Firestore

What is it?

Firestore is a fully managed, serverless NoSQL document database provided by Google Firebase. It stores data in collections and documents and is built to support real-time updates and offline-first applications.

What does it do?

Firestore synchronizes data across clients in real time, supports offline persistence, and scales automatically. It integrates with Firebase Authentication, Cloud Functions, and security rules for controlled data access.

Where is it used?

Firestore is widely used in mobile apps, real-time dashboards, chat applications, collaborative tools, IoT dashboards, and SaaS products that require instant data updates and flexible schemas.

When & why it emerged

Firestore was introduced in 2017 as the successor to Firebase Realtime Database. It emerged to provide more structured querying, stronger consistency, and better scalability for modern application needs.

Why we use it at Internative

We use Firestore for real-time and mobile-first projects where rapid development, offline support, and automatic scaling are critical. It allows us to build responsive applications with minimal backend overhead.