# Raspberry Pi OS Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Raspberry Pi OS the right Operating Systems solution for you? Explore 19 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/230090/Raspbian/reviews --- Raspberry Pi OS 4.8 (19) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/230090/Raspbian/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Raspberry Pi OS Ease of use 4.5 Customer Service 4.1 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-19 of 19 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Brian M. Small Business Owner Consumer Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Versatile open-sourced sandbox for all use-cases you can think. (And plenty you can't)" August 8, 2022 5.0 Automating so many tasks that I no longer have to physically be present for. They do everything from monitor, alert, sense, notify, queue, diagnose, etc. Pros Its basic and primitive functionality. If you are confused, or stuck, there is an ABSOLUTE PLETHORA of forums and tutorials all over. Cons It does get pretty technical with the Python and JavaScript quite often. You will have to learn enough to navigate your way around. Review Source KP Kyle P. Owner Operator Public Safety Used the software for: 2+ years ### "RaspberryPi is that DIY thing that every IT nerd should at least give a chance" March 4, 2025 5.0 Love the platform and continually learning more every time a new project arises. Pros Ease of use and limitless possibilities for implementation of custom technology Cons Availability of units during certain times Alternatives considered [Arduino IDE](https://www.capterra.com/p/241593/Arduino-IDE/) Reason for choosing Raspberry Pi OS Familiar with the RaspberryPi OS from previous project and cost wasn't that much different to change Review Source GL Griffin L. Manager of All Operations Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Raspberry Pi OS (Raspbian) " February 14, 2025 5.0 It was mostly good, nice for a pocket computer Pros It is very friendly to slightly experienced users Cons It isn't very nice-looking, but you can fix that with a 3rd party DE Alternatives considered [Debian](https://www.capterra.com/p/229027/Debian/) Reason for choosing Raspberry Pi OS It's a little more straightforward in terms of setup and installation Review Source KH Kyle H. IT Director Warehousing Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Rasp Pi OS the Go to for Tinkering/Testing easy application implementation in production. " August 6, 2024 5.0 I've used this OS for many applications and for general testing/fun from robotics tinkering to mini server farms. Pros Linux based, customizable, easy to work with GPIO's on the board Cons It's a solid OS, nothing negative to say. Alternatives considered [Ubuntu](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/)[Arcade](https://www.capterra.com/p/174248/Arcade/) Reason for choosing Raspberry Pi OS It just depends on what I'm trying to do or if I want to test something. I have multiple Operating systems for a raspberry pi, the simplicity of swapping SD cards is extremely useful for fast testing purposes. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Design Engineer Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Rapberry Pi an on a budget solution for scalable projects." May 5, 2022 4.0 Very helpful and low budget to implement prototypes on IoT projects and low edge computing for IA. Pros The way you have back up support from all the community over the world implementing projects similar to the one you might start. Cons The user interface is still very command line based, given that is Linux based OS is understandable, nevertheless it needs to get better. Reason for choosing Raspberry Pi OS The flexibility and compatibility for the Raspberry pi, versus the expensive cost to purchase a PC to integrate to industrial process in acquiring data. Switched from [Azure IoT Central](https://www.capterra.com/p/230699/Azure-IoT-Central/) The Azure IoT central is expensive to deploy for IoT solutions than the capabilities that Raspbian can provide given the flexibility. Review Source GG Gavin G. Digital Project Manager Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Raspberry Pi OS up there with the best now" November 11, 2021 5.0 Pros For integrated systems we often use Raspberry Pi's and the Raspberry Pi OS just makes everything easy, no messing with terminal or fiddly setups, it just works and it's reliable. Bullseye has just been released and is even better. Cons Raspberry Pi OS can be fiddly to get up and running and certain things, even available in Debian, just aren't available. Reason for choosing Raspberry Pi OS The alternative is Windows which costs so much more or Unix which takes a lot longer to get up and running. Review Source MS Maha S. Assistant Professor Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Raspberry Pi OS: Controlling Raspberry Pi I/O using Python" August 31, 2023 4.0 Very good experience with the Pi as a controller for external machinery. I even used it in developing my microprocessor design courses for testing automation and interfacing applications. Pros We tested Raspberry Pi OS in developing control software for Raspberry Pi 3B+ controllers. The configuration simply consists of connecting relay switches to the output ports of the Raspberry Pi to automate the on/off switching of electrical machinery. The programming language we used is Python which had all the libraries needed to control the I/O ports on the Raspberry Pi. Moreover we developed simple Web Server code on the Raspberry Pi to provide a Web user interface to the device management. Very easy to use and develop to produce real-world control applications. Would like to upgrade to Raspberry Pi 4 which promises better energy efficiency (this is a major problem I faced with task intensive processing on the Pi. Cons Data as well as processing intensive operations produce a lot of heat on the Raspberry Pi. This is definitely not an issue with the OS but an architectural issue. It would be nice to upgrade and inspect with Raspberry Pi 4 as it promises better energy management. It would be great to test some machine learning training or image processing on the Pi and see how it goes in terms of energy consumption and heat dissipation. Reason for choosing Raspberry Pi OS More flexible programming environment. Review Source Nabin P. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Debian based official OS for Raspberry Pi computers" August 21, 2021 5.0 Raspberry PI OS has made it possible to develop low-cost computers and IoT devices. Pros With Raspberry Pi OS it is possible to develop extremely light and affordable computers and IoT devices. It is best suited for developers and hobbyists. It is a dedicated OS for ARM processors and supports hardware rendering. It is free and supported by the Raspberry Pi foundation with a wide range of official boards to meet any kind of commercial project needs. Cons Still immature for enterprise-level implementation. Cannot be used for heavy computing. A hardware upgrade is not possible. Reason for choosing Raspberry Pi OS We choose Raspberry Pi over these alternatives for its less size and better hardware support. Review Source Meesala S. RPA Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Raspberry Pi OS review" April 13, 2022 5.0 The biggest advantages of integrating raspi OS are the ease of use, cost, portability and efficiency. The overall experience was great and I look forward to using it again in the near future. Pros The features I liked the most are: 1. Peripheral support and Architecture 2. Hardware upgrades 3. Extremely portable and easy to integrate 4. Support for various sensors and coding languages Cons Cons: 1. Non-compatibility with the Windows OS. 2. Can't replace a desktop computer and overheats. 3. No GPU unit and internal storage Review Source Mahendra G. Office Clerk Government Administration Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Rasberry pi os" July 30, 2021 5.0 My experience was so great i made many types of industrial projects using raspberry pi so i knew what it can do in our budget and its saves much electricity Pros This os is made for raspberry pi mini computers. these one is entry level of computer system very small and tiny architecture and fits in pocket easily. This os does not require large amount of power so we can run this system on power bank also Cons The very large coding operations was not done we need to another level of the raspberry pi so we can easily perform the heavily coding Review Source WI Wassim I. Associate Professor Computer Networking Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Raspberry Pi OS: Driving an efficient low-cost IoT controller" June 19, 2023 4.0 We used Raspberry Pi OS for providing an IoT controller for a home automation system. It proved very efficient and feature-rich to provide a full-fledged interfacing solution. Pros The main thing that drove us to use Raspberry Pi OS/Raspberry Pi devices is the Input/Output ports that can be fully controlled to interface with external IoT devices and sensors. The programming was done using a traditional Python interpreter which made the development very smooth and portable. Cons Raspberry Pi devices are not capable of running resource intensive tasks such as in the fields of signal and image processing or AI model training. This is fully understandable as these devices are not designed for such tasks but I believe with a slight increase in the cost of the device much better energy/heat dissipation could make the processors capable of supporting such tasks. Review Source WS Wil S. IT Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great for learning and small IT projects " October 7, 2021 5.0 Great software and hardware Pros Great for learning to code and being able to design little IT projects, cheap Cons Be nice to offer a lighter gui option for the purchase zero, but overall the software is great Alternatives considered [Ubuntu](https://www.capterra.com/p/229058/Ubuntu/) Reason for choosing Raspberry Pi OS Official support better performance Review Source KT Keith T. Sr Software Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Amazing Usage" November 7, 2022 5.0 A powerful OS in a tiny package with the ability for any major feature. Pros This is a tiny OS footprint with tons of capability and features Cons Older versions were more complex especially with the bootloader and the disk imager...that has recently changed and is now very easy and friendly. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Ingeniero de automatismos Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Mi sistema operativo favorito para desarrollo de apps con raspberry Pi" March 13, 2023 5.0 El sistema está realmente bien optimizado y se te olvida que estás ultilizando un hardware de baja potencia como es la Raspberry Pros El sistema operativo está bien optimizado para el uso en el hardware de la Raspberry pi Cons No tengo nada en contra de este sistema operativo pero podría tener actualizaciones más frecuentemente. Review Source SF Sandy F. Systems Eng Transportation/Trucking/Railroad Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Raspbian makes it all work" March 4, 2022 5.0 Great to get started with raspberry pi also a good introduction to Linux based operating systems in general Pros Easy to install set up and get raspberry pi running, ideal for beginners who want a desktop to use yet also available as a lite version with command line interface only Cons Support for some usb hardware can be a bit limited or tricky to get working Reason for choosing Raspberry Pi OS Raspberry pi OS is designed to work on all pi’s so make sense to use this Review Source eO elies O. Ouvrier Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Raspberry et moi" March 17, 2023 5.0 Pros C'est un OS intéressant qui fonctionne comme un pc esthétiquement il est minuscule ! Cons Bâcher Ubuntu par exemple peut être un problème dans une erreur de syntaxe et tout est à refaire Review Source GOT Garin Osvaldo T. Especialista Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "No solo Raspberry" November 28, 2022 5.0 Muy practica y con mucho que enseñar y aprender. Pros Es un sistema operativo, como su nombre lo indica apto para uso del mini pc raspberry, pero no solo sirve para eso, tiene buenas herramientas y un gran potencial para desarrolladores. Cons Aun esta en bruto, me recuerda a los inicios del Linux Review Source David B. Software developer Program Development Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Fans de la domótica he aquí el principio!" December 3, 2022 5.0 Pros Lo fácil que es programar y usar este producto, magnífico! Cons Siempre se puede mejorar algo, pero poco puedo decir 😈 Review Source MJ Maisy J. Student Computer Networking Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "The No.1 OS for all yoru raspberry pi developmental needs!" December 24, 2022 5.0 Pros Easy to use, simple and clean interface. qgreat for getting your hands dirty with development and programming with the raspberry pi as the center peice of your project Cons Can be a bit daunting to setup for new users. You don't really know where to start unless you have done extra research on what you want to do with your raspberry pi. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Related categories [Operating Systems](https://www.capterra.com/operating-systems-software/)