# OSH Park

17 Hacker News commenters recommended OSH Park and 7 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 7 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** US-based PCB prototype maker people pick for high board quality, local service and small runs. Main caveat: it costs more than overseas fabs and doesn't do assembly.

## Why people recommend it

- High board quality (5 comments): "Osh makes pretty good boards but the customer service for the Chinese fabs are on another level." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48891662)) "OshPark's quality is high, but their prices are certainly higher too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48887690)) "Wonderful company, nice people, and really good quality boards." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48888556))
- US fab, alternative to overseas (4 comments): "In the past if you didn't live in the US, OSHPark was a great option." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48890155)) "I also ended up doing a rush order from US-based Osh Park" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45953873)) "plugging Osh Park as a non overseas PCB alternative" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171758))
- Cheap enough for small batches (3 comments): "I can get 2-layer and 4-layer boards cheap enough from JLCPCB or Oshpark or PCB Unlimited" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47217752)) "OSH park was actually a viable competitor for small batch runs" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50276923)) "6 layer oshpark is cheap enough for a hobbyist" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47931632))
- Good company and service (2 comments): "Wonderful company, nice people, and really good quality boards." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48888556)) "OSH Park is fabulous for what they do" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49199044))

## What people warn about

- Higher prices than overseas fabs (5 comments): "OshPark's quality is high, but their prices are certainly higher too." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48887690)) "they're in the US, so they're prohibitively expensive for shipping and there's no guarantee your boards will even make it to you" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48889956)) "$150 to get 10 small boards made at OSH Park vs $20 to get them from JLCPCB." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45779639))
- No assembly service (2 comments): "OSHPark is a nonstarter for many workflows because they don't do assembly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50277184)) "Oshpark is more expensive and doesn't do assembly." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48893279))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [JLCPCB](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jlcpcb.md): 83 recommend
- [PCBWay PCB fabrication](https://hackerapproved.com/p/pcbway.md): 32 recommend
- [The Grid by CircuitHub](https://hackerapproved.com/p/grid.md): 15 recommend
- [ProvenMetal](https://hackerapproved.com/p/provenmetal.md): 15 recommend
- [Aisler PCB manufacturing service](https://hackerapproved.com/p/aisler.md): 11 recommend

## Where to get it

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

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "OSH Park", https://hackerapproved.com/p/osh-park/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).