Hey everyone — I’m looking for some real insight here.
As of August 25, Firebase Dynamic Links are deprecated, and FlutterFlow now recommends Branch.io. But as many of you probably noticed, Branch.io recently removed their free tier, and their cheapest plan now starts at $499/month.
For small devs, MVPs, or even client projects with limited budgets, that’s a huge jump — especially when Firebase used to be mostly free (or very low cost via Blaze).
I just need a way to:
Link users directly to specific pages in the app (/product/:id, etc.)
Handle deferred deep linking (send users to App Store if app isn’t installed, then to the right screen)
Optionally generate/share these links from inside the app
I’m having a hard time justifying $499/month just for this, on top of FlutterFlow’s platform costs.
Curious to know:
What’s your plan now that Firebase is gone?
Are you paying for Branch?
Are you rolling your own solution (custom URI schemes, App/Universal Links)?
Has anyone found a reliable free or low-cost alternative?
Would love to hear what other FlutterFlow devs are thinking or doing right now.
Thanks in advance 🙏