G2 Vendor Directory

Wind River VxWorks vs. Ubuntu

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricWind River VxWorks

by Wind River

Ubuntu

by Canonical Ltd.

Overall rating4.04.5
Review count102,412
Ease of use8.48.9
Ease of setup9.39.1
Quality of support6.78.6
Meets requirements8.69.2
NPS2071.034775
Small Business20.0%47.6%
Mid-Market40.0%32.7%
Enterprise40.0%19.7%
Total page views1083,590
Total LLM citations5643,733

Wind River VxWorks

VxWorks®, the industry’s leading real-time operating system, delivers all the performance, determinism, reliability, safety, and security capabilities you need to meet the highest standards for running the embedded computing systems of the most important critical infrastructure.

Pros

    Ubuntu

    Ubuntu is the Linux OS that’s made for everyone. Harness the freedom and creativity of open source, from laptops and workstations to servers and IoT devices Published by Canonical, Ubuntu brings you the best of open source, backed by enterprise-grade assurance. Ubuntu delivers a unified and stable experience. Ubuntu serves as an interoperable platform, from the desktop to the edge. Wherever you innovate, you can expect high-performance and the same rich tooling ecosystem. Through community and partnership, we ensure that Ubuntu is always at the cutting-edge.

    Pros

    • Ease of Use
    • Linux/Ubuntu OS
    • Open Source
    • User Interface
    • User-Friendly
    • Speed/Performance