Radxa single-board computers
Shares rank 11 of 14 single-board computers by recommenders
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.
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.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 2
- approval share
- 75%
Recommended in 5 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: 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
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 3 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 5 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
Second-best support after Raspberry Pi
“I'd say Radxa are probably in 2nd place after Raspberry Pi when it comes to support”
Comment from 28 Oct 2026 in “Raspberry Pi Zero 3W and Pi 4 Model A spotted in device trees” Full schematics and PCB layout published
“provide complete hardware documentation, including schematics and PCB layout”
Comment from 24 Mar 2026 in “FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign-Made Consumer Routers” Preferred over Raspberry Pi by some
“I personally would probably choose one of those over a Rpi”
Comment from 10 Jun 2026 in “Raspberry Pi 5 – 16 GB, $350” Seen as open-ish hardware vendor
“partner with some of the other interesting and open-ish players, like Pine64 or Radxa”
Comment from 29 May 2026 in “News about Raspberry Pi 6 and Microcontroller Development – Jeff Geerling”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Ongoing supply issues
“migrate a project off of radxa due to ongoing supply issues”
Comment from 28 May 2026 in “News about Raspberry Pi 6 and Microcontroller Development – Jeff Geerling” Vendor bugs fixed only by patching
“or I patched them until they did (Asus, Radxa)”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “The end of the AArch64 desktop experiment”
Other single-board computers people recommend
The four most recommended other single-board computers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi | 425 | 277 | 61% | 12 | 5.5 yrs35 owners | — |
| Raspberry Pi Zero | 77 | 23 | 77% | 12 | 8 yrs6 owners | Approved |
| NVIDIA Jetson | 28 | 21 | 57% | 12 | — | — |
| Orange Pi 6 Plus | 18 | 30 | 38% | 5 | — | — |
| Radxa single-board computersThis page | 6 | 2 | 75% | 5 | — | — |
What people said
6 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“I'd say Radxa are probably in 2nd place after Raspberry Pi when it comes to support”
“or I patched them until they did (Asus, Radxa)”
“I personally would probably choose one of those over a Rpi”
“partner with some of the other interesting and open-ish players, like Pine64 or Radxa”
“migrate a project off of radxa due to ongoing supply issues”
“provide complete hardware documentation, including schematics and PCB layout”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.