When comparing Samsung ARTIK vs HummingBoard Gate, the Slant community recommends HummingBoard Gate for most people. In the question“What are the best Raspberry Pi alternatives?” HummingBoard Gate is ranked 12th while Samsung ARTIK is ranked 16th. The most important reason people chose HummingBoard Gate is:
Since the HummingBoard Gate comes with different versions, including different CPU versions, it can also run the same software without any problem on any CPU regardless of the number of cores.
Specs
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Pros
Pro First class SDK and IDE integration
Samsung Artik has a dedicated IDE built from Eclipse Che, which can build and push binaries into the system and supplies a SDK with it
Pro Not just a Chip family
An ARTIK module as they call it, is a pure IoT platform and can integrate with Artik Cloud.
Pro Same software runs on single to quad CPU without any problems
Since the HummingBoard Gate comes with different versions, including different CPU versions, it can also run the same software without any problem on any CPU regardless of the number of cores.
Pro Some models fit inside a Raspberry Pi case
HummingBoard-Pro and HummingBoard-Base fit inside a Raspberry Pi model B case (but be aware that many cases will block the IR).
Pro Extremely extendable
Hummingboard Gate has a native mikroBUS system which lets users attach any “click board” that’s compatible with MikroElektronika’s system. This way the board can be extended by adding motion sensors, wifi cards, physical buttons, temperature sensors, NFC or Bluetooth and much more.
Pro Can be used as a media streaming device
HummingBoard works really well with Kodi and can be turned into a media streaming device with ease.
Pro Selection of great operating systems
Hummingboard supports OpenELEC 5.0, GeexBox XBMC, Android and Debian officially, but it can also run ArchLinux, openSUSE and Fedora successfully.
Cons
Con It has been discontinued
Con It's expensive
Although it has high specs, the computer comes with a pretty high price of 199 USD. It is intended for enterprises that want to integrate these modules into their products.
Con Pretty expensive
Starting at $70, prices can go up to $235 depending on the model and the components that users choose to add to the board. For these prices it's rather expensive relative to other single board computers.
Con No built-in Wifi for the cheapest version
The cheapest version of the Humingboard Gate doesn't have a built-in Wifi card. You can either buy it separately as an add-on or you can buy a more expensive version of the Humingboard Gate which has a built-in Wifi card.