Head to head · Prices checked Oct 29, 2026

Zerodate K87 vs Keychron V4

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Zerodate K87

No reviews

from$29at Velocifire

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Hot-swappable

Keychron V4

5.0 · 14 reviews

from$39at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

Get the

Zerodate K87

Build quality in the top 30% of 80% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
No numpad.

$29 at Velocifire

Get the

Keychron V4

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 5% of 60% boards under $100.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$39 at Keychron

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.

Zerodate K87

Keychron V4

Layout size
80%
60%
Hot-swappable
No
Yes
Switch changes without soldering
Case material
ABS
ABS, Plastic
Switch options
Linear
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Knob
No
Yes

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Zerodate K87
Keychron V4

Performance: 69
68
Build quality: 70
87
Productivity: 66
95
Customizability: 75
98
Portability: 52
76

What they share

Connection: Wired
QMK
VIA

See every spec side by side

Full specs

Zerodate K87 vs Keychron V4 specs

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

16 of 25 specs differ

Spec

Zerodate K87

Keychron V4

Typing & switches

Switch options

Linear

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

—

Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

80%

60%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Max polling rate

—

1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

ABS

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

—

Steel

Keycaps

ABS

ABS, PBT

Weight

560 g

730 g

Dimensions

35 x 350 x 130 mm

20 x 117 x 304 mm

Typing angle

—

4°

Backlight

RGB

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2025

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Zerodate K87

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V4

Keychron
ISO-DE
In stockShips to you
Input Gear
ISO-DE
Out of stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE
In stockDoes not ship to you

Where to buy

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