Firebase Hosting vs Tiiny.host compared

People land on this comparison after hitting the limits of one or the other: Firebase Hosting's CLI setup feels like too much for a one-page site, or Tiiny.host's free tier turned out to be more temporary than expected. They solve similar problems in almost opposite ways.

How they compare

	Firebase Hosting	Tiiny.host
Deploy method	Firebase CLI (firebase deploy) after firebase init	Drag-and-drop in browser, no Git or CLI
Free tier	Generous storage and daily transfer allowance, stays live	Capped upload size, Tiiny banner shown, site expires after about a week
Custom domain	Free, SSL issuance can take up to a day	Needs a higher paid tier (roughly $18/mo+)
Build/CI required	No build step, but CLI + Google Cloud project needed	None — pure upload
Best for	Sites that need to stay live long-term for free	A quick temporary preview link, browser-only

When to choose Firebase Hosting

If the site needs to actually stay live indefinitely without paying, Firebase Hosting is the stronger free option by a clear margin — no expiration, a real CDN, and free SSL, at the cost of needing the CLI and a Google Cloud project to get there.

When to choose Tiiny.host

Tiiny.host wins on pure ease for a quick, disposable link — no account friction, drag a file in a browser, done. It's a reasonable choice for a short-lived demo or client preview where you don't mind the visible banner and don't need the page to outlive the free trial window. Paid plans remove the banner and raise limits, though even paid tiers cap total storage fairly low, and custom domains require the pricier tier.

If you just need to host static files

Tiiny.host is the closer match to Flaash in spirit — both are browser-based, no-Git upload tools. The difference shows up in the free tier's fine print: Tiiny's free sites expire after about a week and carry a visible banner, where Flaash's free plan keeps a project live indefinitely with no banner, just capped to one project. Neither offers custom domains on Flaash's side at all — Flaash doesn't support them on any plan yet, while Tiiny.host does, but only on its more expensive tiers.

Frequently asked questions

Does Tiiny.host's free site really go offline after a week? Yes, that's the stated behavior of the free tier — it's meant for short-lived previews rather than sites you expect to keep live.

Is Firebase Hosting harder to set up than Tiiny.host? Meaningfully, yes. Firebase needs the CLI installed and a project initialized before the first deploy; Tiiny.host is drag-and-drop with no install step.

Which is better for a permanent personal site on a free budget? Firebase Hosting, since the free tier doesn't expire. Tiiny.host's free tier is better suited to a short-term link than a site meant to stay up.