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AWS IoT Core vs RIOT OS

No leader: the top candidate AWS IoT Core has only 0.34 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.

AWS IoT Core full profile →RIOT OS full profile →
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AWS IoT Core71
RIOT OS36
Score
Vioscale score
AWS IoT Core71 / 100low · 34%
RIOT OS36 / 100low · 23%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS IoT Core✓
RIOT OS✓
Model
AWS IoT Corefreemium
RIOT OSopen_source
Price level
AWS IoT Corelow
RIOT OSfree
Starting price
AWS IoT Core$0.08
RIOT OS–
Transparent
AWS IoT Core✓
RIOT OS–
Integrations
Count
AWS IoT Core–
RIOT OS1
Security
Fedramp
AWS IoT Core✓
RIOT OS–
Gdpr
AWS IoT Core✓
RIOT OS✓
Hipaa
AWS IoT Core✓
RIOT OS–
Pci
AWS IoT Core✓
RIOT OS–
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
AWS IoT Core–
RIOT OS0
Github stars
AWS IoT Core–
RIOT OS5,778
Activity
Commits last 30d
AWS IoT Core–
RIOT OS100
Release
Cadence days
AWS IoT Core–
RIOT OS88
History
AWS IoT Core–
RIOT OS20 items
License
Spdx
AWS IoT Core–
RIOT OSLGPL-2.1
Language
Primary
AWS IoT Core–
RIOT OSC
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

AWS IoT Core

A fully managed AWS service that enables secure device-to-cloud communication using MQTT protocol. Handles millions of simultaneous device connections and trillions of messages without requiring infrastructure management.

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.

AWS IoT Core

from $0.08/minutesUsage-basedFree tier365-day trial

Free tier for 12 months, then usage-based from $0.08 per 1M connection-minutes

  • Free TierFree
    • Device connectivity
    • MQTT messaging
    • Rules engine
    • Basic Device Advisor testing
    • Device Location lookups (up to 1,000)
    • +1 more
  • Pay-as-you-goFrom $0.08 per 1M connection-minutes; messaging at $1.00 per 1M messages
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
Web
AWS IoT Core✓
RIOT OS✗
macOS
AWS IoT Core✗
RIOT OS✓
Windows
AWS IoT Core✗
RIOT OS✓
Linux
AWS IoT Core✗
RIOT OS✓
CLI
AWS IoT Core✓
RIOT OS✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS IoT Core✓
RIOT OS✗
Self-hosted
AWS IoT Core✗
RIOT OS✓
On-premise
AWS IoT Core✗
RIOT OS✓

Integrations

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

AWS IoT Core

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.