Software Alternatives & Reviews

Tessel 2 VS Helios4

Compare Tessel 2 VS Helios4 and see what are their differences

Tessel 2 logo Tessel 2

The Tessel 2 is equipped with two 10-pin module ports to add sensors and other external hardware, two USB ports for camera peripherals and flash storage, a 10/100 supported ethernet port, and a microUSB connector for power and tethered programming.

Helios4 logo Helios4

The Open Source and Open Hardware Network Attached Storage (NAS). Build your own PrivateCloud: Store music and movies, share photo albums with friends, protect your files and never fear losing data again.
  • Tessel 2 Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-04-23
  • Helios4 Landing page
    Landing page //
    2022-02-04

Tessel 2 videos

Seeedstudio Tessel 2 Amazon Review

More videos:

  • Review - Tessel 2: microphone input to speaker output

Helios4 videos

Helios4 NAS - Personal Cloud Open Source NAS

More videos:

  • Review - Helios4 Kit Assembly

Category Popularity

0-100% (relative to Tessel 2 and Helios4)
Electronics
27 27%
73% 73
Single Board Computer
27 27%
73% 73
System & Hardware
35 35%
65% 65
Operating Systems
100 100%
0% 0

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Social recommendations and mentions

Based on our record, Helios4 seems to be more popular. It has been mentiond 2 times since March 2021. We are tracking product recommendations and mentions on various public social media platforms and blogs. They can help you identify which product is more popular and what people think of it.

Tessel 2 mentions (0)

We have not tracked any mentions of Tessel 2 yet. Tracking of Tessel 2 recommendations started around Mar 2021.

Helios4 mentions (2)

  • PiBox NAS alternative for homelab
    Other SBC makers do have onboard SATA connectors but I've not seen enclosures like the EON. The Helios 4 is even bigger... Source: over 1 year ago
  • [PC] Helios4 OG unit with 2GB ECC
    I have an original Helios4 4-bay NAS unit with 2GB ECC kit. I've used it on and off but I guess my needs have always been beyond what the unit can offer. Source: over 2 years ago

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Tessel 2 and Helios4, you can also consider the following products

ESPRESSObin - Electronics, Single Board Computer, and x86

Intel NUC - Intel NUCs are available as Kits(Barebones), Boards(Mainbaord only) and as perconfigured Mini-PCs.

Olimex A64-OLinuXino - Open source hardware board that runs Linux and Android. Entirely designed with open source software CAD tools.

Intel NUC boards - Four-by-four inch Intel NUC boards come with a soldered-on processor.

esp32 - A very cheap small chip, compatible with Arduino.

SanCloud BeagleBone Enhanced WiFi 1G - One amongst SanCloud's range of BeagleBone Enhanced SBCs - each are enhancements of the BeagleBone Black (BBB).