Raspberry Pi Alternatives

Raspberry Pi is described as 'A low-cost, capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like games, spreadsheets and word-processing. It also plays high-definition video. We want to see it being used by children and young people all over the world to learn programming' and is a very popular app in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Raspberry Pi for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Android, BSD, Self-Hosted and Orange Pi apps. The best Raspberry Pi alternative is Orange Pi, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Raspberry Pi are DietPi, OLinuXino, Ubuntu Server and Banana Pi.

Raspberry Pi alternatives are mainly Operating Systems but may also be Linux Distros. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Raspberry Pi.

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Orange Pi
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Free • Open Source
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Orange Pi
11 Orange Pi alternatives
It’s an open-source single-board computer.
- - Orange Pi is the most popular Android & Linux alternative to Raspberry Pi.
- - Orange Pi is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Raspberry Pi.
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Single Board Computer
Comments about Orange Pi as a Alternative to Raspberry Pi
Almost everyone thinks Orange Pi is a great Raspberry Pi alternative.
Guest
Cheaper than Raspberry Pi
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Guest
Orange Pi makes probably the cheapest stuff in this category.
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DietPi
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Free • Open Source
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Linux Distro
Linux
Self-Hosted
62 DietPi alternatives
DietPi is a lightweight and optimized operating system mostly targeted against IoT devices. With DietPi you can install specially optimized software with a few clicks. It has an easy-to-use whiptail GUI for its many configuration and system management options and a helpful...
- - DietPi is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Raspberry Pi.
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1. LightweightDietPi consumes less device resources compared to similar apps.
2. Command line interfaceDietPi either have CLI support or is a CLI-only app.
Based on Debian
Comments about DietPi as a Alternative to Raspberry Pi
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Kelson V
It's an operating system, not hardware. It could be an alternative to RaspberryPiOS, but not to the hardware.
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Alan Howlett
This isn't a single-board computer.
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OLinuXino
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Android
11 OLinuXino alternatives
OLINUXINO is Open Source software and Open Source Hardware, low cost Linux Industrial grade single board computer with GPIOs capable to operate -25+85C.
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Single Board Computer
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Guest
Their board + LCD "metal frame" enclosures offer a convenient way to a DIY tablet with open source hardware.
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Ubuntu Server
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Free • Open Source
Operating System
Linux
184 Ubuntu Server alternatives
The leading platform for scale-out computing, Ubuntu Server helps you make the most of your infrastructure. Whether you want to deploy an OpenStack cloud, a Hadoop cluster or a 50,000-node render farm, Ubuntu Server delivers the best value scale-out performance available.
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ARM support
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Comments about Ubuntu Server as a Alternative to Raspberry Pi
This alternative is disputed. Ubuntu Server is still a legitimate Raspberry Pi alternative, but it might have issues that some users think are important.
Guest
Ubuntu server is a linux distirbution, not a single board computer.
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Alan Howlett
Ubuntu Server is not a single board computer, but an operating system.
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Banana Pi
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Android
BSD
11 Banana Pi alternatives
Banana Pi is a single-board computer made in China. It can run Android, Ubuntu and Debian. Raspbian can be run, though the CPU complies with the requirements of the Debian armhf port.
- - Banana Pi is the most popular commercial alternative to Raspberry Pi.
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Kid friendly
Single Board Computer
BeagleBoard
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Linux
11 BeagleBoard alternatives
The BeagleBoard.org Foundation is a US-based 501(c) non-profit corporation existing to provide education in and promotion of the design and use of open-source software and hardware in embedded computing. BeagleBoard.
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Single Board Computer
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Most users think BeagleBoard is a great Raspberry Pi alternative.
UDOO
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Free • Open Source
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Android
11 UDOO alternatives
UDOO is a single-board computer integrated with a microcontroller Arduino 2 compatible, designed for the education of computer science, the world of Makers and the Internet of Things.
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Single Board Computer
Minnow Board
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Free • Open Source
Windows
Linux
BSD
11 Minnow Board alternatives
The Minnow Board is Intel's entry into the hacker-space. It's a completely open-source single-board computer.
- - Minnow Board is the most popular Windows alternative to Raspberry Pi.
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Single Board Computer
Cubieboard
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11 Cubieboard alternatives
Cubieboard is a single-board computer, made in Shenzhen, Guangdong, China. The first short run of prototype boards were sold internationally in September 2012, and the production version as started to be sold in October 2012. It can run Android 4 ICS, Ubuntu 12.
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PandaBoard
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Android
11 PandaBoard alternatives
The PandaBoard is a low-power, low-cost single-board computer development platform based on the Texas Instruments OMAP4430 system on a chip (SoC). The board has been available to the public at the subsidized price of US$174 since 27 October 2010.
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Single Board Computer
Radxa Rock
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Android
11 Radxa Rock alternatives
The Radxa Rock steps up the microprocessor game with a quad-core 1.6 GHz processor, built-in Bluetooth, WiFi with antenna, 1 GB of RAM, and 4 GB of onboard storage.
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Single Board Computer
HummingBoard
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11 HummingBoard alternatives
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Get ready to fall in love with new HummingBoard – a small and powerful, low-cost ARM computer that ignites the imagination. Whatever your dream, the HummingBoard will help make it happen.
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