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Cidoo V21 vs Zuoya GMK26 Numpad

Get the Cidoo V21 for screw-in stabilizers. Get the Zuoya GMK26 Numpad for hot-swappable and qmk.

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Cidoo V21

Screw-in stabilizers

Build quality in the top 20% of Numpad boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.

Get the

Zuoya GMK26 Numpad

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 25% of Numpad boards under $100.

Rules this board out

  • South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
  • No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Cidoo V21

Zuoya GMK26 Numpad

  • Hot-swappable

    No

    Yes

    Switch changes without soldering

  • QMK

    No

    Yes

    The deep option when you want to remap every key

  • Layout standard

    ISO

    ANSI

    ISO and JIS exist so regional layouts fit

  • Plate material

    Plastic

    Polycarbonate

  • Screw-in stabilizers

    Yes

    No

    Easier to tune than the plate-mount stabs you get prebuilt

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Cidoo V21
  • Zuoya GMK26 Numpad
Performance
59
51
Build quality
79
78
Productivity
87
66
Customizability
75
83
Portability
83
64

What they share

  • Layout size: Numpad
  • Mount style: Gasket Mount
  • Knob
  • VIA
  • Sound dampening
  • Keycaps: PBT
See every spec side by side

Full specs

Cidoo V21 vs Zuoya GMK26 Numpad specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

9 of 22 specs differ

Cidoo V21

Zuoya GMK26 Numpad

Typing & switches

Hot-swappable

No
Yes

Mount style

Gasket Mount
Gasket Mount

Sound dampening

Yes
Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

Numpad
Numpad

Layout standard

ISO
ANSI

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Knob

Yes
Yes

Display

None
None

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
—

Battery

1,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

Aluminum
—

Plate material

Plastic
Polycarbonate

Keycaps

PBT
PBT

Weight

500 g
—

Dimensions

30 x 145 x 90 mm
—

Backlight

RGB, south-facing
Yes, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

No
Yes

VIA

Yes
Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2024

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Cidoo V21

  • WhatGeek

    ISO

    Out of stockShips to you

Zuoya GMK26 Numpad

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

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