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Go vs TinyGo: catalog facts
GoTinyGo
Free

Free and open source.

Free

Free and open source under the BSD 3-Clause licence.

Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line Windows, Command line
  • Fast compilation and a small language to learn
  • Built-in concurrency
  • Runs Go on over 150 microcontroller boards
  • Produces small WebAssembly binaries, including WASI targets
  • Module fetching goes through Google-run services by default
  • Garbage collector makes it less suited to hard real-time work
  • Targets constrained environments, so it is not a drop-in replacement for the standard Go toolchain
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: BSD-3-Clause License: BSD-3-Clause
No account needed No account needed
Works offline Works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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