Firebase Spark Plan Headroom
You had let small apps coast on optimism and quotas that almost felt forgiving. Then the ceiling lowered just enough to make every growth spike look like a warning shot.
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You had been the default MongoDB answer when nobody wanted to hear about ops. After MongoDB folded you in, convenience survived, but your small independent soul decidedly did not.
You had offered managed MongoDB hosting before the MongoDB acquisition completed and the standalone mLab service was retired.
This source records how mLab was absorbed or folded away and what developers lost in the process.
You were the database I recommended when I didn't want to ruin anyone's weekend.