Arduino is an open-source hardware and software company from Turin, Italy, known for its microcontroller boards and the Arduino IDE. Arduino has had a global community of makers, students and engineers for...
Olimex Ltd is a Bulgarian electronics company from Plovdiv. It describes itself as a developer and manufacturer of open-source hardware and software for the embedded market and says it was established in...
Raspberry Pi is a British maker of small, inexpensive computers from Cambridge. The parent company, Raspberry Pi Holdings plc, is listed on the London Stock Exchange and took over the shares of...
Toradex is a Swiss company from Horw near Lucerne that specializes in embedded computing. It was founded in 2003 and has offices in the United States, Brazil, India, Vietnam, China and Japan....
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Submit SuggestionEuropean single-board computer and development board brands on this page are Raspberry Pi from the United Kingdom, Arduino from Italy, Olimex from Bulgaria and Toradex from Switzerland. They serve learners, makers and companies that build their own products. A brand counts as European here when the company behind it has its headquarters in Europe, and open-source projects can be listed as well.
| Brand | Country | Known for |
|---|---|---|
| Raspberry Pi | United Kingdom | Raspberry Pi 5, Pico microcontroller boards, Compute Modules; listed company from Cambridge |
| Arduino | Italy | Open-source microcontroller boards and the UNO Q; now part of Qualcomm (USA) |
| Olimex | Bulgaria | Open-source hardware boards such as OLinuXino and industrial system-on-modules |
| Toradex | Switzerland | Arm computer-on-modules and the Torizon software for industrial products |
Arduino announced in October 2025 that it is joining Qualcomm. Its page carries a note about the non-European parent, and Arduino remains headquartered in Italy. Raspberry Pi Holdings plc is listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Many low-priced alternatives come from Chinese makers and are not listed here. The processors on these boards typically come from non-European semiconductor companies, because the listed brands design boards rather than chips. Toradex products are not meant for hobby use.