Sustainable alternatives

Combine Firebase + Batch
and get your app running & pushing in minutes.

Batch + Firebase

The recent Parse shut down made us feel a little uncomfortable.

Parse was great for prototyping, a loved service among developers and we could only imagine the tragedy for those out there who’ve come to rely on Parse Core.

But Facebook pulled the plug.

So our team is scrambling to build integrations with popular BaaS services, in order to bring developers top alternatives to Parse:

Today, we’re really happy to introduce our Firebase + Batch integration, letting you set-up an app & start sending push notifications in minutes.

(More Batch + BaaS integrations are coming – stay tuned and follow @Batch on Twitter).

Follow the steps

1. Create a Firebase account

Sign up here
Use your Gmail/Google account to signup and create your Firebase app.

2. Create a Batch account

Sign up here
Add your app for iOS and for Android, then go to each app settings (wheel on the right), and copy for later your DEV and LIVE key in the Integration tab.

3. Follow this documentation

Integrate Firebase + Batch SDK
(Use our sample apps for testing purposes – available on Github)

4. Send your first notification

5. Play with our APIs

Batch APIs documentation

FAQ

Doesn’t Firebase support push notifications already?

They never have.

Will Firebase shut down tomorrow?

Doesn’t seem so.

How long is it to integrate Batch in my app?

Not too long, apparently.