In the last several years, wireless sensing technologies have piqued interest in structural health monitoring. In comparison to cable-based systems, the appealing characteristics of wireless sensor nodes in terms of both cost and manpower are ascribed to this trend. When wireless sensing technologies were first introduced to the area of structural health monitoring, the emphasis was on power economy and wireless communication dependability. Various kinds of embedded software are suggested to perform fundamental tasks inside the nodes in order to minimize resource usage and improve their functionality. The majority of software in wireless sensor nodes is utilized to conduct some basic data processing and analysis activities locally. Previous review articles detailed the engineering community's collective experience using wireless sensor nodes in structural health monitoring, with an emphasis on hardware and technical requirements. This article, on the other hand, aims to provide a comparative evaluation of current-generation wireless sensor nodes, with a focus on embedded computing capabilities and the capacity of nodes to handle difficult monitoring issues autonomously and decentralized.