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Comparison

AWS IoT Core vs FreeRTOS

On the evidence we track, AWS IoT Core leads this comparison with a composite score of 53/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

AWS IoT Core full profile →FreeRTOS full profile →
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★AWS IoT Core53
FreeRTOS43
Score
vioscaleAI score
AWS IoT Core53 / 100medium · 56%
FreeRTOS43 / 100low · 29%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS IoT Core✓
FreeRTOS✓
Model
AWS IoT Corefreemium
FreeRTOSopen_source
Price level
AWS IoT Corelow
FreeRTOSfree
Starting price
AWS IoT Core$0.08
FreeRTOS–
Transparent
AWS IoT Core✓
FreeRTOS–
Integrations
Count
AWS IoT Core2
FreeRTOS8
Security
Certifications
Disclosure policy
AWS IoT Core✓
FreeRTOS–
Fedramp
AWS IoT Core✓
FreeRTOS–
Gdpr
AWS IoT Core✓
FreeRTOS–
Hipaa
AWS IoT Core✓
FreeRTOS–
Pci
AWS IoT Core✓
FreeRTOS–
Trust center
AWS IoT Corehttps://aws.amazon.com/security/
FreeRTOS–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
AWS IoT Core–
FreeRTOS0
Github stars
AWS IoT Core–
FreeRTOS7,861
Activity
Commits last 30d
AWS IoT Core–
FreeRTOS2
Release
Cadence days
AWS IoT Core–
FreeRTOS83
History
AWS IoT Core–
FreeRTOS14 items
License
Spdx
AWS IoT Core–
FreeRTOSMIT
Language
Primary
AWS IoT Core–
FreeRTOSC
Market
Availability
AWS IoT CoreAvailable worldwide
FreeRTOS–
Content
Faq
AWS IoT Core5 items
FreeRTOS5 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Target class
AWS IoT Core-
FreeRTOSMicrocontroller/RTOS
Rtos type
AWS IoT Core-
FreeRTOSPreemptive
Low power support
AWS IoT Core-
FreeRTOS-
Tls dtls stack
AWS IoT Core✓
FreeRTOS✓
Ota updates
AWS IoT Core✓
FreeRTOS✓
Device management console
AWS IoT Core-
FreeRTOS✓
Device provisioning
AWS IoT Core-
FreeRTOS✓
Open source
AWS IoT Core-
FreeRTOS✓
PSA certified
AWS IoT Core-
FreeRTOS✓
Rust support
AWS IoT Core-
FreeRTOS-

What each one is

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

AWS IoT Core

Leader

An AWS cloud service providing a managed MQTT message broker for securely connecting millions of IoT devices using end-to-end encryption and mutual authentication, with message routing and fleet management capabilities.

Independently observed

FreeRTOS

An open-source real-time operating system designed for resource-constrained microcontrollers and small processors. Offers kernel with multiprocessing, integrated TCP/IP networking with IPv6, and security-validated connectivity libraries for cloud integration.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

AWS IoT Core

Leader
from $0.08/connection-minutesUsage-basedFree tier365-day trial

Usage-based pricing. Connectivity from $0.08/million connection-minutes, messaging from $1/million messages. 12-month free tier included for new AWS accounts.

  • Pay-as-You-Go$0.08 per 1000000 connection-minutes + $1 per 1000000 messages + $1.25 per 1000000 operations + $0.15 per 1000000 rules-or-actions
    • Device connectivity
    • MQTT and HTTP messaging
    • Device Shadow state storage
    • Device registry
    • Rules engine for message transformation and routing
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

FreeRTOS

Open sourceFree tier

Free (MIT license); commercial support available via OpenRTOS

  • FreeRTOSFree
  • OpenRTOSContact sales
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
AWS IoT Core✓
FreeRTOS–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS IoT Core✓
FreeRTOS✗
Self-hosted
AWS IoT Core✗
FreeRTOS✓

Integrations

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

AWS IoT Core

Leader
2 total
  • Amazon S3
  • Amazon CloudWatch
Independently observed

FreeRTOS

9 total
  • AWS IoT Device Shadow
  • AWS IoT Jobs
  • AWS IoT Device Defender
  • AWS IoT Fleet Provisioning
  • AWS IoT OTA
  • MbedTLS
  • WolfSSL
  • Percepio Tracealyzer
  • AWS IoT
Independently observed
Still deciding?

AWS IoT Core or FreeRTOS: which one depends on you

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