Comparison

Apache NuttX vs RIOT OS

No leader: the top candidate Apache NuttX has only 0.11 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Apache NuttX42
RIOT OS36
Score
Vioscale score
Apache NuttX42 / 100low · 11%
RIOT OS36 / 100low · 23%
Pricing
Free tier
Apache NuttX
RIOT OS
Model
Apache NuttXopen_source
Price level
Apache NuttXfree
RIOT OSfree
Integrations
Count
Apache NuttX
RIOT OS1
Adoption
Dependent repos
Apache NuttX0
RIOT OS0
Github stars
Apache NuttX4,010
RIOT OS5,778
Activity
Commits last 30d
Apache NuttX100
RIOT OS100
Release
Cadence days
Apache NuttX
RIOT OS88
History
Apache NuttX
RIOT OS20 items
License
Spdx
Apache NuttXApache-2.0
RIOT OSLGPL-2.1
Language
Primary
Apache NuttXC
RIOT OSC
Market
Availability
Apache NuttX

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for embedded iot dev. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Target class
Apache NuttX-
RIOT OS-
Rtos type
Apache NuttX-
RIOT OS-
Low power support
Apache NuttX-
RIOT OS-
Tls dtls stack
Apache NuttX-
RIOT OS-
Ota updates
Apache NuttX-
RIOT OS-
Device management console
Apache NuttX-
RIOT OS-
Device provisioning
Apache NuttX-
RIOT OS-
Open source
Apache NuttX-
RIOT OS-
PSA certified
Apache NuttX-
RIOT OS-
Rust support
Apache NuttX-
RIOT OS-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Apache NuttX

An embedded operating system for microcontrollers ranging from 8-bit to 64-bit architectures, built on POSIX and ANSI standards with additional Unix-compatible APIs.

Independently observed

RIOT OS

A lightweight, modular OS designed to enable secure, distributed IoT applications across microcontrollers and edge devices. It abstracts hardware differences through vendor-agnostic APIs while supporting both cloud-connected and decentralized network architectures.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Apache NuttX

Open source
as of verify ↗

RIOT OS

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
macOS
Apache NuttX
RIOT OS
Windows
Apache NuttX
RIOT OS
Linux
Apache NuttX
RIOT OS
Deployment
Self-hosted
Apache NuttX
RIOT OS
On-premise
Apache NuttX
RIOT OS

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Apache NuttX

Not documented yet.

RIOT OS

1 total
  • LwM2M
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.