{
  "slug": "firebase",
  "name": "Firebase",
  "domain": "firebase.google.com",
  "category": "databases-backends",
  "categoryName": "Databases & backends",
  "description": "Google application platform with hosted databases, authentication, storage, functions and related cloud services.",
  "directAnswer": "Cancel paid Firebase billing from the Firebase console: open the project's usage and billing settings and switch the project from Blaze to the Spark plan. It takes about 3 minutes and the downgrade takes effect immediately. Firebase does not issue prorated refunds, and you remain responsible for charges through the rest of the month.",
  "price": "Usage-based",
  "priceMonthlyUsd": null,
  "planName": "Blaze",
  "subscriptionPlans": [
    {
      "id": "blaze",
      "name": "Blaze",
      "billingOptions": [],
      "priceNote": "Usage-based",
      "sourceUrl": "https://firebase.google.com/pricing"
    }
  ],
  "difficulty": "Medium",
  "difficultyScore": 5.4,
  "billingMethods": [
    "web"
  ],
  "accountTypes": [
    "personal",
    "team",
    "enterprise"
  ],
  "cancellationUrl": "https://console.firebase.google.com/",
  "cancellationTime": "~3 minutes",
  "cancellationTimeSeconds": 180,
  "steps": {
    "web": [
      {
        "title": "Open the Firebase console",
        "body": "Sign in, select the project and open its usage and billing settings."
      },
      {
        "title": "Switch the project to Spark",
        "body": "Choose the Spark plan to remove the project from the paid Blaze plan."
      },
      {
        "title": "Confirm the downgrade",
        "body": "Review the listed effects and confirm the switch to Spark."
      },
      {
        "title": "Check linked Google Cloud billing",
        "body": "If you want to close billing completely, unlink or close the linked Cloud Billing account after checking for other projects that use it."
      }
    ],
    "ios": [],
    "android": [],
    "team": []
  },
  "platformNotes": {
    "web": {
      "note": "Follow the official web flow and check every billable resource before finishing.",
      "warning": "Downgrading does not delete inaccessible Realtime Database instances or non-default Cloud Storage buckets. Deleting the whole project starts a 30-day deletion period across Firebase and Google Cloud."
    }
  },
  "refundInfo": "Firebase says you can cancel or change plans at any time, but it does not issue prorated refunds. You remain responsible for charges through the rest of the month.",
  "pauseInfo": "No subscription pause option is documented.",
  "downgradeInfo": "A Blaze project can be downgraded to the free Spark plan. Paid Google Cloud services stop, and some non-default database and storage data can become inaccessible.",
  "dataRetentionInfo": "Downgrading does not delete inaccessible Realtime Database instances or non-default Cloud Storage buckets. Deleting the whole project starts a 30-day deletion period across Firebase and Google Cloud.",
  "factRows": [
    {
      "k": "Cancellation fee",
      "v": "None documented"
    },
    {
      "k": "Refund window",
      "v": "No prorated refunds"
    },
    {
      "k": "Effective",
      "v": "Immediately after downgrade"
    },
    {
      "k": "Free plan after",
      "v": "Yes, Spark"
    }
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "question": "When does Firebase cancellation take effect?",
      "answer": "Immediately after downgrade."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I get a refund from Firebase?",
      "answer": "Firebase says you can cancel or change plans at any time, but it does not issue prorated refunds. You remain responsible for charges through the rest of the month."
    },
    {
      "question": "Can I pause Firebase instead?",
      "answer": "No subscription pause option is documented."
    },
    {
      "question": "What happens to my data?",
      "answer": "Downgrading does not delete inaccessible Realtime Database instances or non-default Cloud Storage buckets. Deleting the whole project starts a 30-day deletion period across Firebase and Google Cloud."
    }
  ],
  "officialSources": [
    {
      "title": "Firebase pricing",
      "url": "https://firebase.google.com/pricing",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Firebase pricing plans",
      "url": "https://firebase.google.com/docs/projects/billing/firebase-pricing-plans",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Firebase support FAQ",
      "url": "https://firebase.google.com/support/faq",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    },
    {
      "title": "Firebase project lifecycle",
      "url": "https://firebase.google.com/docs/projects/learn-more",
      "lastCheckedAt": "2026-08-07"
    }
  ],
  "verified": true,
  "manuallyVerifiedAt": "2026-08-07",
  "nextReviewAt": "2026-10-06",
  "urls": {
    "guide": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/firebase",
    "json": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/firebase.json",
    "markdown": "https://canicancelit.com/cancel/firebase.md"
  }
}