Best Contiki-NG Alternatives in 2026
Updated
13 platforms from IoT operating systems ranked against Contiki-NG on the same published basis.
- 1Contiki-NG vs Apache Mynewt
- 3Contiki-NG vs Particle Device OS
- 4Contiki-NG vs PX5 RTOS
- 5Contiki-NG vs Azure Sphere OS
- 6Contiki-NG vs VxWorks
- 7Contiki-NG vs Micrium OS
- 8Contiki-NG vs PikeOS
- 9Contiki-NG vs RT-Thread
- 10Contiki-NG vs TencentOS Tiny
- 11Contiki-NG vs OpenWrt
- 12Contiki-NG vs Apache NuttX
- 13Contiki-NG vs FreeRTOS
- 14Contiki-NG vs QNX Neutrino RTOS
Contiki-NG alternatives compared
| # | Platform | Score | Free plan | From | Runs on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Apache Mynewt | 6.0 | Free plan | Free | Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows |
| 3 | Particle Device OS | 5.9 | Free plan | $299/mo | Web |
| 4 | PX5 RTOS | 5.6 | No | $416.67/mo | — |
| 5 | Azure Sphere OS | 5.2 | No | — | Web |
| 6 | VxWorks | 5.2 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 7 | Micrium OS | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Mac, Windows |
| 8 | PikeOS | 5.1 | No | — | Linux, Windows |
| 9 | RT-Thread | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 10 | TencentOS Tiny | 5.1 | No | — | — |
| 11 | OpenWrt | 4.9 | No | — | Linux |
| 12 | Apache NuttX | 4.8 | No | — | — |
| 13 | FreeRTOS | 4.8 | No | — | — |
| 14 | QNX Neutrino RTOS | 4.6 | No | — | — |
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Questions about Contiki-NG alternatives
What is the best alternative to Contiki-NG?
Apache Mynewt, number 1 in IoT operating systems with a score of 6.0 out of 10. The others here: Particle Device OS, PX5 RTOS, Azure Sphere OS and 9 more.
What is the best free alternative to Contiki-NG?
Apache Mynewt is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 2 of the 13 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.
How are these alternatives ranked?
Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.