# Balena Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra

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Last updated August 24th, 2025

# Reviews of Balena

Ease of use

4.9

Customer Service

4.8

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Caleb K.  
Site Reliability Engineer  
Consumer Electronics  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Easy Raspberry Pi Configurations"

February 8, 2022

5.0

It made configuring an Elementary OS .iso easier than I could ever imagine, and allowed me to setup and Spotify remote in just hour, instead of having to scour pages of open-source repos and Docker pages.

Pros

Straight forward documentation and a plethora of automation tools makes configuring your Raspberry Pi or duel-booting a Linux distro a piece of cake.

Cons

With the number of products that Balena provides, it can be difficult at times to know if you have the right one for the job.

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Carlos B.  
CEO  
Education Management  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "The best software to try and play with Linux"

October 16, 2022

5.0

A very nice experience using it, smooth aplications, smooth software, everything fine!

Pros

The easy it is to use, the IU and how clear is it all, and that you can find a lot of information on internet.

Cons

That its not the first option you find when you have a problem and they can help you. I mean, you have a problem and you trying to find some solutions, they are not in the first options.

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GD

Gijs D.  
biomedical engineer  
Hospital & Health Care  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "Balena Etcher works flawless"

July 12, 2023

5.0

Does the job perfectly. A interface that works exactly as the user expects it to.

Pros

The great ease of use to flash OS images to SD cards & USB drives, especiallly for Raspberry Pi projects.It is quite intuitive.

Cons

i can not mention a single thing. It is quite a simple tool

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Mohammad Sami U.  
Senior Software Engineer  
Computer Software  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Straight Forward, Does the Job"

July 6, 2021

5.0

Overall, I'm using this software because of easy to use UI and better functionality over similar software, and never failing to do what it is supposed to do

Pros

It is as straight forward and easy as anything can be, I'm using it to flash images of Operating systems to my SD card and USBs for over couple of years and I faced no problem at all!

Cons

In older versions, sometimes I had to re insert my media to be recognizable but now it has been fixed, so I have no problem with this software

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Alejandro C.  
Programador  
Computer Hardware  
Used the software for: 2+ years

### "Fácil e intuitivo para crear usb bootables"

October 20, 2022

5.0

He tenido una experiencia muy favorable. Lo necesitaba para crear una instalación de linux y me vino muy bien. Lo recomiendo

Pros

La versión gratuita te permite hacer prácticamente todo lo que necesitas. Facil de descargar y muy intuitivo

Cons

El tiempo de verificación de que la copia en el usb se ha llevado a cabo es lento

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Dennis S.  
Quality Management Representative  
Information Technology and Services  
Used the software for: Less than 6 months

### "Remote Deployments on Linux Platforms Powering IOT"

April 20, 2020

5.0

Pros

The ease to deploy, update, and maintain code running on remote devices, makes this software best option to collaborate amongst developers and centralise deployments and maintenance of IOT with a centralised cloud dashboard

Cons

The software is exclusive for devices running on linux, would be great to have the platform could consider other operating systems

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Stefan B.  
Founder  
Entertainment  
Used the software for: 6-12 months

### "It does the job extremely well "

February 9, 2021

5.0

extremely good, continues to be used and is very functional.

Pros

I've been able to easily format SD cards for my Raspberry Pi for months using this software, with ease, fast and free.

Cons

None at all, I can easily say that this software offers everything I need (and more!) at a great price point.

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