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.Orange Pi
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 Orange Pi alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Android
- Orange Pi
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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Comments about Orange Pi as a Alternative to Raspberry Pi
Cheaper than Raspberry Pi
0Orange Pi makes probably the cheapest stuff in this category.
-2DietPi
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo62 DietPi alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Operating System
- Linux Distro
- Linux
- Self-Hosted
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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Comments about DietPi as a Alternative to Raspberry Pi
Kelson VIt's an operating system, not hardware. It could be an alternative to RaspberryPiOS, but not to the hardware.
0Alan HowlettThis isn't a single-board computer.
0OLinuXino
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 OLinuXino alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Linux
- Android
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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Comments about OLinuXino as a Alternative to Raspberry Pi
Their board + LCD "metal frame" enclosures offer a convenient way to a DIY tablet with open source hardware.
1Ubuntu Server
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo184 Ubuntu Server alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Operating System
- Linux
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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Comments about Ubuntu Server as a Alternative to Raspberry Pi
Ubuntu server is a linux distirbution, not a single board computer.
5Alan HowlettUbuntu Server is not a single board computer, but an operating system.
0Banana Pi
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 Banana Pi alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Linux
- Android
- BSD
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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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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Opinions about BeagleBoard as a Alternative to Raspberry Pi
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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Minnow Board
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 Minnow Board alternatives- Free • Open Source
- Windows
- Linux
- BSD
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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Cubieboard
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 Cubieboard alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Linux
- Android
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
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 PandaBoard alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Linux
- Android
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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Radxa Rock
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 Radxa Rock alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Linux
- Android
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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HummingBoard
Is this is a good alternative?YesNo11 HummingBoard alternatives- Paid • Proprietary
- Linux
Fly high with your ultimate IoT platform
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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