Skip to content
SPECIFICTION
Get listed

Google Cloud Shell Editor vs IAR Embedded Workbench

Google Cloud Shell Editor

ide.cloud.google.com

IAR Embedded Workbench

iar.com

Side by side

FigureGoogle Cloud Shell EditorIAR Embedded Workbench
Price fromFreeFree
Free planYesYes
Free trial—Yes
Open source——
WebYes—
Windows—Yes
Linux—Yes
Plans published12
Spec score · IDE Software7.6 (#30)8.5 (#10)
DebuggingThe 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.
PurposeCloud 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.
SupportGoogle 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

Google Cloud Shell Editor

  • Cloud ShellFree

Google Cloud Shell Editor pricing →

IAR Embedded Workbench

  • IAR Embedded Workbench evaluationFree
  • IAR Platform subscriptionPriced on request

IAR Embedded Workbench pricing →

In their own words

Google Cloud Shell Editor

Google Cloud Shell Editor has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

Visit ide.cloud.google.com

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.

Visit iar.com