Arm Keil MDK vs RISC-V GNU Toolchain
| Arm Keil MDK | RISC-V GNU Toolchain | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | |
| Paid from | $99/mo | Free |
| Platforms | api, extension, Linux, macOS, Web, Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Supported targets | Arm Cortex-M, Armv8-M, SecurCore and legacy Arm microcontrollers; Ethos-U processors; Fast Models | |
| Integrated debugging | Yes | |
| Hardware probe support | both | |
| RTOS support | Yes | |
| Integrated flashing | Yes | |
| Desktop platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows | |
| Debugger included | Yes | |
| SDK components | GCC, binutils, GDB, Newlib, Picolibc, glibc, musl, uClibc, QEMU, Spike | |
| Target architectures | RV32 and RV64 with standard RISC-V extensions; configurable multilib targets | |
| Host platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows via Linux subsystem or Cygwin | |
| Build systems | Autotools configure and Make | |
| Debug interfaces | GDB simulator, QEMU, Spike | |
| License model | open-source |
Listed together in Best Embedded Systems Toolchains