# PiKVM

8 Hacker News commenters recommended PiKVM and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** A network KVM built on Raspberry Pi hardware that people find well engineered, flexible and reliable. The common caveat is that it is adequate, but some want more functionality and performance.

## Why people recommend it

- Works well overall (2 comments): "It honestly works really well and I can provision it with MAAS" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48417034)) "I have been mostly happy." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48414777))
- Well engineered, flexible, truly great (2 comments): "one of the best engineered devices, with the most flexibility" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415959)) "It's a fantastic product. Not cheap, but truly truly great." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415046))

## What people warn about

- Wants more functionality and performance (1 comments): "Adequate, but I'd like more functionality and performance." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48415254))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [JetKVM Mini](https://hackerapproved.com/p/jetkvm-mini.md): 19 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=PiKVM+V4+Plus&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://pikvm.org/)

## Cite as

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