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, Odroid, OLinuXino and UDOO.

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  1. Orange Pi icon
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    It’s an open-source single-board computer.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • Orange Pi
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  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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
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  3. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • Android
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  4. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Android
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  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Linux
    • Android
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  6. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Android
    • BSD
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  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Linux
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  8. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • Android
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  9. Cubieboard icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • Android
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  10. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
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  11. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

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    • Linux
    • Android
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