Alternatives
Alternatives to the eVscope 2
The closest alternatives to the eVscope 2 are the Odyssey Pro and the eQuinox 2. Both sit in a similar price range and frame many of the same objects. The Odyssey Pro is lighter to carry. The eQuinox 2 costs less.
Five alternatives to the eVscope 2
#1 · Unistellar
Odyssey Pro
- $400 cheaper: official price $4,599 vs $4,999
- Lighter: 4 vs 7 kg
- Smaller aperture: 85 vs 114 mm
- Shorter battery life: 5 vs 9 h
#2 · Unistellar
eQuinox 2
- $2,100 cheaper: official price $2,899 vs $4,999
- No eyepiece, the eVscope 2 has one
#3 · Unistellar
Odyssey
- $2,400 cheaper: official price $2,599 vs $4,999
- Lighter: 4 vs 7 kg
- Smaller aperture: 85 vs 114 mm
- No eyepiece, the eVscope 2 has one
- Shorter battery life: 5 vs 9 h
#4 · Celestron
Origin Mark II
- $700 cheaper: official price $4,299 vs $4,999
- Wider field: 0.75° vs 0.57° on the short side. Frames 8 vs 11 of 20 popular objects well
- Heavier: 18.9 vs 7 kg
- Larger aperture: 152 vs 114 mm
- No eyepiece, the eVscope 2 has one
#5 · Vaonis
Vespera Pro 2
- Lower price: official price €2,990 vs $4,999
- Wider field: 1.6° vs 0.57° on the short side. Frames 7 vs 11 of 20 popular objects well
- Lighter: 5 vs 7 kg
- Smaller aperture: 50 vs 114 mm
- No eyepiece, the eVscope 2 has one
When the eVscope 2 is still the better pick
- It has an eyepiece, unlike the eQuinox 2, Odyssey, Origin Mark II and Vespera Pro 2.
- Its 114 mm aperture is larger than the Odyssey Pro, Odyssey and Vespera Pro 2.
- It frames 11 of 20 popular objects well, more than the Origin Mark II and Vespera Pro 2.
How we pick the alternatives
Each smart telescope we track gets a score against this one. Price similarity counts for 45% (on a log scale, so the gap is relative). Field-of-view class counts for 25% (wide, mid or narrow by the short side of the frame). Overlap in the objects both frame well counts for 30%. A lower price breaks ties. Prices are the official prices we last checked. We never rank by commission.