PlatformIO Core vs PlatformIO IDE
| PlatformIO Core | PlatformIO IDE | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | $20.75/mo |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | extension, Linux, macOS, Windows | extension, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Windows |
| Debugger included | Yes | — |
| SDK components | Arduino, CMSIS, ESP8266 SDKs, Espressif IoT Development Framework, FreeRTOS, Mbed, STM32Cube, Zephyr, and other frameworks and SDKs | — |
| Target architectures | AVR, ARM-based Atmel SAM, ESP32, ESP8266, 8051, PIC32, Nordic nRF51/nRF52, RISC-V, STM32, STM8, MSP430, TIVA, and others | — |
| Host platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD, Linux ARMv6+ | — |
| Build systems | PlatformIO Build System with platformio.ini project configuration | — |
| Debug interfaces | Atmel-ICE, Black Magic Probe, CMSIS-DAP, JTAG-HS1, J-LINK, ESP-Prog, QEMU, Renode, ST-LINK, TI-ICDI, Verilator, and custom interfaces | — |
| License model | open-source | — |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Embedded Systems Toolchains. On The Geeks Club, PlatformIO IDE scores higher on our published basis.