Raspberry Pi Alternatives Sold at Digitec Switzerland & on Alexpress

Last Updated on October 21, 2026 by pg@petergamma.org

If we look at Digitec Switzerland for Single Board Computers with at least 2 GB Ram we find 131 products. We quickly went through those. There are many alternatives. But we only would like to mention the following SBCs we found.

• Banana PI BPI-M5 4 GB 4 x 2 GHz 101.90 statt CHF 110.–

https://www.digitec.ch/de/s1/product/banana-pi-bpi-m5-4-gb-4-x-2-ghz-entwicklungsboard-kit-31598029

• Odroid N2L 4GB CHF 84.90

https://www.digitec.ch/de/s1/product/banana-pi-2-gb-ohne-betriebssystem-m2-ul-entwicklungsboard-kit-8798209

• Banana PI 2 GB M2 Ul CHF59.90

• ASUS Entwicklerboard Tinker Board 3 CHF 67.90

https://www.digitec.ch/de/s1/product/asus-entwicklerboard-tinker-board-3-entwicklungsboard-kit-52330213

On Aliexpress we find much cheapter singe board computers, as for instance the:

• Orange Pi Zero with starting from 512 MB RAM up to – 4 GB RAM starting from around 40 USD:

https://de.aliexpress.com/item/1005012723692967.html?spm=a2g0o.productlist.main.6.4625547daGEwSe&algo_pvid=02a03fa9-8c4c-498e-92ae-22aa41474290&algo_exp_id=02a03fa9-8c4c-498e-92ae-22aa41474290-5&pdp_ext_f=%7B%22order%22%3A%223%22%2C%22eval%22%3A%221%22%2C%22fromPage%22%3A%22search%22%7D&pdp_npi=6%40dis%21CHF%2140.02%2140.02%21%21%21317.15%21317.15%21%400b88abba17925815656053246e0f38%2112000059187692523%21sea%21CH%21777421489%21X%211%210%21n_tag%3A-29919%3Bd%3A7ed55413%3Bm03_new_user%3A-29895&curPageLogUid=SUGePpxtrLqD&utparam-url=scene%3Asearch%7Cquery_from%3A%7Cx_object_id%3A1005012723692967%7C_p_origin_prod%3A

The Orange Pi Zero 256MB RAM which would be also interersting for us personally. But to buy SBCs from Aliexpress is not worth buying for us personally. Since we often received faulty devices from Aliexpess or eBay, which are not worth sending back. But we suppose it is only a question if time until SBCs such as the Orange Pi Zero become more popular also in Switzerland, and that they also will be available here.

A good candide for single board hobbists would be the Orange Pi Zero 3 which is sold starting from 40 USD on Aliexpress:

Here in a review of Gary Explains: Is the Orange Pi Zero3 Better Than the Raspberry Pi?