Raspberry Pi vs Arduino: Which Should You Choose?

Arduino is a microcontroller — great for reading sensors and driving motors in real time. The Raspberry Pi is a full Linux computer — ideal when you need a screen, networking or heavy processing.

Choose Arduino when

• You need precise timing and simple I/O
• Low power and low cost matter

Choose Raspberry Pi when

• You want a camera, display or web server
• You are building an IoT gateway or media project