Comparison Table
##Comparison Table
| Platform | Meteor | Horizon | FireBase | FireLoop |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Description | Open source platform for web, mobile and desktop. | Real-time platform built on top of RethinkDB. | BaaS Cloud platform for fast development of client Applications. | Real-time platform built on top of LoopBack and Express.js. |
| Real-Time | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| UI Components | Yes | No | No | Not UI but WebRTC Components for Angular 2 are under development. |
| Client SDK | Monolithic | JavaScript Client | SDKs for different languages | Fully Typed Angular 2 SDK |
| Extensibility | Meteor Modules | Not yet implemented Plug-In mechanism | None | Isomorphic (Universal) Models, Hooks, Mixins and Components. |
| Scalability | Uses MongoDB OpLog | Uses RethinkDB | Auto-scaling | Adapter Driven Architecture (Options: MongoDB PubSub, Redis, Kafka, Build your own driver) |
| Maturity | Very mature | Not so mature, many pieces are not in place | Very Mature | Mature since it relies on LoopBack Maturity plus Modern Community Modules. |
| Open Source | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |