Arm Toolchain for Embedded vs RISC-V GNU Toolchain
| Arm Toolchain for Embedded | RISC-V GNU Toolchain | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | — | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| SDK components | Clang compiler drivers; LLVM LLD linker; LLVM archiver; LLVM coverage tools; DWARF utilities; Picolibc; LLVM-libc overlay | GCC, binutils, GDB, Newlib, Picolibc, glibc, musl, uClibc, QEMU, Spike |
| 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 | RV32 and RV64 with standard RISC-V extensions; configurable multilib targets |
| Build systems | Makefiles; GNU-style linker scripts | Autotools configure and Make |
| Debug interfaces | Semihosting | GDB simulator, QEMU, Spike |
| License model | open-source | open-source |
| Debugger included | — | Yes |
| Host platforms | — | Linux, macOS, Windows via Linux subsystem or Cygwin |
Both are listed in Best Embedded Systems Toolchains. On Inferse, RISC-V GNU Toolchain scores higher on our published basis.