Arduino IDE
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| Fact | Arduino IDE | IAR Embedded Workbench |
|---|---|---|
| Company founded | LinkedIn lists Arduino as founded in 2005. | LinkedIn lists IAR as founded in 1983. |
| Company size | LinkedIn lists Arduino at 51–200 employees. | LinkedIn classifies IAR in the 201–500 employee range, while IAR’s corporate page states more than 220 employees in 13 offices. |
| Debugger | IDE 2 provides an integrated live debugger; debugging became stable in release 2.3. | C-SPY provides real-time trace, code coverage, profiling and RTOS-aware debugging. |
| Documentation depth | Official IDE documentation includes getting started, installation, uploads, autocomplete, formatting, debugging, certificates, libraries, security, serial tools and shared sketches. | Published guides include IDE project management, C/C++ development, assembler, C-SPY debugging, C-STAT, migration, licensing and debugger probes. |
| Extensibility | Arduino IDE 2 debugging uses an open framework that lets core maintainers add debugger support for boards. | The IDE supports custom build tools, external tools, custom argument variables and adding IAR Visual State. |
| Headquarters | Arduino's privacy policy gives its registered office as Via Andrea Appiani 25, Monza, Italy. | Uppsala, Sweden |
| Purpose | Arduino provides software for creating projects with electronic devices that interact with the physical world. | IAR Embedded Workbench is an embedded development toolchain with an optimized compiler, debugger, and analysis tools. |
| Rating on G2 | 4.5 out of 5 from 144 reviews | The G2 discussion listing shows 0 ratings for IAR Embedded Workbench. |
| Rating on Software Advice | 4.6 out of 5 from 51 reviews | 5.0 out of 5 from 1 review. |
Arduino IDE plans
- Arduino IDE 2Free
IAR Embedded Workbench plans
- IAR Embedded Workbench evaluationFree
- IAR Platform subscriptionPriced on request
Pick Arduino IDE if…
It suits students, makers, and professional developers creating projects with physical electronic devices. The editor and CLI support both graphical and text-based workflows.
Pick IAR Embedded Workbench if…
It suits embedded development and embedded security teams working with supported architectures on Linux or Windows. Teams evaluating the tool should note the trial's non-commercial restriction and excluded features.