Raspberry Pi AlternativesTop Single-Board Computers and other similar apps like Raspberry Pi

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 single-board computer in the education & reference category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Raspberry Pi for Linux, Android, BSD, Orange Pi and Windows. The best Raspberry Pi alternative is Orange Pi, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Raspberry Pi are BeagleBoard, OLinuXino, Odroid and Banana Pi.

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A low-cost, capable little PC which can be used for many of the things that your desktop PC does, like games, spreadsheets...

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Raspberry Pi alternatives page was last updated May 4, 2024
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  1. Orange Pi icon
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    It’s an open-source single-board computer.

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    • CN flagChina

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    • Linux
    • Android
    • Orange Pi

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    23C5DA
    Positive May 4, 2024
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    Orange Pi is the best and cheapest alternative to Raspberry Pi.

    It can do 99% of what Raspberry Pi can do. Most of the microprocessor is based on ARMv8 Cortex A5x micro architecture. So it will support most, if not all, apps and OS that can run on Raspberry Pi out of the box.

    The only negative is the customer support could be improved and the English-language community is not as big as Raspberry Pi since it is based in China.

    Guest
    Positive Jun 4, 2016
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    Orange Pi makes probably the cheapest stuff in this category.

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    • Most users think Orange Pi is a great Raspberry Pi alternative.

    • 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.

    • Orange Pi is Free and Open SourceRaspberry Pi is Paid and Proprietary
  2. BeagleBoard icon
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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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    • Most users think BeagleBoard is a great Raspberry Pi alternative.

    • BeagleBoard is the most popular commercial alternative to Raspberry Pi.

    • BeagleBoard is Paid and ProprietaryRaspberry Pi is also Paid and Proprietary
  3. OLinuXino icon
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    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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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • BG flagBulgaria
    • European Union flagEU

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    • Linux
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    Guest
    Positive Jun 4, 2016
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    Their board + LCD "metal frame" enclosures offer a convenient way to a DIY tablet with open source hardware.

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    • OLinuXino is Free and Open SourceRaspberry Pi is Paid and Proprietary
  4. Odroid icon
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    The Odroid is a series of single-board computers and tablet computers created by Hardkernel Co., Ltd., an open-source hardware company located in South Korea.

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    • GB flagUnited Kingdom

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    • Linux
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    Nuncio Bitis
    Negative Feb 2, 2022
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    I got an Odroid once. It went obsolete within a year, and there was no documentation for it at all. Definitely not "open-source" in any interpretation of the phrase.

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    • Most users think Odroid is a great Raspberry Pi alternative.

    • Odroid is Paid and ProprietaryRaspberry Pi is also Paid and Proprietary
  5. Banana Pi icon
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    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.

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  6. UDOO icon
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    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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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Linux
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    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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  8. Minnow Board icon
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    The Minnow Board is Intel's entry into the hacker-space. It's a completely open-source single-board computer.

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    • FreeOpen Source

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    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD

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    • Minnow Board is the most popular Windows alternative to Raspberry Pi.

    • Minnow Board is Free and Open SourceRaspberry Pi is Paid and Proprietary
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    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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    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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    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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