How BoardRepo compares
Choose the workflow you need: build with your own assistant, inspect saved changes, continue in KiCad or share work with another engineer. BoardRepo keeps that project's source and history together. These comparisons explain what each service contributes, where you can combine them and which permissions or processing steps still matter.
Start with the task
For assistant setup and source-grounded questions, start with KiCad with Claude or ChatGPT. For a handoff, follow sharing a KiCad project. For a review, compare saved revisions. Team organizations provide shared ownership and board grants with setup through contact; members work within their board permissions. Use the web workspace or KiCad plugin to save shared work, and connect an assistant for authorized design context. Coordinate edits before handing the project to another engineer.
BoardRepo vs GitHub for KiCad projects
Source branches and pull requests alongside an AI-connected hardware workspace, visual version review and KiCad Push and Pull. Includes the limits of GitHub tracking.
BoardRepo vs Altium 365 for sharing PCB designs
Altium's native design and review workflow alongside BoardRepo's saved projects and assistant context. Includes free Altium viewing and BoardRepo's conversion limits.
BoardRepo vs Hackaday.io for publishing a hardware project
Publish a build story and keep an inspectable project with its source history. Help readers and assistants follow the design behind your post.
Not choosing, just learning? The guides cover AI-assisted inspection, sharing, versioning and checking a board, and the FAQ answers the short questions.