Alternatives

Rauc alternatives for AI agents.

Compare similar skills by workflow fit, trust score, quality, GitHub adoption, maintenance, and install readiness.

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Rauc

Safe and secure software updates for embedded Linux

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#1

Swupdate

Similarity 145Trust 93Excellent 100

Software Update for Embedded Systems

1.8K starsJun 4, 2026 pushrobotics-iotCIoT
$ npx skills add sbabic/swupdate
#2

Shellhub

Similarity 131Trust 94Excellent 100

:computer: Get seamless remote access to any Linux device. Centralized SSH for the edge and cloud computing

2.0K starsJun 16, 2026 pushrobotics-iotTypeScriptIoT
$ npx skills add shellhub-io/shellhub
#3

Libpeer

Similarity 128Trust 91Excellent 100

WebRTC Library for IoT/Embedded Device using C

1.5K starsMay 18, 2026 pushrobotics-iotCIoT
$ npx skills add sepfy/libpeer
#4

PikaPython

Similarity 127Trust 91Excellent 94

An ultra-lightweight Python interpreter that runs with only 4KB of RAM, zero dependencies. It is ready to use out of the box without any configuration required and easy to extend with C. Similar project: MicroPython, JerryScript.

1.7K starsFeb 26, 2026 pushrobotics-iotCIoT
$ npx skills add pikasTech/PikaPython
#5

CANopenNode

Similarity 125Trust 88Excellent 86

CANopen protocol stack

1.9K starsNov 22, 2025 pushrobotics-iotCIoT
$ npx skills add CANopenNode/CANopenNode
#6

WolfMQTT

Similarity 123Trust 88Excellent 85

wolfMQTT is a small, fast, portable MQTT client implementation, including support for TLS 1.3.

588 starsJun 15, 2026 pushrobotics-iotCIoT
$ npx skills add wolfSSL/wolfMQTT
#7

Sming

Similarity 123Trust 95Excellent 100

Sming - powerful open source framework simplifying the creation of embedded C++ applications.

1.6K starsMay 31, 2026 pushrobotics-iotC++IoT
$ npx skills add SmingHub/Sming
#8

Milo

Similarity 122Trust 93Excellent 100

Eclipse Milo™ - an open source implementation of OPC UA (IEC 62541).

1.4K starsJun 13, 2026 pushrobotics-iotJavaIoT
$ npx skills add eclipse-milo/milo
#9

Ariel Os

Similarity 122Trust 94Excellent 100

Ariel OS is a library operating system for secure, memory-safe, low-power Internet of Things, written in Rust

1.2K starsJun 16, 2026 pushrobotics-iotRustIoT
$ npx skills add ariel-os/ariel-os
#10

Mcuboot

Similarity 121Trust 93Excellent 100

Secure boot for 32-bit Microcontrollers!

1.9K starsJun 15, 2026 pushrobotics-iotCIoT
$ npx skills add mcu-tools/mcuboot
#11

OpenBK7231T App

Similarity 121Trust 91Excellent 100

Open source firmware (Tasmota/Esphome replacement) for BK7231T, BK7231N, BL2028N, T34, XR809, W800/W801, W600/W601, BL602, LN882H, Realtek chips and more

2.2K starsJun 8, 2026 pushrobotics-iotCIoT
$ npx skills add openshwprojects/OpenBK7231T_App
#12

Paho.Mqtt.C

Similarity 120Trust 90Excellent 100

An Eclipse Paho C client library for MQTT for Windows, Linux and MacOS. API documentation: https://eclipse-paho.github.io/paho.mqtt.c/

2.3K starsJun 4, 2026 pushrobotics-iotCIoT
$ npx skills add eclipse-paho/paho.mqtt.c
#13

Esp Now

Similarity 120Trust 82Strong 76

A connectionless Wi-Fi communication protocol

759 starsFeb 4, 2026 pushrobotics-iotCIoT
$ npx skills add espressif/esp-now
#14

Contiki Ng

Similarity 120Trust 93Excellent 100

Contiki-NG: The OS for Next Generation IoT Devices

1.5K starsJun 3, 2026 pushrobotics-iotCIoT
$ npx skills add contiki-ng/contiki-ng
#15

Neuron

Similarity 120Trust 93Excellent 100

Open source industrial connectivity server

1.3K starsJun 16, 2026 pushrobotics-iotCIoT
$ npx skills add emqx/neuron
#16

ESPresense

Similarity 120Trust 92Excellent 100

An ESP32 based node for gathering indoor positioning and transmitting to mqtt

1.4K starsJun 16, 2026 pushrobotics-iotCIoT
$ npx skills add ESPresense/ESPresense

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