Comparison

Memfault vs Zephyr RTOS

No clear leader: Memfault (51.6) and Zephyr RTOS (48.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. 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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Memfault52
Zephyr RTOS49
Score
vioscaleAI score
Memfault52 / 100medium · 55%
Zephyr RTOS49 / 100low · 35%
Pricing
Free tier
Memfault✓
Zephyr RTOS✓
Model
Memfaultfreemium
Zephyr RTOScommercial
Price level
Memfaulthigh
Zephyr RTOSfree
Starting price
Memfault$6,695
Zephyr RTOS–
Transparent
Memfault✓
Zephyr RTOS✓
Integrations
Count
Memfault6
Zephyr RTOS1
Adoption
Dependent repos
Memfault–
Zephyr RTOS0
Github stars
Memfault–
Zephyr RTOS16,789
Activity
Commits last 30d
Memfault–
Zephyr RTOS100
Release
Cadence days
Memfault–
Zephyr RTOS6
History
Memfault–
Zephyr RTOS20 items
License
Spdx
Memfault–
Zephyr RTOSApache-2.0
Language
Primary
Memfault–
Zephyr RTOSC
Market
Content
Faq
Memfault7 items
Zephyr RTOS4 items

Capabilities

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

Capabilities
Target class
MemfaultBoth
Zephyr RTOSBoth
Rtos type
Memfault-
Zephyr RTOS-
Low power support
Memfault-
Zephyr RTOS-
Tls dtls stack
Memfault-
Zephyr RTOS-
Ota updates
Memfault✓
Zephyr RTOS-
Device management console
Memfault✓
Zephyr RTOS-
Device provisioning
Memfault-
Zephyr RTOS-
Open source
Memfault✓
Zephyr RTOS✓
PSA certified
Memfault-
Zephyr RTOS-
Rust support
Memfault-
Zephyr RTOS-

What each one is

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

Memfault

A cloud platform for monitoring deployed IoT and embedded device health with crash reporting, logging analytics, and over-the-air updates. It enables device manufacturers to ensure security compliance and troubleshoot fleet issues efficiently.

Independently observed

Zephyr RTOS

An RTOS that enables real-time task management on memory and power-limited embedded devices, supporting a wide range of processor architectures from simple sensors to network-connected applications.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Memfault

from $6695/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $3,495/month. Free developer tier for up to 10 development devices.

  • DeveloperFree
    • 1,000 reporting devices
    • 2 monitored chips per device
    • 2 product architectures
    • 20 users
    • Standard user roles
    • +7 more
  • GrowthContact sales
    • 1,000 reporting devices
    • 2 monitored chips per device
    • 2 product architectures
    • 10 users
    • Standard user roles
    • +9 more
  • Scale$6,695/month. Advanced features for multiple product lines.
    • Everything in Growth
    • 45 days data retention
    • 2 chip integrations
    • 2 device architectures
    • 25 users
    • +8 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Scale
    • 60 days data retention
    • Uncapped chip integrations
    • Uncapped product architectures
    • 50 users
    • +7 more
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
Memfault✓
Zephyr RTOS–
Android
Memfault✓
Zephyr RTOS–
Linux
Memfault✓
Zephyr RTOS–
CLI
Memfault✓
Zephyr RTOS–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Memfault✓
Zephyr RTOS✗
Self-hosted
Memfault✗
Zephyr RTOS✓

Integrations

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

Memfault

6 total
  • 1NCE
  • Jira
  • Golioth
  • Texas Instruments
  • Google
  • NXP
Independently observed

Zephyr RTOS

1 total
  • PlatformIO
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Memfault or Zephyr RTOS: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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