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Comparison

AWS IoT Core vs Zephyr RTOS

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 →Zephyr RTOS full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
AWS IoT Core71
Zephyr RTOS53
Score
Vioscale score
AWS IoT Core71 / 100low · 34%
Zephyr RTOS53 / 100low · 40%
Pricing
Free tier
AWS IoT Core✓
Zephyr RTOS✓
Model
AWS IoT Corefreemium
Zephyr RTOScommercial
Price level
AWS IoT Corelow
Zephyr RTOSfree
Starting price
AWS IoT Core$0.08
Zephyr RTOS–
Transparent
AWS IoT Core✓
Zephyr RTOS✓
Integrations
Count
AWS IoT Core–
Zephyr RTOS1
Security
Fedramp
AWS IoT Core✓
Zephyr RTOS–
Gdpr
AWS IoT Core✓
Zephyr RTOS–
Hipaa
AWS IoT Core✓
Zephyr RTOS–
Pci
AWS IoT Core✓
Zephyr RTOS–
Scorecard
AWS IoT Core–
Zephyr RTOS7.1
Vulnerabilities
Adoption
Dependent repos
AWS IoT Core–
Zephyr RTOS0
Github stars
AWS IoT Core–
Zephyr RTOS16,315
Activity
Commits last 30d
AWS IoT Core–
Zephyr RTOS100
Release
Cadence days
AWS IoT Core–
Zephyr RTOS6
History
AWS IoT Core–
Zephyr RTOS20 items
License
Spdx
AWS IoT Core–
Zephyr RTOSApache-2.0
Language
Primary
AWS IoT Core–
Zephyr RTOSC
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-
Zephyr RTOSBoth
Rtos type
AWS IoT Core-
Zephyr RTOS-
Low power support
AWS IoT Core-
Zephyr RTOS-
Tls dtls stack
AWS IoT Core-
Zephyr RTOS-
Ota updates
AWS IoT Core-
Zephyr RTOS-
Device management console
AWS IoT Core-
Zephyr RTOS-
Device provisioning
AWS IoT Core-
Zephyr RTOS-
Open source
AWS IoT Core-
Zephyr RTOS✓
PSA certified
AWS IoT Core-
Zephyr RTOS-
Rust support
AWS IoT Core-
Zephyr RTOS-

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

Zephyr RTOS

Zephyr is a real-time operating system optimized for resource-constrained embedded devices, ranging from simple sensors to sophisticated IoT devices and gateways. It provides a small-footprint kernel supporting multiple processor architectures and is built with security and long-product-lifecycle support as core design principles.

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 ↗

Zephyr RTOS

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✓
Zephyr RTOS–
CLI
AWS IoT Core✓
Zephyr RTOS–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
AWS IoT Core✓
Zephyr RTOS✗
Self-hosted
AWS IoT Core✗
Zephyr RTOS✓

Integrations

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

AWS IoT Core

Not documented yet.

Zephyr RTOS

1 total
  • PlatformIO
Independently observed

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