Sipeed NanoKVM
Ranked 2 of 5 IP KVMs by recommenders
Useful IP KVM for remote control, with ATX and PoE options; critics cite serious firmware security flaws, an undisclosed microphone and slow patching.
Useful IP KVM for remote control, with ATX and PoE options; critics cite serious firmware security flaws, an undisclosed microphone and slow patching.
34 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 18
- criticize it
- 16
- approval share
- 53%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 18 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 1.1 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, not met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Serious firmware security flaws
“The previously reported bugs are more substantial - hardcoded secrets for JWT access and firmware encryption, everything running as root, etc.”
Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM” “they had a bunch of security issues in the FW anyway”
Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM” “Running everything as root? Valid point. That's a inexcusable mistake”
Comment from 8 Dec 2025 in “How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM” - Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM”
Undisclosed microphone and keylogger risk
“They are currently selling this device without advertising that it contains a working microphone.”
Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM” “At the very least, it's negligent to leave something like that in and not be very upfront about it.”
Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM” “Far more of an issue would be any kind of keylogger built into the software”
Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM” - Comment from 6 Dec 2025 in “How I discovered a hidden microphone on a Chinese NanoKVM”
Other IP KVMs people recommend
The four most recommended other IP KVMs, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JetKVM Mini | 19 | 12 | 61% | 1 | — | — |
| Sipeed NanoKVMThis page | 18 | 16 | 53% | 6 | — | — |
| JetKVM | 13 | 6 | 68% | 3 | — | — |
| PiKVM | 8 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
| GL.iNet KVM | 8 | 1 | 89% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
32 of the 36 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“For this I'd highly recommend either the NanoKVM or an Intel machine that has AMT support”
“it's solid and the tailscale support is great”
“Not high frequency though, tops out at 45Hz”
“The PoE versions are great in a rack and the integrated ATX control is fully-featured”
“It caught fire 15 minutes after being plugged in.”
“all of them can be trivially broken into and re-tooled however you like”
“makes remote troubleshooting relatively painless”
“the KVM doesn't need its own IP”
“they made some dumb oversights/mistakes with the firmware but fixed them quickly”
“It is a component that has been clearly documented and explained in our Wiki”
“Running everything as root? Valid point. That's a inexcusable mistake”
“their list of issues speaks more to their lack of experience and understanding of linux and embedded linux devices”
“It even doing what is promised is already a good start to me.”
“The code is available on GitHub (nice!)”
“They mean the K in KVM could trivially have a keylogger.”
“I did post a review there citing my security concerns.”
“That's hardly unique. You need a password to log in onto it to change it.”
“But I never trusted them in the first place so they don't have internet access anyway.”
“Security isn't documented so it's made of tissue paper.”
“At the very least, it's negligent to leave something like that in and not be very upfront about it.”
“They are currently selling this device without advertising that it contains a working microphone.”
“SSH access was enabled using this preset password”
“The previously reported bugs are more substantial - hardcoded secrets for JWT access and firmware encryption, everything running as root, etc.”
“A kvm that requires Chinese dns servers?”
“When not trusting the manufacturer a microphone is the least of your problems”
“being slow with updates and not patching stuff fast enough”
“Sounds like useful devices, if you fix the issues mentioned.”
“What an amazing device, but also the price is incredible.”
“What were they supposed to do, desolder it manually and add $10 to the price of each device?”
“Far more of an issue would be any kind of keylogger built into the software”
“they had a bunch of security issues in the FW anyway”
“Impossible to be detected by anticheat.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.