Adafruit Feather ESP32-S3
ESP32-S3 / Arduino / CircuitPython
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Price band
- $$
- Power profile
- Low
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Arduino GIGA R1 WiFi
STM32H747 dual-core / Arduino
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Price band
- $$$
- Power profile
- High
Arduino MKR WAN 1310
SAMD21 / Arduino
- Category
- LoRaWAN development kit
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Price band
- $$
- Power profile
- Very low
Arduino Nano 33 IoT
SAMD21 / Arduino
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Price band
- $$
- Power profile
- Low
Arduino Nicla Sense ME
nRF52832 / Bosch sensors / Arduino
- Category
- Sensor board
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Price band
- $$$
- Power profile
- Very low
Arduino Portenta H7
STM32H747 dual-core / Arduino
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Price band
- $$$$
- Power profile
- Medium
Arduino UNO R4 WiFi
Renesas RA4M1 / Arduino
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Price band
- $$
- Power profile
- Medium
BBC micro:bit v2
nRF52833 / MakeCode / MicroPython
- Category
- Sensor board
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Price band
- $
- Power profile
- Low
BeagleBone Black Wireless
Linux / Debian
- Category
- Single-board computer
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Price band
- $$$
- Power profile
- High
ESP32 DevKit V1
ESP32 / Arduino / ESP-IDF
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Price band
- $
- Power profile
- Low
ESP32-S3-DevKitC-1
ESP32-S3 / ESP-IDF
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Price band
- $
- Power profile
- Low
Espressif ESP8266-DevKitC
ESP8266 / RTOS SDK
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Price band
- $
- Power profile
- Low
Heltec WiFi LoRa 32 V3
ESP32-S3 / SX1262
- Category
- LoRaWAN development kit
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Price band
- $$
- Power profile
- Low
Nordic nRF52840 DK
nRF52840 / nRF Connect SDK
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Price band
- $$$
- Power profile
- Very low
Orange Pi Zero 3
Allwinner H618 / Linux
- Category
- Single-board computer
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Price band
- $$
- Power profile
- Medium
Particle Boron
Particle Device OS
- Category
- Cellular development kit
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Price band
- $$$
- Power profile
- Medium
Particle Photon 2
Particle Device OS
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Price band
- $$
- Power profile
- Low
Raspberry Pi 5
Linux / Raspberry Pi OS
- Category
- Single-board computer
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Price band
- $$$
- Power profile
- High
Raspberry Pi Pico W
RP2040 / C / MicroPython
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Price band
- $
- Power profile
- Low
Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W
Linux / Raspberry Pi OS
- Category
- Single-board computer
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Price band
- $$
- Power profile
- Medium
Seeed Studio Wio-E5 Development Kit
STM32WLE5 / LoRaWAN
- Category
- LoRaWAN development kit
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Price band
- $$
- Power profile
- Low
Seeed Studio XIAO ESP32C3
ESP32-C3 / Arduino / ESP-IDF
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Intermediate
- Price band
- $
- Power profile
- Very low
SparkFun Thing Plus ESP32 WROOM
ESP32-WROOM / Arduino
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Beginner
- Price band
- $$
- Power profile
- Low
STM32 NUCLEO-WB55
STM32WB55 / STM32Cube
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Price band
- $$
- Power profile
- Low
TI CC3220SF LaunchPad
SimpleLink CC3220SF / TI SDK
- Category
- Microcontroller
- Difficulty
- Advanced
- Price band
- $$$
- Power profile
- Medium
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Each device record links to its manufacturer or official documentation. Facts were last reviewed on July 31, 2026. Specifications, availability, and regional prices can change, so confirm details before buying.
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