Comparison
ALL360raspberry pi
Same projects, minus the SD card.
A Raspberry Pi can run Home Assistant, Pi-hole, a flight feeder or a media server, usually one image at a time, flashed onto an SD card and configured by hand. ALL1 runs them side by side, installed in one tap, with Home VPN, Premium VPN and ad blocking included.
The short answer
ALL1 or a Raspberry Pi?
The Raspberry Pi is a brilliant board for learning and tinkering. ALL1 is a ready-made home server for people who want the result, not the project.
Choose a Raspberry Pi if
- You want to learn, tinker and build things yourself.
- You need GPIO pins for sensors, LEDs or other electronics.
- You want the cheapest possible board for a single job.
- You want to choose and install any operating system.
Choose ALL1 if
- You want several home services running together, installed in one tap.
- You never want to flash an SD card or open a terminal.
- You want Home VPN, 5 Premium VPN seats and ad blocking included for 5 years.
- You want a home server that can optionally work on the ALL network.
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ALL1 vs Raspberry Pi in 20 seconds
Side by side
ALL1 and a Raspberry Pi, side by side
ALL1 compared with a Raspberry Pi 5 8 GB set up as a home server. Prices in USD, 2026.
Price
Hardware
Included services
Features
Network
Capabilities only ALL1 offers out of the box.
Honest
Where a Raspberry Pi is ahead
A fair comparison says this plainly.
- Price
- A Raspberry Pi costs a fraction of ALL1. For a single, simple job it is hard to beat.
- Electronics
- The 40-pin GPIO header makes the Pi the right choice for sensors, robotics and hardware projects. ALL1 has none.
- Freedom
- You can install almost any operating system on a Pi. ALL OS runs on certified devices.
- Community
- The Raspberry Pi has one of the largest maker and education communities in the world.
Earn
One box for many jobs, and spare capacity that can work
ALL1 runs your apps side by side. When it has spare compute, bandwidth or storage, it can run approved workloads for verified businesses on the ALL network. You are paid for actual usage.
*50% node operator, 20% to community.
Earnings depend on real network demand, the apps you run, your uptime, bandwidth and location. They are not guaranteed and can be zero. ALL1 is sold as a personal server with bundled services, not as an investment.
You choose what runs
Set it to automatic or approve every app yourself. Anything can be stopped in one tap.
Only verified services connect
Every company and developer is vetted before reaching the network.
Apps stay in their sandbox
Each app gets only the resources it was granted. It cannot read your files or other apps.
Usage is metered, payouts follow
CPU, bandwidth and storage are measured. Your 70%* is paid in USD or USDC.
Included
The weekend project, already done
On a Raspberry Pi you can build most of this yourself. ALL1 ships with these configured and included for five years.
Home VPN
Reach your home network securely from anywhere, whether you're at a café, a hotel or the office. Your apps, files and devices stay one tap away, with no third-party server in the middle.
5× Premium VPN
Five Premium VPN seats for your phones, laptops and family, each valid for 5 years. Browse privately on public Wi-Fi and any network through our VPN partner's servers.
Ad blocking
Network-wide ad and tracker blocking for every device on your Wi-Fi, including smart TVs and consoles that can't run a blocker. Nothing to install on each device, nothing to configure.
IoT integration
Bring your smart-home devices into one place, across brands, and control them from a single app. Set up routines once and let your ALL1 run them for you at home.
100 GB residential proxy, included
Every ALL1 comes with 100 GB of residential proxy traffic, worth about $500 at average market prices. Used it all? Top up any time at $2 per GB, an owner-only price.
One payment, no monthly fee for the bundled services during the 5-year period.
FAQ
Questions people ask
Can ALL1 run the same apps as my Pi?+
Many common home server apps, such as Home Assistant, Pi-hole, Nextcloud and Jellyfin, are in the ALL OS App Store. Check the App Store for a specific app before you switch.
Is ALL1 faster than a Raspberry Pi 5?+
ALL1 uses an x86 Intel N-series processor with 12 GB of DDR5 and NVMe storage. For running several home server apps at once it has more headroom, but performance depends on the apps you run.
Is there a subscription?+
No. ALL1 is a one-time $599 purchase. Home VPN, 5 Premium VPN seats, ad blocking and IoT integration are included for 5 years, and ALL CONNECT remote access is currently included.
Do I have to share my ALL1 with the network?+
No. Run it as a private server only, approve each network app one by one, or set it to automatic. You can stop any app in one tap.
How much can I earn?+
It depends on demand for the apps you run, your uptime, connection and location. There is no guaranteed amount and it can be zero.
Raspberry Pi is a trademark of Raspberry Pi Ltd. Home Assistant, Pi-hole, Nextcloud and Jellyfin are trademarks or projects of their respective owners. ALL360 is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by any of them. Competitor information is taken from publicly available sources and was last checked in October 2026; prices and specifications may change, so please verify on raspberrypi.com.
ALL1 specifications may vary by batch. Network earnings depend on demand, uptime, configuration and location, are not guaranteed and may be zero. Bundled services are provided for 5 years under the ALL360 Terms of Service.
Bundled services, including VPN, Premium VPN, ad blocking, IoT integration and residential proxy traffic, are provided by external partners under their own terms.