What Engineers Garage does

Engineers Garage is a free online educational content platform focused on electronics engineering, operated by Arrowfly LLC and based in Jaipur, India. The platform publishes 2,000+ electronics projects, structured tutorial series, circuit designs, and technical articles covering microcontroller platforms including Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP8266, ESP32, STM32, BeagleBone, 8051, ARM, PIC, and AVR, alongside emerging topics such as IoT, AI, Electric Vehicles, LoRa/LoRaWAN, Battery Management, and embedded systems.

The underlying technology is a content management and publishing platform with an integrated community layer; Engineers Garage maintains partnerships with EDABoard.com and Electro-Tech-Online for forum Q&A, hosts an AI-assisted site search feature, and distributes through a YouTube channel, Facebook page, and email newsletter. The platform serves a global audience of electronics hobbyists and makers (primary), engineering students, and electronics engineering professionals (secondary), with no registration required for content access.

The business model is media-style monetization on top of free content. Engineers Garage generates revenue through sponsored content placements and affiliate/referral partnerships with component distributors, principally DigiKey (embedded store links for components) and Mouser Electronics (sponsored tutorials). There is no paid subscription or product sales layer; the company appears bootstrapped with no disclosed funding rounds, no disclosed revenue, and no disclosed headcount. All educational content is provided at no charge to users, and the platform reaches a global audience with no stated geographic restrictions.

Name

Engineers Garage

Legal name

Arrowfly LLC

Website

https://engineersgarage.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Engineers Garage is a free online educational platform providing 2,000+ electronics projects, tutorials, and technical articles for hobbyists, engineering students, and professionals globally, monetized through sponsored content and affiliate partnerships with DigiKey and Mouser.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronics Engineering Education

akta.pro primary industry

Maker / DIY Electronics & Physical Computing Platforms (EDAFANAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Hardware & Embedded/IoT Programming (Microcontrollers, Raspberry Pi) (EDAMACAL), Electronics, Circuits & Soldering Programs (EDAMADAG)

Keywords

• Electronics engineering tutorials
• Microcontroller project guides
• Embedded systems content
• IoT project tutorials
• Circuit design resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Jaipur

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Sponsored Content: Partner companies sponsor content on the platform, featuring their products and solutions integrated into educational tutorials and project articles.
2. Affiliate/Referral Revenue: Referral links to component distributors like DigiKey and Mouser generate affiliate revenue when users purchase components through the embedded store links.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Engineers Garage operates an online educational content platform that publishes free electronics engineering resources, including step-by-step project tutorials, circuit designs with diagrams, technical articles, and news for multiple microcontroller platforms (Arduino, Raspberry Pi, ESP8266, ESP32, STM32, ARM, PIC, BeagleBone, 8051, AVR). The platform aggregates a library of 2000+ electronics project ideas and structured tutorial series covering IoT, sensors, EV, power electronics, embedded systems, and programming topics, paired with community forum access for peer-to-peer technical support.

Product overview

Engineers Garage is an online educational content platform focused on electronic projects, tutorials, news, and engineering resources for electronics hobbyists, students, and professionals. The platform provides free instructional content covering various microcontrollers (Arduino, AVR, Raspberry Pi, ESP8266, BeagleBone, 8051, ARM, PIC, STM32), IoT development, sensors, circuit design, and related engineering topics. Content includes step-by-step tutorials, project guides with code and circuit diagrams, video demonstrations, tech articles, and community forum access. Engineers Garage does not offer commercial products or services for sale; it operates as an informational resource and educational publication.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• EE World OnlinecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational content partnership including Design Guides, Learning Center, Tech Toolboxes, and Webinars. EE World Online provides additional engineering resources and learning materials complementary to Engineers Garage content.
• DigiKeymajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorComponent distribution partnership featuring DigiKey Store integration on Engineers Garage. Users can purchase components including cables, wires, connectors, ICs, sensors, and development tools referenced in projects through embedded store links.
• Mouser ElectronicsmajorGTM or Marketing PartnerSponsored content partnership featuring Mouser Electronics products and solutions integrated into tutorial articles. Mouser provides electronic components featured in project tutorials.
• Arrowfly LLCcoreOthersParent company holding copyright and operating Engineers Garage platform. Arrowfly LLC manages the website operations and content publishing.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Adafruit Learn: Adafruit's free electronics education portal with hundreds of tutorials covering Arduino, Raspberry Pi, CircuitPython, and microcontrollers. Directly comparable as a free, project-based electronics learning resource targeting the same hobbyist and student segments.
• Electronics Hub: An electronics education site focused on microcontroller projects, sensors, and circuit design tutorials for beginners and students. Closely comparable in content format, target audience, and free ad-supported monetization to Engineers Garage.
• SparkFun Electronics Tutorials: SparkFun's electronics education resource with tutorials on microcontrollers, sensors, and embedded systems, often tied to its own component retail. Directly comparable to Engineers Garage's tutorial series model, with retail-driven monetization layered on top.
• Instructables: A DIY project-sharing platform with a heavy electronics and microcontroller category, monetized through advertising and partnerships. Overlaps with Engineers Garage in audience (hobbyists, students) and content format (step-by-step project tutorials with code and schematics).
• Circuit Digest: An electronics projects and tutorials platform covering Arduino, Raspberry Pi, and embedded systems with circuit diagrams and source code. Operates a similar free-content, advertising-supported model targeting the same student and hobbyist audience.
• All About Circuits: An electronics engineering education and community site with technical articles, project resources, and forums for engineers and students. Overlaps with Engineers Garage in technical depth, audience (students and working engineers), and forum-based engagement.
• Hackster.io: A global maker community platform hosting electronics projects, tutorials, and hardware-focused content similar to Engineers Garage. Both monetize via sponsored content from component vendors and serve hobbyists, students, and professional engineers building IoT and embedded projects.
• Arduino Project Hub: Arduino's official community platform where users publish and discover electronics projects built on Arduino boards. Competes for the same maker audience and tutorial attention, with the advantage of being backed by the platform vendor itself.
• EEWorld Online: An electronics engineering media site with design guides, learning centers, webinars, and tech resources. Already a content partner of Engineers Garage, and comparable as a sponsor-funded electronics education publication serving professional engineers.

Others

• DigiKey: A major global electronic component distributor that is both a content partner and the embedded affiliate partner for Engineers Garage. Not a direct competitor, but a strategic distributor whose partnership terms materially shape the platform's monetization and audience reach.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/engineersgarage
• Facebookfacebook.com/engineersgarage
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/engineersgarage

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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