QNX OS 8.0

What do you like best about the product?

The best thing about this platform is that it stands out for its reliability, deterministic real-time performance, and its microkernel architecture. Also, their operating system is designed specifically for critical applications where downtime or failure is not an option. I also liked their strong security model and other safety certifications, which support our virtualisation through multiple regulations and criteria. This platform is also a solid foundation for system development.

What do you dislike about the product?

The biggest challenge I faced in this platform is its learning curve, especially for our developers coming from a Linux-based environment. Their licensing and commercial deployment costs are higher compared with other open-source alternatives out there in this space. Also, their ecosystem and community resources are much smaller when compared with other open-source distributions. Their community feedback frequently points to cost as a consideration for even smaller projects.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

This platform solves the problem of the need for highly reliable and predictable software operations in critical environments. This platform also shows our real-time responsiveness, system stability and fault isolations along with safety compliances, which are tracked effectively. This platform also helps us by reducing operational risk by improving confidence when teams are deploying systems. Overall, their readiness and reliability are exceptional features of this platform, I would say.

What do you like best about the product?

I really like BlackBerry QNX for its unmatched combination of real-time determinism, microkernel reliability, and built-in functional safety certifications. It provides consistent, low-latency performance essential in safety-critical environments. The fault-isolation architecture significantly reduces system-wide failure risks. Its pre-certified components simplify compliance for standards like ISO 26262, streamlining development time and risk. The real-time determinism ensures predictable response even under load, which is crucial for systems like automotive ADAS and industrial controls. The microkernel architecture allows for fault isolation, meaning a failure in one component won't crash the whole system, making debugging easier and improving system uptime. It's a trusted platform for mission-critical systems.

What do you dislike about the product?

I'm not entirely thrilled with BlackBerry QNX's resource footprint and hardware requirements. Its robustness comes with a relatively higher hardware cost compared to lighter RTOSes, and it performs best on more powerful SoCs, which isn't as cost-effective for simple, low-cost embedded endpoints. Also, the development tooling and ecosystem familiarity could be better. The QNX development environment is powerful but specialized, and new team members often face a learning curve since it's not as widely known or as familiar as Linux-based toolchains. It'd be great to have more modern, streamlined IDE integration to help speed up onboarding.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use BlackBerry QNX for safety-critical systems. It delivers deterministic, low-latency performance and addresses functional safety and compliance effectively, reducing certification complexity. Its microkernel architecture minimizes system failures and enhances security in connected devices.

What do you like best about the product?

I like that BlackBerry QNX is a very good Linux-based OS for embedded systems, offering good security and safety features, along with process monitoring and management from the OS/Kernel layer. Many of the commands in QNX are similar to Linux, which is convenient. The safety and security features it provides are beneficial because, as an embedded software company, we would otherwise need to implement these features from scratch, saving us a lot of time and effort. I find that some features like process management, process monitoring, and CPU monitoring are provided by QNX by default, which makes things easier for us. I also think QNX is very useful as an OS running on any embedded system, especially for running ADAS features. Setting it up was somewhat easy, due to the support from a different team within our organization. I would rate it a 9 out of 10 in recommending it to a friend or colleague.

What do you dislike about the product?

Not much, just that some (very few as far as I know) of the Linux commands don't work in BlackBerry QNX or might have a completely different command for the same task. So to provide support for those commands/task could be one of the improvement areas for BlackBerry QNX.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

I find BlackBerry QNX provides excellent security and safety features for embedded systems, saving us time and effort by including essential processes like monitoring and management. Its Linux-like commands are also a plus, though some differ, which could improve.

What do you like best about the product?

It really gives high preference to security especially IOTs where most OS fail to provide good security making them vulnerable to hack threats

What do you dislike about the product?

Could be more user friendly, sometimes the interface is laggy or needs to be restarted

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

IOT devices are very vulnerable to hack threats, QNX has advance protection layer which is the reason why I prefer it over android or other OS for my IOTs

What do you like best about the product?

BlackBerry QNX is built with security in mind. It is a real-time operating system (RTOS) capable of ensuring predictable reaction times in the face of unexpected occurences. As a result, it's perfect for use in mission-critical applications like those found in the automobile and aerospace sectors.

What do you dislike about the product?

It is a sophisticated operating system that might take some time to master. This may be an issue for certain people. Blackberry QNX is not the most affordable operating system available. This may be a consideration for some organisations.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

BlackBerry is also quite safe. It employes a microkernel design, which lowers the attack surface and makes exploiting flaws more difficult. Blackberry QNX also contains security features including role-based access control and encryption

What do you like best about the product?

Blackberrry QNX is expectionally good in developing the interface for infotainment systems and can be used in Connected Car tech, that make this stand out from the rest.

What do you dislike about the product?

The major downside of QNX Hypervisor is, it's not portable across other microservices, cause it doesn't support other microcontrollers, if that's improved this product would be groun-breaker.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

ONX features of a task-scheduling techniques with semaphore and Deadlock preventions. This makes the sophisticated QNX Hypervisor a go-to choice, if the hardware (microcontroller) is supported.

What do you like best about the product?

There are many things to like about BlackBerry QNX, but some of my favorite features include its real-time operating system, its advanced security features, and its support for a wide range of devices and platforms. BlackBerry QNX is a great choice for businesses and organizations that need a reliable and secure operating system.

What do you dislike about the product?

There are a few things that I dislike about BlackBerry QNX. First, the platform can be a bit challenging to develop for. Second, the app selection is not as robust as other platforms. Finally, the platform can be a bit unstable at times.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

There is no one-size-fits-all answer to this question, as BlackBerry QNX is designed to offer a variety of benefits depending on the specific needs of the user. However, in general, BlackBerry QNX provides a reliable and secure operating system that is optimized for use in mission-critical applications. This can offer significant benefits in terms of safety, efficiency, and cost-savings. Additionally, BlackBerry QNX also provides a variety of tools and services that can help developers create more efficient and effective applications.

What do you like best about the product?

Very good overall operating BlackBerry QNX system. Precise direction and operation.

What do you dislike about the product?

As good as it is , there is always room for improvement. I think it can still be upgraded to a better and faster one.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

The BlackBerry QNXis to my knowledge are upgrading their software. And as I continue to do business with them I really see an impovement in their product.

What do you like best about the product?

QNX has two striking advantages that other "true" real time operating systems can not beat. First is its micro-kernel design in nature so it is very flexible and scalable. The second is it follows POSIX programming standard which is a great advantage to timing push to the market from idea to product.

What do you dislike about the product?

Support. And in nature it is extremely difficult to build a complex system that has many components. This is because the bare micro-kernel only provides an ability of scheduling the components, however, if one wants those components systematically working together, to the end a monolithic kernel will be eventually evolved into from the microkernel, and if so, why not simply start from mature technology like Linux? That is, unless the poor performance, that is, giving up the potential not small amount of hardware ability to comply with slow message passing of qnx (so to loosly combine the components together), is tolerable, the QNX is not a good choice to go. Obviously if the system is simple enough, say only a few components like IOT stuff, it sounds like a competitive candidate.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

QNX can provide a complete separation among the subsystems in an operating system. And it is robust as one component failure won't dumb the whole system, though this is an illustration example not for real.

What do you like best about the product?

If you enjoy working in a highly technical environment, this is the place to be. No matter how senior you are, there are always things to learn in this software.

What do you dislike about the product?

Change of management and is penny-pinching.

What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?

Exposure to leading-edge technology by top tier companies

Recommendations to others considering the product:

Blueberry QNX is a strong engine to support automotive connected car product line.