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Beckhoff TwinCAT vs RIOT OS

Beckhoff TwinCAT logo
Beckhoff TwinCATIndustrial IoT Platforms
From $200 / one-timePublished price
RIOT OS logo
RIOT OSEmbedded Systems Development
FreePublished price
Beckhoff TwinCAT logo
Beckhoff TwinCAT
Industrial IoT Platforms

Open, PC-based control technology

RIOT OS logo
RIOT OS
Embedded Systems Development

The friendly Operating System for the Internet of Things

Overview
CategoryIndustrial IoT PlatformsEmbedded Systems Development
What it isPC-based automation software transforming industrial PCs into real-time controllers with IEC 61131-3 programming.Friendly operating system for IoT supporting 8-bit, 16-bit, and 32-bit microcontrollers.
Pricing
Published priceFrom $200 / one-time
TwinCAT 3 engineering/development environment is free to install on unlimited PCs. Paid runtime licenses are one-time, per-device, and scale with controller CPU performance level:…
Free
RIOT is a free, open-source real-time operating system released under the LGPLv2.1. There is no paid tier, license fee, or commercial edition from the project; it is community/aca…
Pricing modelTiered plansFree
Free optionsNo free plan · Free trialFree plan · No free trial
Deal on CubbieNone right nowNone right now
Company
Founded19802013
Team size5001-10000 employees1-10 employees
HeadquartersVerl, GermanyRemote

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