OSH Park
Hacker ApprovedRanked 3 of 8 PCB manufacturing services by recommenders
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.
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.
24 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 17
- criticize it
- 7
- approval share
- 71%
Recommended in 7 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it carries the badge
- 17 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, met.
- 2.4 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 7 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
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.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
High board quality
“Osh makes pretty good boards but the customer service for the Chinese fabs are on another level.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Designing and assembling my first PCB” “OshPark's quality is high, but their prices are certainly higher too.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Designing and assembling my first PCB” “Wonderful company, nice people, and really good quality boards.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Designing and assembling my first PCB” - Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Designing and assembling my first PCB”
- Comment from 1 Nov 2025 on Hacker News
US fab, alternative to overseas
“In the past if you didn't live in the US, OSHPark was a great option.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Designing and assembling my first PCB” “I also ended up doing a rush order from US-based Osh Park”
Comment from 17 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: I built a synth for my daughter” “plugging Osh Park as a non overseas PCB alternative”
Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “Will vibe coding end like the maker movement?” - Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Designing and assembling my first PCB”
Cheap enough for small batches
“I can get 2-layer and 4-layer boards cheap enough from JLCPCB or Oshpark or PCB Unlimited”
Comment from 2 Mar 2026 in “Computer-generated dream world: Virtual reality for a 286 processor” “OSH park was actually a viable competitor for small batch runs”
Comment from 28 Oct 2026 in “The Grid, a factory-scale robot in Massachusetts that builds PCBs on demand” “6 layer oshpark is cheap enough for a hobbyist”
Comment from 28 Apr 2026 in “How I leared what a decoupling capacitor is for, the hard way” Good company and service
“Wonderful company, nice people, and really good quality boards.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Designing and assembling my first PCB” “OSH Park is fabulous for what they do”
Comment from 6 Aug 2026 in “Launch HN: ProvenMetal (YC S26) delivers circuit boards in days instead of weeks”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Higher prices than overseas fabs
“OshPark's quality is high, but their prices are certainly higher too.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Designing and assembling my first PCB” “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”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Designing and assembling my first PCB” “$150 to get 10 small boards made at OSH Park vs $20 to get them from JLCPCB.”
Comment from 1 Nov 2025 on Hacker News - Comment from 26 Feb 2026 in “Will vibe coding end like the maker movement?”
- Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Designing and assembling my first PCB”
No assembly service
“OSHPark is a nonstarter for many workflows because they don't do assembly”
Comment from 28 Oct 2026 in “The Grid, a factory-scale robot in Massachusetts that builds PCBs on demand” “Oshpark is more expensive and doesn't do assembly.”
Comment from 13 Jul 2026 in “Designing and assembling my first PCB”
Other PCB manufacturing services people recommend
The four most recommended other PCB manufacturing services, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JLCPCB | 83 | 13 | 86% | 12 | 6.5 yrs4 owners | Approved |
| PCBWay PCB fabrication | 32 | 6 | 84% | 10 | — | Approved |
| OSH ParkThis page | 17 | 7 | 71% | 7 | — | Approved |
| The Grid by CircuitHub | 15 | 15 | 50% | 3 | — | — |
| ProvenMetal | 15 | 3 | 83% | 1 | — | — |
What people said
22 of the 24 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Their pcbs are too thin and the finish is annoying”
“OSHPark is a nonstarter for many workflows because they don't do assembly”
“OSH park was actually a viable competitor for small batch runs”
“OSH Park is fabulous for what they do”
“Oshpark is more expensive and doesn't do assembly.”
“OshPark quality is consistently higher than JLC for years.”
“Osh makes pretty good boards but the customer service for the Chinese fabs are on another level.”
“In the past if you didn't live in the US, OSHPark was a great option.”
“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”
“Wonderful company, nice people, and really good quality boards.”
“OshPark's quality is high, but their prices are certainly higher too.”
“hope local companies like OSH Park get love”
“6 layer oshpark is cheap enough for a hobbyist”
“I can get 2-layer and 4-layer boards cheap enough from JLCPCB or Oshpark or PCB Unlimited”
“it's immediately apparent how they are not cost competitive to China”
“plugging Osh Park as a non overseas PCB alternative”
“Something like 5 bucks an inch and you only have to toss out 3 if you find a fault.”
“I also ended up doing a rush order from US-based Osh Park”
“They don't really compete on quality even.”
“$150 to get 10 small boards made at OSH Park vs $20 to get them from JLCPCB.”
“OSH Park competes on quality not price”
“OSHpark and sunstone are pretty good.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.