# F32 ESP32 board

8 Hacker News commenters recommended F32 ESP32 board and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Small, cheap ESP32 board with enough power for IoT projects, praised for its documentation.

## Why people recommend it

- Very small form factor (2 comments): "hugely impressive project of course, it makes any board I've tried to design/assemble look impossibly huge" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46002446)) "Cheap, small and enough power" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46002833))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [ESP32](https://hackerapproved.com/p/esp32.md): 190 recommend
- [Arduino boards](https://hackerapproved.com/p/arduino.md): 81 recommend
- [Raspberry Pi Pico](https://hackerapproved.com/p/raspberry-pi-pico.md): 72 recommend
- [Raspberry Pi RP2040](https://hackerapproved.com/p/rp2040.md): 29 recommend
- [ESP32-S3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/esp32-s3.md): 26 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=F32+ESP32+development+board&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "F32 ESP32 board", https://hackerapproved.com/p/f32-esp32-board/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).