Document database

Cloud Firestore

Serverless document database for mobile and web apps.

Google's document database behind Firebase: collections of JSON-like documents, realtime listeners, offline sync for mobile clients, and security rules that control access directly from the app.

Data model: Document
Vendor: Google
License: Commercial (managed service; free tier)
Articles: 1

Cloud FirestoreBeginner

How do I search text in Firestore when there's no LIKE query?

Firestore only supports equality, ranges and array-contains. Prefix queries, keyword arrays, a synced search engine and vector search each fit a different need.

#data-modeling#indexing#nosql

Tanishk · 7 min

Oct 29, 2026