Meshtastic Interactive Tier List
About this ranking
This page is an interactive, data-driven tier list for Meshtastic-compatible radios. Rankings update in real time based on user-selected weights (e.g., price, RF power, battery, ruggedness, GPS, origin). The underlying dataset is available as a CSV download below, and the full table is shown on-page.
The project is open source and community-reviewed: anyone can propose edits or new device entries via email and soon GitHub. Subjective fields (like “ruggedness”) are documented in the methodology section to keep scoring transparent and consistent.
This project is maintained by Delta Plus Proto with community contributions.
V1.1 dataset
2/9/26
Tier Weights
PRICE
POWER
RUGGED
CAPACITY
GPS
Ruggedness Mix
WATER
IMPACT
BATTERY
Scoring Flow
Name | Score | Price |
|---|---|---|
Delta Plus Proto NPH-1 | 53.03 | $235 |
Heltec Qi2 Mesh Pocket | 52.94 | $89 |
AT-Labs RM-1 | 52.42 | $500 |
AT-Labs RM-2 | 48.22 | $750 |
Atlavox Beacon Solar | 45.04 | $236 |
Spec 5 Trekker Bravo | 42.87 | $120 |
Muzi Works R1 Neo | 39.67 | $89 |
RAKwireless WisMesh Tag | 39.54 | $39 |
ThinkNode M3 Tracker Card | 38.31 | $60 |
RAKwireless WisMesh Pocket V2 | 37.77 | $90 |
Constellation Response MiniTrekker | 36.72 | $70 |
Seeed SenseCAP T1000-E | 35.85 | $40 |
Seeed Wio Tracker L1 Pro | 35.61 | $48 |
LilyGO T-Watch S3 Ultra | 34.34 | $129 |
LilyGO T-Watch S3 Plus | 33.02 | $101 |
LilyGO T-Watch S3 | 32.67 | $86 |
RAKwireless WisMesh 1W Booster Starter Kit | 32.44 | $39 |
LilyGO T-Beam | 32.26 | $59 |
LilyGO T-Deck Plus | 32 | $128 |
Heltec LoRa Node 151 | 31.88 | $38 |
B&Q Consulting Station G2 | 31.45 | $176 |
LilyGO T-Echo Meshtastic | 31.35 | $86 |
Mesh Smith Pi Mesh 1W Hat | 31.29 | $70 |
Frequency Labs Pi Mesh 1W Hat | 31.29 | $70 |
Heltec V4 | 30.65 | $27 |
LilyGO T-Deck Pro | 29.4 | $167 |
B&Q Consulting Nano G1 Explorer | 28.6 | $116 |
Heltec Wireless Stick Lite V3 | 27.88 | $25 |
LilyGO TTGO LoRa32 | 27.8 | $27 |
Heltec V3 | 27.8 | $27 |
RAKwireless WisBlock RAK4631 Starter Kit | 27.73 | $29 |
B&Q Consulting Nano G2 Ultra | 27.71 | $140 |
Heltec Cubecell HTCC-AB02 | 27.47 | $36 |
LilyGO T3 S3 Meshtastoc | 27.28 | $41 |
LilyGO T-Deck | 25.95 | $77 |
Natak Mesh Nucleus v1 | 25.69 | $600 |
WashTastic nRf Powered dev board | 23.61 | $140 |
Scoring Methodology
Each radio is scored using a weighted composite index. Raw performance values (price, RF power, ruggedness, battery capacity, and GPS support) are normalized to a 0–1 scale. User-selected weights are applied to each category and summed to produce a final score.
Ruggedness is further composed from user priorities for waterproofing, impact resistance, and battery chemistry stability.
User-selected weights are normalized so that their sum equals 1.0
Raw slider values range from 0 to 10 and are internally normalized before scoring.
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Price (P): Relative cost efficiency, normalized and inverted so lower prices score higher
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Power (R): RF output power under regulatory limits
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Ruggedness (U): Composite durability score (see rubric below)
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Water Ruggedness (V): IP rating of the device.
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Impact Ruggedness (I): Shock / Impact rating of the device.
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Battery Ruggedness (B): Battery type chemistry stability
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Capacity (C): Battery capacity in mAh
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GPS (G): GPS availability and integration quality
Normaliztion
N = (X − Xmin) / (Xmax − Xmin)
Ruggedness
U = (V × wᵥ) + (I × wᵢ) + (B × wᵦ)
Scoring Equation
Score = (P × wₚ) + (R × wᵣ) + (U × wᵤ) + (C × w꜀) + (G × w𝓰)
Variables
Price = P
Power = R
Ruggedness = U
Water Ruggedness = V
Impact Ruggedness = I
Battery Ruggedness = B
Capacity = C
GPS = G
Weights [0,10]
Price = wₚ
Power = wᵣ
Ruggedness = wᵤ
Capacity = w꜀
GPS = w𝓰
Ruggedness (Water) = wᵥ
Ruggedness (Impact) = wᵢ
Ruggedness (Battery) = wᵦ
Open Source Data
Feel Free to download the dataset. We are happy to make changes to the data and add new Meshtastic devices. To request a change, Email Benjamin@deltaplusproto.com with subject: Device Tier List.
Our Goal is to keep data unbiased and accurate so your help and comments are crutial!
