Arm Toolchain for Embedded vs Raspberry Pi Pico SDK
| Arm Toolchain for Embedded | Raspberry Pi Pico SDK | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | — | extension, Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| SDK components | Clang compiler drivers; LLVM LLD linker; LLVM archiver; LLVM coverage tools; DWARF utilities; Picolibc; LLVM-libc overlay | C/C++ and assembly headers, hardware APIs, hardware and high-level libraries, networking libraries, runtime infrastructure, CMake build system |
| Target architectures | Armv7-A; Armv8-A through Armv8.9-A; Armv9-A through Armv9.6-A; Armv7-R; Armv8-R; Armv6-M; Armv7-M; Armv7E-M; Armv8-M; Armv8.1-M | RP2040 Arm Cortex-M0+; RP2350 Arm Cortex-M33 and Hazard3 RISC-V |
| Build systems | Makefiles; GNU-style linker scripts | CMake |
| Debug interfaces | Semihosting | SWD, USB-to-SWD, UART, OpenOCD and GDB |
| License model | open-source | open-source |
| Host platforms | — | Windows, macOS, Linux |
Both are listed in Best Embedded Systems Toolchains. On Inferse, Raspberry Pi Pico SDK scores higher on our published basis.