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title: 2025 IoT & Embedded Developer Survey Report
description: Discover the state of open source IoT and embedded technologies in the 2025 IoT & Embedded Developer Survey Report.
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# 2025 IoT & Embedded Developer Survey Report 

### Discover insights and industry trends in the evolving IoT and embedded landscape.

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### **What does IoT & Embedded development look like in 2025?**

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### Safety certifications

![award](https://outreach.eclipse.foundation/hs-fs/hubfs/award.png?width=100&height=100&name=award.png "award")

The role of certifications in software adoption for embedded systems.

### Security & deployment

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Challenges and priorities as developers address cybersecurity risks.

### Developer preferences

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Preferred features and frameworks for application development.

### Open source engagement

![Java Icon](https://outreach.eclipse.foundation/hs-fs/hubfs/Java%20Icon.png?width=100&height=98&name=Java%20Icon.png "Java Icon")

How open source drives innovation in IoT and embedded applications.

### Hardware and OS choices

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Leading hardware architectures and dominant RTOS for embedded devices and edge nodes.

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