Spike (RISC-V ISA Simulator)
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Plans and prices
From Spike (RISC-V ISA Simulator)'s own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Spike | Free | No paid plans or pricing stated |
The facts
Each one read from Spike (RISC-V ISA Simulator)'s own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Build requirements
- The documented build uses a C++ build process and lists device-tree-compiler and Boost regex/system development libraries as prerequisites.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Customization
- The README explains how to add an instruction by defining its behavior, adding its opcode, and rebuilding the simulator.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Debugging
- Spike includes an interactive debug mode for inspecting registers and memory and controlling instruction execution.checked 11 Oct 2026
- GDB integration
- The README documents attaching GDB through OpenOCD using Spike’s remote bitbang connection.checked 11 Oct 2026
- ISA support
- The README lists RV32I/RV64I base ISAs and many extensions, including vector, floating-point, cryptography, and hypervisor extensions.checked 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository license permits redistribution and use in source and binary forms subject to stated conditions and disclaimers.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Maintainer
- The RISC-V Software organization says its repositories are maintained by RISC-V International and include upstream sources for open source projects.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Spike implements a functional model of one or more RISC-V harts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- GitHub’s repository security page says the project has no SECURITY.md file and no published security advisories.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The license says the Regents have no obligation to provide maintenance, support, updates, enhancements, or modifications.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Vector limitation
- The README states that the V extension requires a 64-bit host.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Switzerlandchecked 28 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Platform
- The README documents building on Unix-like systems, including Linux package-manager instructions and a separate OpenBSD build procedure.checked 11 Oct 2026
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