Comparison

AWS IoT Core vs RIOT OS

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 →RIOT OS full profile →

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★AWS IoT Core53

RIOT OS48

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	AWS IoT CoreLeader	RIOT OS
vioscaleAI score	53 / 100medium · 56%	48 / 100low · 29%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	freemium	open_source
Price levelpricing.price_level	low	free
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	$0.08	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	2	2
Security
Certificationssecurity.certifications	PCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140-3, NIST 800-171	-
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Fedrampsecurity.fedramp	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Pcisecurity.pci	✓	-
Trust centersecurity.trust_center	https://aws.amazon.com/security/	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Friot-os%2FRIOT&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	0
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	5,816
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	100
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	88
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	LGPL-2.1
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	C
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide
Content
Faqcontent.faq	5 items	6 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

AWS IoT Core53 / 100medium · 56%

RIOT OS48 / 100low · 29%

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 Core2

RIOT OS2

Security

Certifications

AWS IoT CorePCI-DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, FedRAMP, GDPR, FIPS 140-3, NIST 800-171

RIOT OS–

Disclosure policy

AWS IoT Core✓

RIOT OS–

Fedramp

AWS IoT Core✓

RIOT OS–

Gdpr

AWS IoT Core✓

RIOT OS✓

Hipaa

AWS IoT Core✓

RIOT OS–

Pci

AWS IoT Core✓

RIOT OS–

Trust center

AWS IoT Corehttps://aws.amazon.com/security/

RIOT OS–

Vulnerabilities

AWS IoT Core–

RIOT OSCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2Friot-os%2FRIOT&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Adoption

Dependent repos

AWS IoT Core–

RIOT OS0

Github stars

AWS IoT Core–

RIOT OS5,816

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

AWS IoT CoreAvailable worldwide

RIOT OSAvailable worldwide

Content

Faq

AWS IoT Core5 items

RIOT OS6 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Embedded IOT Dev
Capability	AWS IoT Core	RIOT OS
Capabilities
Target class	-	Microcontroller/RTOS
Rtos type	-	-
Low power support	-	✓
Tls dtls stack	✓	✓
Ota updates	✓	✓
Device management console	-	-
Device provisioning	-	-
Open source	-	✓
PSA certified	-	-
Rust support	-	✓

Capabilities

Target class

AWS IoT Core-

RIOT OSMicrocontroller/RTOS

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

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

RIOT OS

Free, open-source operating system for low-power IoT and embedded devices, enabling secure, connected applications with multi-threading, cryptographic modules, and firmware updates.

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 2026-09-05verify ↗

RIOT OS

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-20verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	AWS IoT Core	RIOT OS
WebPlatforms	✓	✗
macOSPlatforms	✗	✓
WindowsPlatforms	✗	✓
LinuxPlatforms	✗	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓
On-premiseDeployment	✗	✓

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✓

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

Leader

2 total

Amazon S3
Amazon CloudWatch

Independently observed

RIOT OS

3 total

LwM2M
wolfSSL
wolfCrypt

Independently observed

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