Orange Pi

Why choose this family: More hardware per euro: RK3588 boards with 2.5 GbE, NVMe and up to 32 GB.
The catch: Software relies on vendor images and Armbian; support ends sooner than on a Pi.

In this family	Processor	RAM	Network	Great fit for	Price
Orange Pi 5 Plus	Rockchip RK3588	32 GB	2 × 2.5 GbE	—	$109
Orange Pi 5 Max	Rockchip RK3588	16 GB	1 × 2.5 GbE	—	$95
Orange Pi 3B	Rockchip RK3566	8 GB	1 × 1 GbE	—	—
Orange Pi Zero 3	Allwinner H618	4 GB	1 × 1 GbE	—	—

Orange Pi

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The RK3588 board with the most I/O: two 2.5 GbE ports, a full-speed NVMe slot, HDMI in and up to 32 GB.

from $109 (launch price)For advanced users

Orange Pi

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A full RK3588 in Raspberry Pi size, with LPDDR5, 2.5 GbE and Wi-Fi 6E.

from $95 (launch price)For advanced users

Orange Pi

Great fit for: No use rated great

A cheap board in Pi 4 format with an NVMe slot: slower than a Pi 4, but with proper SSD storage.

—Good budget option

Orange Pi

Great fit for: No use rated great

A 5 cm board with Gigabit Ethernet and Wi-Fi for very little money: Pi-hole, VPN or print server.

—Good budget option