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It's far easier than AWS Cognito. Yes, I've used both.

Firebase auth is as easy as it gets for auth. Want Username/Pass? Just enable it. Want Google, Twitter, Firebase, Apple, Github, etc.? Just enable it, and write the handlers.

Want to hook into your own SQL database? Easy. Set up a firebase listener, that handles the auth event, and write whatever you want (username, auth details) to SQL.

This is a 100% solved problem and Firebase does a superb job it it.



Awesome, this is great to know. I'll have to consider it for my next side project. Unfortunately I just finished rolling my own, so... :)




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