Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $20050
1. Stack Overflow The Key V2 Macropad
#1 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Nice macropad, can work with VIAL. It should come with VIAL firmware out of the box. I had to spend some time to create one. Feel free to use: hex + sources..." Read More
2. Drop + Tokyo Keyboard Tokyo60 Keyboard Kit
#2 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Current Build: Tokyo60 v3 - Gyoen Green - Barebones Kit Zeal PC Healios V2 Silent Linear 67g Switches lubed with Krytox 205g0 Durock Stabilizers GMK Olive Keycap Set +..." Read More
3. Flesports MK870 Barebones TKL Mechanical Keyboard
#3 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Perfect for beginner! Bought this for my 8yr old son for Christmas and it was a huge hit! It's tough to see in this pic but the RGB glow through the transparent case..." Read More
4. Keydous NJ80 Barebones Wireless RGB Keyboard
#4 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Solid for a plastic build. The NJ 80 is a great novice build. Bought one for my 8yr old son, which he now claims is his favorite. We used GoPolar Azure Dragon switches..." Read More
5. Megalodon Triple Knob 38% Keyboard With OLED Screen
#5 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"One of the best macropads ever. As the title suggests, it's a wonderful macropad. My only issue is that I have to sideload the JSON file on VIAL every time I want to..." Read More
6. IDOBAO ID80 v2 75% Hot-Swappable Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#6 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"I am satisfied. Delay was the worst part. The delay was pretty silly like 2+ months, but board is very high quality. I used the stock stabs for a bit and they were..." Read More
7. Megalodon Macro Knob Pad
#7 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Smaller than I imagined. It's probably about the size you might expect when you think about 4 key caps, but my brain didn't go that far and I just took the picture at..." Read More
8. MOMOKA Zoo65 Barebones Gasket Mount Keyboard Kit
#8 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Happy I bought before price increase (Note I'm rounding up all 100.99 prices to whole num). I bought my zoo65 back when it was priced at 190 USD, which was after the..." Read More
9. Womier K21 Hot-Swappable RGB Acrylic Mechanical Keypad
#9 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Great pad! Bought this for my girls setup. It’s one of her favorite pieces" Read More
10. MelGeek Mojo68 Wireless Plastic Keyboard
#10 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Way better than I expected. I’ve been using the Mojo68 along with their Mojopad (numpad) wirelessly using the 2.4Ghz dongle at work for about 2 months now and I’ve..." Read More
11. Megalodon DOIO 30% Hot-Swappable RGB Keyboard
#11 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"works great! actaully is amazing for what i want to do with it, i just wanted to have a standalone numpad for DAWs (making music). and setting it up with VIAL isnt..." Read More
12. Drop CTRL V1 Mechanical Keyboard
#12 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"The last keyboard I'll ever need. My keyboard history: Keyboard #1: Ducky - LEDs died within a year. A piece of junk, but hooked me on mechanical..." Read More
13. Drop ALT V1 Mechanical Keyboard
#13 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Best purchase of my life and I've adopted a kid." Read More
14. Drop CTRL V1 Barebones Mechanical Keyboard
#14 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Amazing product! Highly highly recommend. -BLUF: Amazing product! Highly highly recommend. Though the Drop Configurator GUI is a good start, it has limited RGB..." Read More
15. Drop ALT V1 Barebones Mechanical Keyboard
#15 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"My build includes Gateron Yellow switches, DSA profile PBT keycaps, and ThreeBulls o-rings." Read More
16. Drop ALT V1 High-Profile Barebones Keyboard
#16 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Picked up this keeb and loaded it with some lubed Holy Panda switches. Sitting on top of that is the Maxkey SA Leviathan keycap set...awesome setup. The keyboard is..." Read More
17. Drop CTRL V1 High-Profile Barebones Keyboard
#17 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"It's a chonky boy. I really like the high profile look where the switches aren't as exposed on my old keyboard that wasn't designed for modding. The aluminum frame is..." Read More
18. Drop Carina Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#18 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Pleasantly Surprised! So for my first dive into the custom market I couldn't of asked for a better keyboard. The build was therapeutic and painstakingly fun. If you..." Read More
19. Drop SHIFT V1 Mechanical Keyboard
#19 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Rating: 5/5 Being a fan of Massdrop and it’s products for well over 5 years, I am excited to see another Massdrop keyboard being made. Having owned the Massdrop CTRL,..." Read More
20. Drop SENSE75 Barebones Mechanical Keyboard
#20 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Don’t purchase at full price! Although I had reservations about considering this mid-range keyboard at its regular price, I was pleasantly surprised to discover that..." Read More
21. Drop SHIFT V1 Barebones Mechanical Keyboard
#21 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Worth. It. My K4 was sacrificed to the coffee gods and I was in the market for something that could house a full set of my existing switches and keycaps (after a..." Read More
22. Womier K61 Acrylic Mechanical Keyboard
#22 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Looks better in person. I ordered the barebones version and as a first custom keyboard it’s great and looks good! Definitely looks better in person. Solid build and..." Read More
23. Womier TKL RGB Hot-Swappable Acrylic Mechanical Keyboard
#23 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Really nice + how to lower light intensity suggestion. I bought this keyboard because I was tired of taking apart my old one to clean it all the time (cat hair man)..." Read More
24. GK64X Hot-Swappable RGB Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#24 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Poggers. Very Pog" Read More
25. Kinesis Keyboards
#25 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
With a name like Kinesis, it makes sense that freedom of movement and ergonomics is a top priority—and this run of keyboards offers something for everyone. The... Read More
26. IDOBAO ID80 75% Hot-Swappable Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#26 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Great layout, solid build at a great price. Very nice quality, the andonization color was very clean and even. Stabilizers are PCB mounted clip style and are a bit..." Read More
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27. Geekboards RGB Aluminum 8-Key Hot-Swappable Macropad
#27 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Solid build, great functionality - Love it! Very easy to assemble, solid build and a great feel to it. Plus the QMK compatibility basically sold me from the start. I..." Read More
28. Keydous NJ80 Wireless RGB Keyboard – Drop Exclusive
#28 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Great keyboard. This keyboard immediately caught my eye with its layout. I love the compact size with addition to function keys. I wasn't the fan of the keycaps at..." Read More
29. Megalodon Macropad With Outemu Big Switches
#29 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Cool. Nice. This scratches both my need to press clicky buttons and to have interesting things on my desk to look at. The RGB on the big buttons creates a really..." Read More
30. YMDK Sp64 Hot-Swappable Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#30 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Amazing board. Hefty, easy to put together, hyper customizable. I designed mine to be Daredevil's Billy Clubs!" Read More
31. YMDK Split 64 Hot-Swappable Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#31 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Amazing board. Hefty, easy to put together, hyper customizable. I designed mine to be Daredevil's Billy Clubs!" Read More
32. Keebmonkey 1800 Gasket 2.4G Keyboard Kit
#32 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Good Bang for the Buck! Just put this board together this morning. You can see in the photos section the arrangement of switches I used (I know it's a little weird..." Read More
33. GK GK21S ABS Wireless Mechanical Numpad Kit
#33 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Almost 3 months early? Bought this on October 22nd, 2021 expecting to arrive around the end of February. I just got it on December 4th, 2021. Nicely built, easy to..." Read More
34. IDOBAO ID87 V2 TKL Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#34 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Incredible build quality. One solid plate, no flex, underglow is fantastic. Durable finish so far." Read More
35. SK61 Optical Switch Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#35 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Well lubed and works great. It works right out of the box and the software is very customizable, but only in Chinese, so if you don’t know chinese you should be..." Read More
36. Keydous NJ68 Bluetooth Hot-Swappable RGB Mech Keyboard
#36 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Great Budget Keyboard. The good thing is it’s cheap and it works as intended. The bad thing is it’s documentation is pretty hard to understand. The quality of this..." Read More
37. Kinesis TKO 60% Hotswap and Travel Case
#37 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"well-built and functional. I really like the keyboard. I like the customizability, functionality and the sturdy built and the hot-swappability. I tried switching some..." Read More
38. BM60 60% Hot-Swappable RGB PCB
#38 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Did everything I wanted. Definitely enjoyed using this pcb! Favorite part was the encoder!" Read More
39. IDOBAO ID67 65% Hot-Swappable Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#39 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"very lovely board. My first custom board and I must say I'm very impressed for only $142. Big step up from my Ducky. The frame is a large sized chunk of well machined..." Read More
40. Keydous NJ80 Smoke Wireless RGB Keyboard Drop Exclusive
#40 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Phenomenal. This is a phenomenal keyboard. The switches feel great. I love the south facing LEDs combined with the clear key caps. I also love the bluetooth..." Read More
41. Skyloong SK64 Optical-Switch Hot-Swappable 60% Keyboard
#41 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"awesome for price. great value for the price, 2x better than a ducky keyboard and competes with the anne pro 2." Read More
42. Keydous NJ68 Bluetooth RGB Hotswap Mechanical Keyboard
#42 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Great Budget Keyboard. The good thing is it’s cheap and it works as intended. The bad thing is it’s documentation is pretty hard to understand. The quality of this..." Read More
43. CSTC40 40% Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#43 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"First time 40% and ortho. I am really enjoying this keyboard. It's my first 40% and there has been a lot of trial and error to get my layout correct. The best thing..." Read More
44. X-Bow Ranger Hot-Swappable Aluminum RGB Keyboard Kit
#44 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"A great Keyboard with a slim design! " Read More
45. Feker Alice 3-Mode Barebones Mechanical Keyboard
#45 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Holy f*k this is such a nice keyboard. I love this board so much I posted on Reddit about it. You can find my thoughts here:..." Read More
46. IDOBAO ID75 V3 Hot-Swappable Ortholinear Aluminum Keyboard Kit
#46 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
The IDOBAO ID75 V3 Keyboard Kit is an incredibly versatile keyboard kit with a high degree of durability and ortholinear layout options to customize your feel. The... Read More
47. Feker Machinic 02 980 Mechanical Keyboard Kit
#47 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Great Visuals. Wonderful RGB with downward border RGB makes for wonderful visuals" Read More
48. IDOBAO Montex Numpad Hotswappable Kit
#48 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
The IDOBAO Montex is a hot-swappable, external number pad that will expand the functionality of your numpad-less mechanical keyboard, without throwing your aesthetic... Read More
49. Skyloong GK87 RGB Hot-Swappable TKL Keyboard Kit
#49 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Nice keyboard. I got the white one, and it is actually white, not light beige. Marginally difficult finding keycaps that 100% match, but Ducky PBT shine-through are..." Read More
50. Flesports F12 Polia-Edition Bluetooth 65% Keyboard
#50 in Best Hot Swappable Keyboards under $200 of 50 products
"Great Keyboard. The key caps are great, been using in it for +1 years nothing to complain about. 10/10" Read More
