Google Cloud Shell Editor vs IAR Embedded Workbench
Google Cloud Shell Editor
ide.cloud.google.comIAR Embedded Workbench
iar.comSide by side
| Figure | Google Cloud Shell Editor | IAR Embedded Workbench |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · IDE Software | 7.6 (#30) | 8.5 (#10) |
| Debugging | The editor supports breakpoints and variable inspection and can debug Kubernetes applications on minikube, Docker Desktop, GKE, or another cloud provider. | The C-SPY debugger provides real-time trace, code coverage, function profiling, and RTOS awareness. |
| Purpose | Cloud Shell Editor is a built-in browser code editor for viewing and editing files in Cloud Shell. | IAR Embedded Workbench is an embedded development toolchain with an optimized compiler, debugger, and analysis tools. |
| Support | Google offers support packages, Stack Overflow support via the google-cloud-shell tag, a Google Cloud Slack channel, and documentation feedback forms. | IAR provides customer portal access to technical support, technical articles, and customer support, plus self-service online training through IAR Academy. |
Plans
IAR Embedded Workbench
- IAR Embedded Workbench evaluationFree
- IAR Platform subscriptionPriced on request
In their own words
Google Cloud Shell Editor
Google Cloud Shell Editor has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
IAR Embedded Workbench
IAR Embedded Workbench is an embedded development toolchain with an IDE, optimizing compiler, linker, assembler, and debugger. It supports over 20 architectures, including Arm, RISC-V, 8051, MSP430, AVR, and several Renesas families. The C-SPY debugger provides real-time trace, code coverage, function profiling, and RTOS awareness. IAR C-STAT offers static analysis; IAR C-RUN detects runtime errors and is available for Arm and RX. The toolchain works with VS Code and Eclipse, supports CMake builds, and can integrate with CI/CD pipelines. Supported debug probes include I-jet, I-jet Trace, J-Link, PE Micro, and ST-LINK. Built-in plugins provide RTOS awareness for systems including PX5 RTOS and Zephyr RTOS. The IDE runs natively on Linux and Windows. A 14-day evaluation is available for non-commercial use, but excludes runtime library source code, C-STAT, and MISRA C support and includes limited technical support. Paid subscription pricing is available by request; the subscription combines named-user licenses and build capacity for automated builds and CI/CD.