- Multi-tenancy support.
- Identity-Aware Proxy integration.
- BAA coverage.
- A 99.95% uptime SLA.
You do not need to change your apps when upgrading fromFirebase Authentication Legacy to Identity Platform(or Firebase Authentication with Identity Platform)and your app continues to work with existing Firebase services.
Firebase Authentication with Identity Platform is available without a billing instrument up to daily limits.
Feature comparison
The following tables list differences between Identity Platform, Firebase Authentication with Identity Platform, andLegacy Firebase Authentication.
Authentication
| Feature | Identity Platform | Legacy Firebase Authentication |
|---|---|---|
| Sign in with email | Yes | Yes |
| Sign in with OAuth | Yes | Yes |
| Sign in with phone | Yes | Yes |
| Custom authentication | Yes | Yes |
| Multi-factor authentication | Yes | No |
| Blocking Functions | Yes | No |
| Sign in with OIDC | Yes | No |
| Sign in with SAML | Yes | No |
| Multi-tenancy | Yes | No |
| IAP integration | Yes | No |
SDKs
Identity Platform and Firebase Authentication both support a collection ofClient and Admin SDKs. To preserve backwards-compatibility, the SDKsoccasionally use Firebase branding and naming conventions.
| Feature | Identity Platform | Legacy Firebase Authentication |
|---|---|---|
| Web SDK | Yes | Yes |
| iOS SDK | Yes | Yes |
| Android SDK | Yes | Yes |
| Admin SDK | Yes | Yes |
Compliance and uptime
| Feature | Identity Platform | Legacy Firebase Authentication |
|---|---|---|
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| SSAE 18 SOC1 | Yes | Yes |
| SSAE 18 SOC2 | Yes | Yes |
| SSAE 18 SOC3 | Yes | Yes |
| TISAX | Yes | No |
| BAA coverage | Yes | No |
| PCI-DSS in scope | Yes | No |
| Enterprise SLA | 99.95% uptime | No |
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Last updated 2024-09-10 UTC.
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