| Linux is a group of open-source Unix-like operating systems developed by Linus Torvalds. |
QNX is a commercial and real-time operating system provided by BlackBerry Limited. |
| Packaged as Linux distributions, with commonly used distributions such as Debian, Fedora, and Ubuntu. |
QNX is a Unix-like operating system with a microkernel architecture. |
| Primarily written in C language and assembly language. |
Originally developed by Quantum Software Systems, later renamed QNX Software Systems. |
| Kernel used in Linux is a Monolithic kernel. |
The kernel used in QNX is a microkernel. |
| Target systems for Linux distributions include cloud computing, embedded systems, mobile devices, personal computers, servers, mainframe computers, and supercomputers. |
One of the first commercially successful microkernel operating systems. |
| The first version of Linux was launched in 1991. |
QNX Software Systems was acquired by BlackBerry Limited in 2010. The first version of QNX was launched in 1982 |
