Snehal S.
Mid Market, 500+ employees
“helpful library and cloud integration”
Pros
Using it feels pretty easy to me especially because of the built-in library and how well it connects with cloud services.
Cons
A limitation is that it doesn't support every microcontroller architecture and board.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
10
Value for money
9
Customer Support
8
Functionality
9
Anonymous
Computer Software, 500+ employees
“simple cloud connectivity”
Pros
For our projects, programming microcontrollers in Python is a big plus especially since it's a widely used language that's approachable for beginners. It also makes it possible to connect microcontrollers to the cloud easily which opens up a lot of useful options.
Cons
One downside is that using it can mean depending quite a bit on its own ecosystem of tools and libraries. That reliance may become limiting if you need compatibility with other platforms or technologies since everything does not always work well outside its own environment.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
7
Value for money
7
Customer Support
7
Functionality
7
Earnest P.
Mid Market, 500+ employees
“Smooth coding experience”
Pros
The Zerynth backend has been the standout feature for me. Beyond that the design and overall structure are really well done and the interface makes you want to keep coding for longer sessions. With how smoothly everything integrates, it feels like a solid go-to product.
Cons
Autocompletion still needs work and support for adding extensions is limited. Quite a few extensions are not yet available in this IDE so improving that in future releases would make it even more useful.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
9
Value for money
9
Customer Support
8
Functionality
8
Jorge D.
Small Business, 11-50 employees
“Powerful IoT development options”
Pros
A lot of embedded applications and IoT-connected devices can be built with these 32-bit microcontrollers and they can link up with practically any cloud infrastructure. It also helps that everything can be done in Python or with a hybrid C/Python approach.
Cons
Some functions are quite complicated to work with and the pricing doesn't feel like the right match for us considering how much of the tool's feature set we would actually use compared with other options.
Rating Distribution
Ease of use
7
Value for money
7
Customer Support
7
Functionality
7