IoT hardware is at the heart of every connected project. As the Internet of Things has developed, the technical capabilities of these boards have only become more powerful. However, choosing the right IoT hardware for your project can be overwhelming due to the sheer number of development boards and modules in the space.

  1. Particle —Particle offers a range of development kits that are designed to connect to the Internet over Wi-Fi, cellular, or mesh. Particle is the best platform to build a connected project from prototype to production.
  2. Adafruit —Adafruit offers one of the best online spaces to learn about DIY electronic hacking. Adafruit Feather is a line of development boards that are designed for prototyping on the fly. The Adafruit Feather line comes with a large suite of accessories that rapidly accelerate development.
  3. SparkFun is a large retail store that sells everything from development kits, breakout boards, to sensors. They offer more than 2,000+ open-source components and widgets and offer their own training and online tutorials that explain how to build embedded electronics.
  4. Espressif — Espressif develops Wi-Fi and Bluetooth low power IoT hardware solutions. Espressif is most well-known for its ESP8266 and ESP32 series of chips, modules, and development boards. In fact, many development boards across the industry run on Espressif chips. 
  5. Arduino  —  Arduino is the ubiquitous name in the electronic development space. The company offers a range of open-source development kits, microcontrollers, and software tools for building connected products.
  6. Raspberry Pi  —  A Raspberry Pi is a single-board based computer that runs on Linux and is designed for prototyping small computing applications. Raspberry Pi products are perfect for people of all ages and are a good way to get into electronic development.