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Open Source Alternatives to Raspberry Pi

14 open source Education options similar to Raspberry Pi, ranked by named competitors first, sector overlap, and our 0-100 AI-readiness score. Every company listed publishes its source: each one carries an open source sector tag and a public GitHub repository.

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Arduino46
Open SourceSomerville, United States$54.0M
Open-source hardware and software company providing microcontrollers and kits for digital devices.
Open source · Self-hostable
BeagleBone Black17
Embedded SystemsDallas, United States
A low-cost, community-supported development platform for hobbyists and developers.
Open source
Pollen Robotics52
RoboticsParis, France$2.6M
Pioneering accessible, open-source physical robots and AI-powered application development.
Open source · Self-hostable
Ubuntu70
Operating SystemsLondon, United Kingdom$63.0M
A popular open-source Linux distribution.
Open source · Self-hostable
Canonical61
Open SourceLondon, United Kingdom$348K
Canonical develops and supports Ubuntu, a leading open-source operating system for cloud, servers, and edge devices.
Open source · Self-hostable
InfluxData58
DatabaseSan Francisco, United States$200.1M
Creator of InfluxDB, an open-source time series database for managing and analyzing high-volume, high-speed data.
Open source · Self-hostable
Defcon47
HardwareMcLean, United States$44.0M
The Defcon badges feature a unique open-source chip that doubles as a security key.
Open source
Open Source Endowment45
Open SourceSan Francisco, United States$750K
A nonprofit endowment aiming to permanently solve the funding problem for open-source software maintainers.
Open source · Self-hostable
OWASP38
CybersecurityRaleigh, USA
A global non-profit foundation dedicated to improving software security through open community collaboration.
Open source · Self-hostable
Zotero22
Research ToolsFairfax, United States
Free, open-source personal research assistant for collecting, organizing, citing, and sharing research.
Open source · Self-hostable
CL
Clawdmeter15
Artificial IntelligenceReykjavik, Iceland
Tiny desktop dashboard for Claude Code usage stats.
Open source · Self-hostable
Eclipse Foundation10
Open SourceBrussels, Belgium
A non-profit organization stewarding open source software projects, communities, and collaborative industry ecosystems.
Open source · Self-hostable
Software Freedom Conservancy10
Non-profitNew York, United States
A non-profit organization providing infrastructure, legal support, and fiscal sponsorship for open-source software projects.
Open source · Self-hostable
Devicechain7
IoT
A complete, cloud-native IoT platform to connect, manage, and command device fleets at scale.
Open source

Company	Sector	License	HQ	Funding	Score
ArduinoOpen-source hardware and software company providing microcontrollers and kits for digital devices.	Open Source	Open source · Self-hostable	Somerville, United States	$54.0M	46
BeagleBone BlackA low-cost, community-supported development platform for hobbyists and developers.	Embedded Systems	Open source	Dallas, United States	—	17
Pollen RoboticsPioneering accessible, open-source physical robots and AI-powered application development.	Robotics	Open source · Self-hostable	Paris, France	$2.6M	52
UbuntuA popular open-source Linux distribution.	Operating Systems	Open source · Self-hostable	London, United Kingdom	$63.0M	70
CanonicalCanonical develops and supports Ubuntu, a leading open-source operating system for cloud, servers, and edge devices.	Open Source	Open source · Self-hostable	London, United Kingdom	$348K	61
InfluxDataCreator of InfluxDB, an open-source time series database for managing and analyzing high-volume, high-speed data.	Database	Open source · Self-hostable	San Francisco, United States	$200.1M	58
DefconThe Defcon badges feature a unique open-source chip that doubles as a security key.	Hardware	Open source	McLean, United States	$44.0M	47
Open Source EndowmentA nonprofit endowment aiming to permanently solve the funding problem for open-source software maintainers.	Open Source	Open source · Self-hostable	San Francisco, United States	$750K	45
OWASPA global non-profit foundation dedicated to improving software security through open community collaboration.	Cybersecurity	Open source · Self-hostable	Raleigh, USA	—	38
ZoteroFree, open-source personal research assistant for collecting, organizing, citing, and sharing research.	Research Tools	Open source · Self-hostable	Fairfax, United States	—	22
CLClawdmeterTiny desktop dashboard for Claude Code usage stats.	Artificial Intelligence	Open source · Self-hostable	Reykjavik, Iceland	—	15
Eclipse FoundationA non-profit organization stewarding open source software projects, communities, and collaborative industry ecosystems.	Open Source	Open source · Self-hostable	Brussels, Belgium	—	10
Software Freedom ConservancyA non-profit organization providing infrastructure, legal support, and fiscal sponsorship for open-source software projects.	Non-profit	Open source · Self-hostable	New York, United States	—	10
DevicechainA complete, cloud-native IoT platform to connect, manage, and command device fleets at scale.	IoT	Open source	—	—	7