# Mouser Electronics

18 Hacker News commenters recommended Mouser Electronics and 10 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 9 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Online electronics distributor trusted for authentic parts and strong parametric search. Critics point to slower service during supply disruption and high shipping costs.

## Why people recommend it

- Authentic parts from direct manufacturer relationships (4 comments): "Counterfeits don't happen when you buy parts from reputable distributors (digikey, mouser, Newark, TTI, arrow, etc)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45942827)) "Just buy it on mouser or other providers that have direct relationships the manufacturers." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46020230)) "they buy directly from manufacturers, so the supply chain is solid" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47147637))
- Strong parametric search and filters (2 comments): "the parametric searches on digikey, mouser, etc are pretty good for the standard components" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48889842)) "you can filter by MOQ so you only see things that are available individually" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48887587))
- Easy to find common parts (2 comments): "Go to mouser.com. Type ESP32 into the search bar. There's your part." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49833036)) "mouser (good for connectors)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48889158))

## What people warn about

- Slower service during supply disruption (2 comments): "by mid summer 2025 the supply chains had become so disrupted that getting parts from mouser and digi-key was difficult" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49206083)) "their services are much slower than they used to be" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49199828))
- High shipping costs and minimum orders (2 comments): "shipping from the big western parts suppliers (Digikey, Mouser, Segger) costs a lot of money" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49323592)) "companies like mouser and RS have huge minimum order amounts" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47474610))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [DigiKey](https://hackerapproved.com/p/digikey.md): 23 recommend
- [LCSC Electronics](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lcsc.md): 10 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.mouser.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Mouser Electronics", https://hackerapproved.com/p/mouser/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).