# Is Firebase a reliable database for Thunkable? **URL:** \ **Category:** Questions about Thunkable X\ **Tags:** firebase, database\ **Created:** [March 21, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-firebase-a-reliable-database-for-thunkable/3678463 "2025-03-21T22:12:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![krish05](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/krish05/32/200523_2.png) [@krish05](https://community.thunkable.com/u/krish05)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-firebase-a-reliable-database-for-thunkable/3678463/1 "2025-03-21T22:12:31Z")
For a long time I have been using Google Sheets as my primary database in my Python projects. I always look at these tutorial videos and question if they are good to use in Thunkable. So should I be using Google Sheets or Firebase? I just want to make sure if any of them are reliable. Also, if I were actually using Realtime Database, how would I call it? Would I have to grab a block from the Data Sources section? FYI I’m picking on ease of use and security only ---
**Author:** ![tatiang](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/tatiang/32/55482_2.png) [@tatiang](https://community.thunkable.com/u/tatiang)\ **Post date:** [March 21, 2025, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-firebase-a-reliable-database-for-thunkable/3678463/2 "2025-03-21T23:12:37Z")
Ease of use: Google Sheets over Firebase by a lot Security: I’ve heard Firebase is more secure You would use cloud variables where the name of the cloud variable is the full path to the property in the Firebase Realtime Database. It took me a while to feel comfortable using Firebase. But it’s flexible and fast. ---
**Author:** ![krish05](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/user_avatar/community.thunkable.com/krish05/32/200523_2.png) [@krish05](https://community.thunkable.com/u/krish05)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2025, 2:07am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-firebase-a-reliable-database-for-thunkable/3678463/3 "2025-03-22T02:07:44Z")
I can definitely see how Firebase is more secure, considering a lot of people use it for their programs, but since they both go under Google, shouldn’t they both be secure? Also I’m stressed enough at getting a specific row ID all the time with Google Sheets 😭 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex015/uploads/thunkable/original/3X/0/f/0f59f292712368bce16ff80133ae10de8a6f27e8.png) [@system](https://community.thunkable.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2025, 2:08am UTC](https://community.thunkable.com/t/is-firebase-a-reliable-database-for-thunkable/3678463/4 "2025-06-20T02:08:01Z")
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