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embedded os rtos, ranked by real usage_

As of 4 November 2026, Embedded Linux leads embedded os rtos with 1,239 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of Yocto Project at 638.

As of 4 November 2026 · refreshed daily · counts move as websites, DNS and career sites are re-read.

Leader
Embedded Linux · 1,239
Runner-up
Yocto Project · 638
Most hiring, 90 days
Embedded Linux
Highest postings per company
LynxOS
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
4,091companies across the category
30%of them on Embedded Linux
12,048postings naming a embedded os rto in 90 days
22tools with enough evidence to rank
02 — Ranking

Every embedded os rto we can measure

Companies naming the tool, and postings naming it in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the leader.

#ToolCompaniescompaniesPostings, 90 dayspostingsper company
1
Embedded LinuxLinux Foundation
1,239
3,1312.5
2
Yocto ProjectLinux Foundation
638
1,3372.1
3
FreeRTOSAmazon Web Services
489
9211.9
4
BuildrootBuildroot
252
4351.7
5
AUTOSARAUTOSAR
232
1,3165.7
6
QNXBlackBerry
186
8974.8
7
VxWorksWind River
185
1,1166.0
8
U-BootDENX Software Engineering
160
3232.0
9
UEFIUEFI Forum
116
5975.1
10
Green Hills INTEGRITYGreen Hills Software
114
4894.3
11
ThreadXEclipse Foundation
80
1361.7
12
BIOSIndustry standard
70
2503.6
13
OpenEmbeddedYocto Project
59
961.6
14
OpenBMCLinux Foundation
58
2744.7
15
50
1022.0
16
OpenWrtOpenWrt
47
1332.8
17
ACPIUEFI Forum
29
1224.2
18
Windows CEMicrosoft
25
833.3
19
SafeRTOSWITTENSTEIN
22
572.6
20
EDK IITianoCore
17
965.6
21
Windows EmbeddedMicrosoft
12
211.8
22
LynxOSLynx Software Technologies
11
11610.5
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Embedded Linux leads embedded os rtos with 1,239 companies naming it in job postings, ahead of Yocto Project at 638. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/category/embedded-os-rtos)
How we know

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Every number on this page can be traced to a page we crawled or a posting we read. Full methodology →

  • CatalogueBreaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov: 6,296 tools with vendor and category, editions folded into their parent.
  • CompaniesCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, any confidence. Candidate wish-lists excluded.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not countedTools used by teams that do not post jobs, and companies without a career site we can read.
FAQ

embedded os rtos: questions

How is this ranking made?

By the number of companies whose own job postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue (version T-1.0.1-prov). No vendor paid for a position and no editor chose the order.

Why is this different from review-site rankings?

Review sites rank by reviews collected. This ranks by companies hiring people to work in the tool, which is closer to seats in use. It under-counts tools used by teams that rarely post jobs.

What about product editions?

Editions and sub-products () are counted under the parent so no company is counted twice.

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