Spike (RISC-V ISA Simulator) vs Wind River Conductor
| Spike (RISC-V ISA Simulator) | Wind River Conductor | |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Linux | api, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Supported targets | RISC-V harts; RV32 and RV64 base ISAs; documented RISC-V ISA extensions | ARM, Intel, Power, RISC-V, MIPS, SPARC, MicroBlaze, 8051, 68000, and modeled embedded devices |
| Host operating systems | Linux; OpenBSD | 64-bit Linux distributions and 64-bit Windows 10/11 or equivalent server versions |
| Debugging tools | Yes | Yes |
| Automation access | Yes | Yes |
| Hardware acceleration | Yes | |
| Snapshots and restore | Yes | |
| Network simulation | Yes | |
| Cloud coverage | hybrid | |
| Workflow builder | Yes | |
| Policy governance | Yes | |
| Scheduled automation | Yes | |
| Self-hosted option | Yes | |
| Free plan | Yes | |
| Debugger included | Yes | |
| SDK components | VxWorks APIs, kernel and user-level RTP support, DKM support, shared libraries, CMake tooling, Makefile workflows, VS Code tooling | |
| Target architectures | x86, ARM, Power Architecture/PPC, RISC-V | |
| Host platforms | Linux, Windows | |
| Build systems | Make, CMake, Visual Studio Code project workflow | |
| Debug interfaces | wrdbg over TCP/IP, VS Code debugger, kernel shell, command line | |
| License model | commercial |
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