Arm GNU Toolchain vs RISC-V GNU Toolchain
| Arm GNU Toolchain | RISC-V GNU Toolchain | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Linux, macOS, Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Debugger included | Yes | Yes |
| SDK components | GCC; Binutils; glibc; Newlib; GDB | GCC, binutils, GDB, Newlib, Picolibc, glibc, musl, uClibc, QEMU, Spike |
| Target architectures | Arm A-profile; Arm R-profile; Arm M-profile; Cortex-A; Cortex-R; Cortex-M; Neoverse | RV32 and RV64 with standard RISC-V extensions; configurable multilib targets |
| Host platforms | Microsoft Windows x86; Linux x86_64 and AArch64; macOS x86_64 | Linux, macOS, Windows via Linux subsystem or Cygwin |
| License model | open-source | open-source |
| Build systems | — | Autotools configure and Make |
| Debug interfaces | — | GDB simulator, QEMU, Spike |
Both are listed in Best Embedded Systems Toolchains. On The Geeks Club, RISC-V GNU Toolchain scores higher on our published basis.