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QNX Launchpad
Commercial QNX software for early-stage companies building the next generation of embedded and Physical AI systems.
How to Apply
Start on the software platform your product will need
QNX Launchpad gives qualifying emerging companies, SMBs, SMEs, and scaleups access to commercial QNX 8.0 development software while their teams, budgets, and revenues are still growing. Make the platform decision once. Build on QNX from the beginning and continue on the same technology foundation as your product moves from development to commercial deployment.
Why build on QNX?
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Deterministic Real-time Performance
Build systems that must sense, decide and act within predictable time limits.
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Reliable Mission-critical Products
Use a modular microkernel architecture designed to isolate faults and support dependable operation in the field.
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A Pathway to Functional Safety
Start with platform options that can support your evolving safety requirements.
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Security-oriented Architecture
Separate critical system components, minimise privileged code and help protect essential functionality.
Built for Early-Stage Companies Developing Commercial Products
Turn Early Investment into Product Progress
QNX Launchpad lowers the upfront barrier to commercial development for SMBs, SMEs, and startups, leaving more of your early budget available for your product, team, and growth.
Start commercial development sooner:
Move beyond evaluation and begin developing the product you intend to sell.
Choose on technical merit:
Select your platform based on product requirements, not simply its initial cost.
Avoid costly platform changes:
Start on the intended commercial foundation instead of introducing a platform transition later in development.
Grow in one direction:
Continue on QNX as deployments expand, then transition to standard commercial licensing as your business matures.
Who is QNX Launchpad for?
QNX Launchpad is designed for qualifying startups, small and medium-sized businesses, scaleups, and innovators (with revenue up to US$10 million) who are turning embedded concepts into commercial products.
It is available globally and across industries, with particular relevance to teams building robotics, industrial automation, and Physical AI systems.
Apply now and receive special perks if you're part of a recognised incubator or accelerator.
Apply Now
What is included in QNX Launchpad?
QNX Launchpad provides a defined package of commercial QNX 8.0 development software for SMBs, SMEs, and scaleups.
QNX OS 8.0
The QNXÂ OS has our next-generation microkernel at its core, augmented to support the latestÂ hardware platforms. The microkernel is built on the pillars of performance, scalability, security, safety, and real-time execution. Its modular design is more flexible than a traditional monolithic OS, with scaling capabilities to meet the needs of next-generation system architectures.
QNX Hypervisor 8.0
QNXÂ® Hypervisor 8.0 extends the proven QNX OS 8.0 microkernel design, leveraging the security, performance, real-time, and reliability of the trusted microkernel running as a hypervisor host. QNX Hypervisor for Safety 8.0 extends these temporal and isolation guarantees with a safety-certified virtual machine manager built on QNX OS for Safety, which prevents Guest OSs from bringing down safety-critical components within the system through safe transitions to a Design Safe State.
QNX Sound
QNXÂ® Sound is a holistic software environment that manages the entire vehicle soundscape - including hundreds of interactions between hands-free calling, multi-zone wake-up word and command, in-car communications, safety alerts, noise reduction, sound generation, and media playback - accessible from a cloud-enabled tool suite with a graphical programming interface for endless signal processing creativity.
Build. Launch. Scale
Develop with an Ecosystem Around You
Successful embedded products require more than an operating system. With QNX, your team can draw on commercial support, embedded engineering expertise, and an ecosystem of hardware support, software, tools, and services. Start with the QNX technology foundation used for demanding real-time and mission-critical systems. Add the products, documentation, services, and commercial rights your programme requires as it evolves.
Start with the technical foundation your product needs, on terms designed for your companyâ€™s current stage.
Apply for QNX Launchpad
Software and Solutions
QNX OS for Safety
Certified RTOS for safety and security
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QNX Hypervisor
Deterministic hypervisor for mixed-criticality.
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QNX Sound
Software-defined in-vehicle audio.
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What is the difference between QNX Launchpad and QNX Everywhere?
QNX Everywhere is for learning, evaluation, and pre-commercial prototyping. QNX Launchpad is for qualifying early-stage companies, SMBs, SMEs, and scaleups ready to develop a product for commercial sale.
You do not need to use QNX Everywhere before applying for QNX Launchpad.
How is QNX Launchpad different from standard QNX commercial licensing?
Both support commercial product development. QNX Launchpad provides a defined package of commercial QNX 8.0 software and licensing sized for qualifying early-stage companies, with participation available for up to two years.
Standard commercial licensing is designed for established organisations and growing deployments. When the QNX Launchpad period ends, participants move towards standard commercial licensing without changing their underlying QNX technology foundation.
Which QNX option is right for me?
Choose
QNX Everywhere
if you want to learn, evaluate, or prototype for non-commercial use.
Choose
QNX Launchpad
if your company qualifies and is ready to develop a product for commercial sale.
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standard QNX commercial licensing
if your organisation is established, is already a QNX customer, or requires software and licensing beyond the scope of QNX Launchpad.
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