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Hackaday Review

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Should I use Hackaday?

Fresh hacks every day - hackaday.com

· 1 hour ago

Use it if you build hardware or want daily maker and security news — it is free to read. Skip it if you are shopping for software; this is editorial content and a project community, not a tool.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources; most snippets were truncated mid-sentence.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence reviewed.
  • Security postureSecurity coverage is editorial, not posture proof.

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • Makers and hardware hackers
  • Embedded systems engineers
  • Security news readers
  • Project sharers on

Not for

  • Teams wanting a workflow tool
  • Buyers needing support contracts or SLAs
  • Beginners wanting structured courses

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

intermittently throws 'Something is wrong. Please try again' errors, per user reports.

medium

Spam-adjacent promotional posts (B2B cold-email tool lists) slip onto.

low

Owned by Siemens since 2021; long-term editorial direction is outside your control.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free daily hardware-hacking coverage
  • Long-running weekly security news series
  • Project hosting, community, and prize competitions via
  • Backed by Siemens through the Supplyframe acquisition
  • Articles get active discussion on Reddit

Cons

  • A media blog, not software — solves no workflow problem
  • users report intermittent 'Something is wrong' errors
  • Off-topic marketing posts appear on project pages

Sources & method

- 8 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x3review x3security x1news x1

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 8

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free daily content, no paywall.
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Plain blog feed, easy browsing.
  • Feature depth: 2/5. Blog plus project site; no workflow features.
  • Support quality. No support evidence reviewed.
  • Security posture. Security coverage is editorial, not posture proof.
  • $0 Price No paid tiers found in sources
  • Yes Free tier All articles freely accessible
  • Daily Publishing cadence Branded as 'Fresh hacks every day'
  • Siemens Ownership Bought parent Supplyframe in 2021

Pricing

Free tier: Yes

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Reddit communities including r/hackaday, r/Nio, and r/amateurradio regularly share and debate Hackaday articles, while hackaday.io users report intermittent site errors.

Alternatives

Compare Hackaday with each alternative.

  • Hackster.io

    Similar hardware project community, more vendor-sponsored tutorials.

  • Instructables

    Guess: broader DIY step-by-step writeups for hobbyists.

    Hackaday vs Instructables

  • EEVblog forum

    Guess: electronics discussion, teardowns, and measurement advice.

Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources; most snippets were truncated mid-sentence.

Free daily hardware-hacking blog plus hackaday.io community. Great reading for makers; not a tool that solves workflows.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources; most snippets were truncated mid-sentence.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Hackaday | Fresh Hacks Every Dayhackaday.com
    official
  2. Siemens acquires Supplyframe, owners of Hackadaynews.ycombinator.com
    news
  3. This Week In Security serieshackaday.com
    security
  4. Ten Winners Of The Hackaday Prizehackaday.com
    official
  5. r/hackaday — Smart Garbage Trucksreddit.com
    review
  6. r/hackaday — hackaday.io errorsreddit.com
    review
  7. hackaday.io — B2B cold email posthackaday.io
    official
  8. Hackster Alternatives — AlternativeToalternativeto.net
    review

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