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As of 4 November 2026, 10 embedded boards are named by companies instead of PIC microcontrollers: STM32 by 506 companies, Arduino by 467, Raspberry Pi by 418.

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

PIC microcontrollers, companies in postings
216
Most used alternative
STM32 · 506
Fastest hiring, 90 days
Arduino
Alternatives ranked
10
Catalogue
T-1.0.1-prov
01 — Ranked by evidence

embedded boards companies choose instead of PIC microcontrollers

Companies naming each tool in their own postings, and postings in the last 90 days. Bars are relative to the category leader.

#AlternativeCompaniescompaniesvs PIC microcontrollerspostings, 90 dCompare
1
STM32STMicroelectronics
506234%787PIC microcontrollers vs STM32 →
2
ArduinoArduino
467216%837PIC microcontrollers vs Arduino →
3
Raspberry PiRaspberry Pi Foundation
418194%672PIC microcontrollers vs Raspberry Pi →
4
384178%832PIC microcontrollers vs NVIDIA Jetson →
5
254118%466PIC microcontrollers vs ARM Cortex-M →
6
ESP32Espressif
220102%352PIC microcontrollers vs ESP32 →
7
AVRMicrochip
8238%137soon
8
Nordic nRFNordic Semiconductor
4923%108soon
9
MSP430Texas Instruments
2612%48soon
10
8051Intel
2110%29soon
2,643 companies name a embedded board in their postings.

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10 embedded boards are named by companies instead of PIC microcontrollers: STM32 by 506 companies, Arduino by 467, Raspberry Pi by 418, measured from their own job postings. (Breaknorm, 4 November 2026, https://breaknorm.co/tools/pic-microcontrollers/alternatives)
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  • RankingCompanies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system, from the Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov. Editions are folded into their parent product.
  • 90-day postingsOpen postings first seen or posted in the last 90 days that name the tool.
  • Not includedRatings, prices, feature claims, sponsored positions.
FAQ

PIC microcontrollers alternatives: questions

What is the most used alternative to PIC microcontrollers?

STM32: 506 companies name it in their own job postings, against 216 for PIC microcontrollers.

How is this list ranked?

By the number of companies whose own postings name the tool as the team's system (Breaknorm technology catalogue T-1.0.1-prov), then by postings in the last 90 days. No ratings, no vendor input, no sponsored positions.

Does this say which is better?

No. It says who uses what, by company size, industry and country, so you can see which tools companies like yours choose. For features and prices, read the vendors.

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