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FreeRTOS

byNXP Semiconductors
in Embedded Operating Systems
4.5

Overview

Product Information on FreeRTOS

Updated 13th October 2025

What is FreeRTOS ?

FreeRTOS is a real-time operating system software that enables efficient management of tasks, resources, and scheduling in embedded systems. It supports multitasking, inter-task communication, and synchronization, allowing developers to build systems that require precise timing and responsiveness. The software is lightweight and designed to operate on microcontrollers and small microprocessors with limited memory and processing power. FreeRTOS provides a scalable set of features including message queues, semaphores, and software timers, helping engineers implement applications in areas such as industrial automation, consumer electronics, and automotive systems. It addresses the need for reliable task execution and deterministic behavior in resource-constrained embedded environments.

FreeRTOS Pricing

FreeRTOS software uses an open-source licensing model where the software is available free of charge under the MIT license This allows users to download use modify and distribute the software without a fee Pricing does not include additional support or services which may be offered separately by third-party providers

Overall experience with FreeRTOS

RTL Design Engineer
<50M USD, Telecommunication
FAVORABLE

“Best Operating system for the Embedded Products,Simple to use,Less complexity”

5.0
Jan 18, 2020
FreeRTOS is one of the leading operating system used for the Embedded products developments and it is a opensource operating system for the Embedded products. It has pre-defined protocol and libraries so Every one can use this FreeRTOS. It supports more than 40+ microcontrolar architectures . it supports micro-controllers and micro-processors also.Every embedded engineer can use this FreeRTOS . NXP semiconductors provide free supports and sales.
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CRITICAL

About Company

Company Description

Updated 24th March 2025

NXP Semiconductors N.V. focuses on enabling a smarter, safer, and more sustainable world through innovation. Its primary role is providing secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications. Notably, NXP is expanding its influence in various markets, including automotive, industrial and IoT, mobile, and communication infrastructure. It leans on over 60 years of combined experience and expertise in the sector and has a global presence with an employee base of approximately 34,500 across more than 30 countries.

Company Details

Updated 29th April 2025
Company type
Public
Year Founded
2006
Head office location
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Number of employees
10001+
Website
http://www.nxp.com

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Performance of FreeRTOS Across Market Features

FreeRTOS Likes & Dislikes

Like

It is very easy way to use for the development of embedded products. Commercial Product for the controllers . Opensource product for the embedded products. It has pre-defined libraries and Protocols for the Controllers.

Like

The best thing about this RTOS is its free to use, Royalty free. It's very simple and easy to use. supports more than 40 controller architectures including ARM7 and ARM cortex. It has free forum support too and also commercial licensing.

Like

It is compatible with many different boards and chips. It is free for embedded systems deployment. Documentation is detailed and easy to understand.

Dislike

We can't used for the complexity Projects. Difficult to modify the source code on the program .

Dislike

Not as of now

Dislike

Not suitable for partitioning and task separation in bigger projects.

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4.5

(4 Ratings)

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  • RTL Design Engineer
    <50M USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Best Operating system for the Embedded Products,Simple to use,Less complexity

    5.0
    Jan 18, 2020
    FreeRTOS is one of the leading operating system used for the Embedded products developments and it is a opensource operating system for the Embedded products. It has pre-defined protocol and libraries so Every one can use this FreeRTOS. It supports more than 40+ microcontrolar architectures . it supports micro-controllers and micro-processors also.Every embedded engineer can use this FreeRTOS . NXP semiconductors provide free supports and sales.
  • Lead Engineer
    50M-1B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    A well quality, market leading commercial RTOS

    5.0
    Dec 24, 2019
    Open source market leading operating system support more than 40+ controller architectures. And it is very simple and easy to use.
  • Engineer
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Nice and stable RTOS for low cost projects

    4.0
    Oct 26, 2019
    FreeRtos is a free real time operating system provided with a stable kernel and free to use in your embedded system applications. It works perfectly fine on small projects and can work on many different chips from different manufacturers.
  • Design Engineer
    1B-10B USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Widely used RTOS that supports many products

    4.0
    Oct 23, 2019
    FreeRTOS is a professionally developed stable RTOS that is free to embed to your products. We used it with NXP single board computers for small applications without any major issues.
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