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# Wind River VxWorks Reviews
**Vendor:** Wind River  
**Category:** [IoT Operating Systems](https://www.g2.com/categories/iot-operating-systems)  
**Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 10
## About 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.




## Wind River VxWorks Reviews
  ### 1. Not as good as I expected from such a well-known company

**Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Fernando O. | Software Integration Lead, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 15, 2021

**What do you like best about Wind River VxWorks?**

it is available on many devices and many companies use this OS for their developments

**What do you dislike about Wind River VxWorks?**

Training services and support is not as good as I expected. We found many issues with the IDE (crashes and unknown errors)

**Recommendations to others considering Wind River VxWorks:**

Take the training if your company is able to pay for it. The training services are not really good, but the material provided is.

**What problems is Wind River VxWorks solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Main OS of the embedded computer. The RTOS brings a lot of benefits to embedded systems in terms of safety and robustness


## Wind River VxWorks Discussions
  - [What language is VxWorks written in?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-language-is-vxworks-written-in)
  - [What does Wind River Systems do?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/wind-river-vxworks-what-does-wind-river-systems-do)
  - [Is VxWorks an operating system?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/is-vxworks-an-operating-system)
  - [What are the various features of VxWorks explain?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-the-various-features-of-vxworks-explain)

- [View Wind River VxWorks pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/wind-river-vxworks/reviews?filters%5Bnps_score%5D%5B%5D=3&section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-08-13+11%3A52%3A19+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=bee183e4-6c35-4265-8a98-6107d0500a31&secure%5Btoken%5D=460f35c2f6018ef9eab5bdb035c56ee5414c2d07ccd1eb861914e27e6d3a7da2&format=llm_user)

## Wind River VxWorks Features
**Security**
- Access Controls
- Network Security
- Compliance
- Cryptography

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