While the Arduino is a default choice by many for handling simple sensor-based designs, the Raspberry Pi is often chosen for its broader range of functionalities to future-proof scalable projects.

Adafruit has created a dev board for the Raspberry Pi RP2350 microcontroller that can drive a DVI display, handle a keyboard, ...

The Arduino Nano and Raspberry Pi Pico support different input voltages, so they also use different power sources. However, they can both be powered with a 5V supply via their onboard USB ports.