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Keychron K5 Pro vs Nuphy Node100 Low profile

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron K5 Pro

Hot-swappable

Build quality in the top 15% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Low-profile switches and keycaps only. Standard MX keycaps will not fit.
  • North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
$135 at Keychron (DE)

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Nuphy Node100 Low profile

Build quality in the top 30% of 100% boards under $150.

Rules this board out

  • Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
  • Missing ISO-Nordic, ISO-ES, ISO-SW. The other board is sold in those layouts.
$109 at Nuphy

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.

Keychron K5 Pro

Nuphy Node100 Low profile

  • Hot-swappable

    Yes

    No

    Switch changes without soldering

  • Low profile

    Yes

    No

  • Switch options

    Clicky, Linear, Tactile

    Linear, Tactile

  • Display

    None

    LED

    A case display rather than a typing feature

  • VIA

    Yes

    No

    GUI remapping without compiling firmware

KeebFinder scores

How we score
  • Keychron K5 Pro
  • Nuphy Node100 Low profile
Performance
79
44
Build quality
78
65
Productivity
81
45
Customizability
89
50
Portability
55
40

What they share

  • Layout size: 100%
  • Max polling rate: 1,000 Hz
  • Mount style: Tray Mount
  • QMK
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Full specs

Keychron K5 Pro vs Nuphy Node100 Low profile specs

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

12 of 24 specs differ

Keychron K5 Pro

Nuphy Node100 Low profile

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Tactile

Hot-swappable

Yes
No

Mount style

Tray Mount
Tray Mount

Low profile

Yes
No

Layout

Layout size

100%
100%

Layout standard

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-Nordic, ISO-SW, ISO-UK, JIS
ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-FR, ISO-UK, JIS

Ergonomics

Standard
Standard

Display

None
LED

Media keys

Yes
No

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Bluetooth, Wired
—

Max polling rate

1,000 Hz
1,000 Hz

Battery

2,000 mAh
—

USB-C

Yes
No

Build & materials

Case material

ABS, Aluminum, Plastic
—

Keycaps

ABS, PBT
—

Weight

720 g
—

Dimensions

18 x 120 x 435 mm
—

Typing angle

3°
—

Backlight

RGB, north-facing
None

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes
Yes

VIA

Yes
No

N-key rollover

Yes
No

Mac & Windows

Yes
No

Extras

Released

2023
2026

Where to buy

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Live prices from the stores we track, cheapest in-stock offer first.

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Lowest price across stores, Amazon excluded.

Keychron K5 Pro3 stores
Nuphy Node100 Low profile2 stores

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

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

Keychron K5 Pro

  • Keychron

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW

    Out of stockShips to you

    Go to Keychron

  • Keychron (DE)

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-Nordic, ISO-FR, ISO-ES, ISO-SW

    In stockDoes not ship to you

    Go to Keychron (DE)

Nuphy Node100 Low profile

  • Nuphy

    ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR

    In stockDoes not ship to you

    Go to Nuphy

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