# Radxa single-board computers

6 Hacker News commenters recommended Radxa single-board computers and 2 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended as a Raspberry Pi alternative, with good support and full hardware documentation including schematics and PCB layout. The main caveat is ongoing supply issues.

## Why people recommend it

- Second-best support after Raspberry Pi (1 comments): "I'd say Radxa are probably in 2nd place after Raspberry Pi when it comes to support" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50272164))
- Full schematics and PCB layout published (1 comments): "provide complete hardware documentation, including schematics and PCB layout" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47500109))
- Preferred over Raspberry Pi by some (1 comments): "I personally would probably choose one of those over a Rpi" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48482767))
- Seen as open-ish hardware vendor (1 comments): "partner with some of the other interesting and open-ish players, like Pine64 or Radxa" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48320294))

## What people warn about

- Ongoing supply issues (1 comments): "migrate a project off of radxa due to ongoing supply issues" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315029))
- Vendor bugs fixed only by patching (1 comments): "or I patched them until they did (Asus, Radxa)" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48751558))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Raspberry Pi](https://hackerapproved.com/p/raspberry-pi.md): 425 recommend
- [Raspberry Pi Zero](https://hackerapproved.com/p/raspberry-pi-zero.md): 77 recommend
- [NVIDIA Jetson](https://hackerapproved.com/p/nvidia-jetson.md): 28 recommend
- [Orange Pi 6 Plus](https://hackerapproved.com/p/orange-pi-6-plus.md): 18 recommend
- [Raspberry Pi 2](https://hackerapproved.com/p/raspberry-pi-2.md): 12 recommend

## Where to get it

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

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Radxa single-board computers", https://hackerapproved.com/p/radxa/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).