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24 alternatives to PrimusX

The Arduino of Drones

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Prices are shown for the 1 we have checked on their own sites. PrimusX launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   PlutoX▲6

   Easily prototype your drone ideas

   2018 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Flybrix▲112

   A crash-friendly, rebuildable drone made from Lego bricks

   2016 · flybrix.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   DJI Air 2S▲118

   A $999 drone featuring a 1-inch 20MP sensor and 5.4k video

   2021 · dji.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Parrot DISCO▲206

   A new drone prototype from Parrot

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   FlytPi Starter Kit▲5

   Drone Application Development Kit

   2017 · store.flytbase.com · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Kittyhawk 2.0▲77

   Flight logging and intelligence for drone operators

   2015 · kittyhawk.io · its alternatives →

7. 7
   The Jankest Autonomous Drone Built and Programmed from Scratch▲137

   The jankest autonomous drone ever built and programmed from scratch - alexozer/jankdrone

   2019 · github.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   Drone Keyboard for Tello▲126

   A new way to control your Tello Drone

   2019 · youtube.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   Flyboard Air▲186

   Hoverboard - for real

   2016 · zapata.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Airblock▲75

    Modular and programmable starter drone

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Shift▲156

    Drone with a one-handed controller

    2016 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    V-Coptr Falcon Drone▲74

    A new drone for a new decade

    2020 · its alternatives →

13. 13
    FT Aviator Drone Controller▲64

    Astronaut designed and DJI compatible flight control

    2018 · fluidity.tech · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Cherokey 4WD Basic Arduino Robotics Kit▲66

    Build a remote control car to master Arduino & robotics

    2016 · stacksocial.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Kittyhawk Flight Deck▲76

    One drone app to rule them all

    2017 · its alternatives →

16. 16
    HUENIT▲162

    AI camera & modular robot arm for makers

    2021 · kickstarter.com · its alternatives →

17. 17
    We built the smallest dual-band aircraft trackerfrom $48/mo▲95

    I grew frustrated with closed source ADS-B receivers a few years ago, and wanted to build a true low cost embedded ADS-B receiver from scratch for low power applications. I ended up developing a custom radio frontend that uses RP2040 PIO for Mode S preamble detection and demodulation, and also released the first open soruce implementation of UAT decoding on an RF MCU from TI (which works somewhat beyond the publicly stated specs for the chip). Today, ADSBee is a fully featured dual-band ADS-B receiver, with Mode S, ADSB, UAT ADSB, UAT TIS-B / FIS-B, a ton of configurable reporting…

    Aug 2026 · pantsforbirds.com · its alternatives →

18. 18
    AERIUS Drone▲118

    The world's smallest quadcopter

    2015 · axisdrones.com · its alternatives →

19. 19
    Arduino▲111

    Dual-brain edge AI computer by Qualcomm and Arduino

    2014 · arduino.cc · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Parrot DISCO FPV▲66

    Easy to fly fixed wing drone

    2018 · parrot.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    HEXO+▲111

    Autonomous (drone) aerial camera

    2014 · hexoplus.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    BotBot▲77

    The open-source brain for any legged robot

    Feb 2026 · botbot.bot · its alternatives →

23. 23
    AeroWood▲5

    DIY an aircraft from the ground up.

    2018 · indiegogo.com · its alternatives →

24. 24
    Scorpion Computer Cockpit by Cluvens▲106

    Zero-gravity gaming chair & workstation

    2020 · cluvens.net · 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 →