Dev tools · alternatives · 2026

24 alternatives to Onion Omega

Build hardware with JavaScript, Python, PHP (Kickstarter)

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Onion Omega launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Onion Omega▲6

   Build Hardware with JavaScript, Python, PHP

   2015 · onion.io · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Onion Omega (Linux+WiFi)▲4

   Build hardware with JavaScript, Python & PHP (Kickstarter)

   2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Onion Omega▲5

   The Invention Platform for Internet of Things

   2015 · onion.io · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Onion Omega▲6

   coder friendly electronics developer board

   2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Experimental Platform▲90

   Easily build smart-device integrations with web technologies

   2016 · experimental-platform.github.io · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Spark▲85

   Build internet-connected hardware.

   2014 · particle.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   Onion Omega2▲10

   $5 Linux Computer with WiFi

   2016 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Flowhub▲85

   Let's Make Code More Playful (Beta Open)

   2014 · 12bet.review · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Brunch▲87

   Ultra-fast HTML5 build tool

   2014 · brunch.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Keybiner▲72

    Keyring + carabiner + multitool (Kickstarter)

    2015 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Stack Overflow Podcast - A Bunch of Bald Yaks▲66

    HyperDev, the fastest way to bang out code and run it online

    2016 · stackoverflow.blog · its alternatives →

12. 12
    Cylon.js▲80

    JavaScript framework for robotics and IoT

    2014 · xoilacxba.tv · its alternatives →

13. 13
    Chipsetter ONE▲73

    A desktop pick-and-place machine

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Overv.io (beta)▲120

    We give GitHub Issues project-tracking superpowers.

    2014 · overv.io · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Kite▲62

    Super fast web dev environment setup, built on Docker

    2014 · usekite.github.io · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Gnusfeed▲82

    Product Hunt for crowdfunding projects

    2015 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    hackster.io▲77

    Where hardware hackers and makers share their projects

    2014 · hackster.io · its alternatives →

18. 18
    Swarm▲73

    Cryptoequity crowdfunding platform

    2014 · swarmcorp.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Project Maelstrom▲88

    An Internet Powered By You; Not A Central Server

    2014 · bittorrent.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    CircuitHub▲63

    AWS for hardware startups and makers.

    2014 · circuithub.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Headstart.io▲61

    An easy-to-use automated front-end setup

    2014 · headstart.io · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Changelog #177: Cylon.js, Gobot, Artoo, and IoT with Ron Evans from The Hybrid Group▲59

    Leader of The Hybrid Group and creator of open source robots

    2015 · changelog.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Flinto▲52

    Super easy tool for prototyping

    2014 · flinto.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Tinker.Build▲3

    Learn to build hardware in your browser

    2016 · tinker.build · its alternatives →

Ranked by how close each launch is in meaning, then by votes. Prices were read from each product’s own site when checked and can change. Refine with your own description →