CrossWorks for ARM vs Visual Micro
CrossWorks for ARM
rowley.co.ukVisual Micro
visualmicro.comSide by side
| Figure | CrossWorks for ARM | Visual Micro |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | $1.58/mo |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | Yes | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 2 | 4 |
| Spec score · Embedded Development IDEs | 8.2 (#4) | 7.4 (#16) |
| Headquarters | Dursley, Gloucestershire, United Kingdom | Birmingham, UK |
| Product | CrossWorks for ARM is a C/C++ and assembly language development system for ARM and Cortex microcontrollers. | Visual Micro provides an Arduino-compatible IDE within Visual Studio with coding, build, upload, and debugging tools. |
| Support | The company accepts pre-sales and technical questions through its CrossWorks Helpdesk. | Annual licenses include forum support and license assistance for their 12-month term; perpetual licenses include support according to license type and can purchase continued support. |
Plans
CrossWorks for ARM
- Named Developer License$2,500, paid once
- Shared Developer License$3,750, paid once
Visual Micro
- Non-Profit/Hobby — 1 machine, 1 year$19 a year
- Non-Profit/Hobby — 1 machine, perpetual$64.99, paid once
- Commercial — 1 machine, 1 year$75 a year
- Commercial — 1 machine, perpetual$250, paid once
In their own words
CrossWorks for ARM
CrossWorks for ARM is a C/C++ and assembly development system for ARM and Cortex microcontrollers. Its CrossStudio IDE brings editing, building, downloading and SWD/JTAG debugging into one environment. The package includes GNU GCC and Clang/LLVM toolchains, and its multi-core debugger also works with applications built using external toolchains. Supported cores range from Cortex-M, Cortex-A and Cortex-R to ARM7, ARM9, ARM11, Feroceon and XScale. Supported connections include CrossConnect Neo, SEGGER J-Link, CMSIS-DAP, ST-LINK and FTDI-based JTAG devices. It also includes an embedded C runtime library that is neither GPL nor LGPL, and a royalty-free tasking library for pre-emptive task switching and synchronization. Downloads for Windows, macOS and Linux include x64 and ARM64 or Apple Silicon builds. The evaluation can remain active with a 16KB code-size limit or be unlocked for 30 days. A Named Developer License is $2,500 as a one-time purchase; a Shared Developer License is $3,750 as a one-time purchase. Both include commercial use, 12 months of support and 12 months of software assurance.
Visual Micro
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