SDR Comparison
| Name | Type | Frequency range | Band with | Channel | Host Interface | Windows | Linux | Mac | Estimated price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AirSpy
|
Pre-build
|
24-1750 MHz
|
20 MSPS MSps ADC sampling, up to 80 MSPS
|
1
|
USB
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes using ports
|
US$199
|
SDRstick UDPSDR-HF1
|
Pre-built
|
0.1–30 MHz
|
80 Msps
|
1
|
1G Ethernet via BeMicroCV-A9
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$169
|
Apache Labs ANAN-10E
|
Pre-built
|
10 kHz – 55 MHz
|
122.88 Msps (14 bit ADC)
|
2
|
Gigabit Ethernet
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$995
|
Apache Labs ANAN-10/100
|
Pre-built
|
10 kHz – 55 MHz
|
122.88 Msps (16 bit ADC)
|
4
|
Gigabit Ethernet
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$1,649-US$2,449
|
Apache Labs ANAN-100D/200D
|
Pre-built
|
10 kHz – 55 MHz
|
122.88 Msps (16 bit ADC)
|
7
|
Gigabit Ethernet
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$3,299-US$3,999
|
SunSDR2
|
Pre-built
|
10 kHz – 160 MHz
|
160 MSPS
|
3/4
|
10/100 Ethernet, WLAN (embedded)
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
?
|
US$1,960
|
bladeRF
|
Pre-built
|
300 MHz - 3.8 GHz
|
80 kSPS - 40 MSPS
RX/TX (12-bit ADC/DAC)
|
?
|
USB 3.0 SuperSpeed
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$420
|
FLEX-6700
|
Pre-built
|
0.01–73, 135-165 MHz
|
245.76 MSPS (transceiver)
|
8/8
|
Ethernet
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$7,499
|
FLEX-6700R
|
Pre-built
|
0.01–73, 135-165 MHz
|
245.76 MSPS (receiver)
|
8/8
|
Ethernet
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$6,399
|
FLEX-6500
|
Pre-built
|
0.01–73 MHz
|
245.76 MSPS (transceiver)
|
4/4
|
Ethernet
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$4,299
|
FLEX-6300
|
Pre-built
|
0.01–54 MHz
|
122.88 MSPS (transceiver)
|
2/2
|
Ethernet
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$2,499
|
FLEX-5000A
|
Pre-built
|
0.01–65 MHz
|
48, 96, 192 kHz (transceiver)
|
2/2
|
1394a Firewire
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
US$2,800
|
FLEX-3000
|
Pre-built
|
0.01–65 MHz
|
48, 96 kHz (transceiver)
|
1/1
|
1394a Firewire
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
US$1,700
|
FLEX-1500
|
Pre-built
|
0.01–54 MHz
|
48 kHz (transceiver)
|
1/1
|
USB
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
US$650
|
Perseus
|
Pre-built
|
10 kHz – 40 MHz (87.5–108 MHz using FM down-converter)
|
80 MSPS
|
?
|
USB
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
?
|
US$1,199
|
SDRplay: Radio Spectrum Processor
|
Pre-built
|
0.1–2,000 MHz
|
0.5-12 MS/s and up to 8 MHz bandwidth
|
0/1
|
USB
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$149
|
ISDB-T 2035/2037
|
Pre-built
|
50–960 MHz
|
0.5-12 MS/s and up to 8 MHz bandwidth
|
0/1
|
USB
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$25
|
Soft66AD / Soft66ADD / Soft66LC4 / Soft66RTL
|
Pre-built
|
0.5–70 MHz
|
External ADC required (I/Q output)
|
0/1
|
USB
|
Yes
|
Unofficially
|
?
|
US$20
|
FUNcube Dongle
|
Pre-built
|
64–1700 MHz
|
96 kHz
|
0/1
|
USB
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$160
|
FUNcube Dongle Pro+
|
Pre-built
|
0.15–240 MHz, 420-1900 MHz
|
192 kHz
|
0/1
|
USB
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$200
|
FiFi-SDR
|
Pre-built
|
200 kHz – 30 MHz
|
96 kHz (integrated soundcard)
|
0/1
|
USB
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
?
|
€120
|
SDR-IQ
|
PnP
|
0.1 kHz – 30 MHz
|
66.666 MHz
|
1/1 ?
|
USB
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$525
|
WinRadio WR-G31DCC
|
Pre-built
|
9 kHz – 50 MHz
|
100 MSPS
|
3/3
|
USB
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
US$950
|
USRP B200
|
Pre-built
|
70 MHz to 6 GHz
|
56 Msps
|
?
|
USB 3.0
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$675
|
USRP B210
|
Pre-built
|
70 MHz to 6 GHz
|
56 Msps
|
?
|
USB 3.0
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$1,100
|
USRP N200
|
Pre-built
|
DC to 6 GHz
|
25 Msps for 16-bit samples; 50 Msps for 8-bit samples
|
?
|
Gigabit Ethernet
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$1,515
|
USRP N210
|
Pre-built
|
DC to 6 GHz
|
25 Msps for 16-bit samples; 50 Msps for 8-bit samples
|
?
|
Gigabit Ethernet
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$1,717
|
USRP X300
|
Pre-built
|
DC to 6 GHz
|
200 Msps
|
?
|
Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$3,900
|
USRP X310
|
Pre-built
|
DC to 6 GHz
|
200 Msps
|
?
|
Gigabit Ethernet, 10 Gigabit Ethernet, PCIe
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$4,800
|
Cross Country Wireless SDR receiver v. 3
|
Pre-built
|
472–479 kHz, 7.0–7.3 MHz/10.10–10.15 MHz, and 14.00–14.35 MHz
|
External ADC required (I/Q output)
|
1/1
|
Crystal controlled two channels
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$80
|
Realtek RTL2832U DVB-T tuner
|
Pre-built with custom driver
|
24–1766 MHz (R820T tuner) (sensitivity drops off considerably outside this range, but can go 0–2,200 MHz (E4000 tuner with direct sampling mod))
|
2.4 MHz (can go up to 3.2 MHz but drops samples)
|
?
|
USB
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$8 - US$10
|
SoftRock-40
|
Kit
|
7.5 MHz
|
48 kHz
|
1
|
USB
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$21
|
SoftRock RX Ensemble II
|
Kit
|
180 kHz – 3.0 MHz, and 1.8–30 MHz operation
|
External ADC required (I/Q output)
|
1
|
USB
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$67
|
ZS-1
|
Pre-built
|
300 kHz – 30 MHz
|
10 kHz, 20 kHz, 40 kHz, 100 kHz
|
3
|
USB 2.0
|
Yes
|
No
|
No
|
€1,399
|
HackRF One
|
Pre-built
|
1 MHz - 6 GHz
|
8 Msps - 20 Msps
|
1
|
USB 2.0
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$299
|
HiQSDR
|
prebuilt modules & kits, pcbs
|
30 kHz - 62 MHz
|
48 - 960 kHz
|
?
|
10/100 Ethernet
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
No
|
US$650
US$1,400
|
KiwiSDR
|
Pre-built
|
0.1 - 30Mhz
|
30Mhz
|
4
|
Beagle black
|
yes
|
yes
|
yes
|
USD 99
|
LimeSDR
|
Pre-built (full Open Source / Hardware)
|
100 kHz to 3.8 GHz
|
61.44 Msps (12 bit ADC)
|
?
|
USB 3.0, PCIe
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
US$299(USB) US$799(PCIe)
|
