ESP32_BLE_Arduino VS esp-nimble-cpp

Compare ESP32_BLE_Arduino vs esp-nimble-cpp and see what are their differences.

ESP32_BLE_Arduino

The library source for the ESP32 BLE support for Arduino. (by nkolban)

esp-nimble-cpp

C++ library for the esp32 NimBLE stack based on and mostly compatible with @nkolban cpp_utils BLE library. (by h2zero)
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ESP32_BLE_Arduino

Posts with mentions or reviews of ESP32_BLE_Arduino. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-09-21.
  • Good BLE lib for IDF?
    2 projects | /r/esp32 | 21 Sep 2021
    Im working on a mesh project and want to use BLE to have communication between a smartphone and the mesh. I worked with this nimble lib before but i cant use it since compiling the MDF project with nimble enabled fails. Basically i need https://github.com/nkolban/ESP32_BLE_Arduino but for IDF.
  • NimBLE Client Notify
    1 project | /r/esp32 | 25 Jun 2021
    I never used nimBLE, however I implemented a Gatt Server on my esp32 using this library. It can be used to make Gatt clients as well
  • Trying to connect to ESP32 bluetooth on iOS
    1 project | /r/esp32 | 22 Jan 2021

esp-nimble-cpp

Posts with mentions or reviews of esp-nimble-cpp. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-03-07.
  • Health Thermometer Service on ESP32
    3 projects | /r/esp32 | 7 Mar 2023
    I like NimBLE-Arduino, and this has a BLE client example that you can adapt to your needs, including both regular reads and notifications. Note that this isn't pure C++, this is using Arduino. There's also a version for use with ESP-IDF: esp-nimble-cpp, with a corresponding BLE client example. The examples for both projects are heavily commented and quite easy to follow.
  • Bluetooth A-RGB led controller
    2 projects | /r/esp32 | 30 Dec 2022
    On the ESP32 side, I use this library: https://github.com/h2zero/esp-nimble-cpp
  • Nimble,, how
    4 projects | /r/esp32 | 15 Dec 2022
    No idea what “nimble” is but the first result on google for “nimble library” points at a esp thing: https://github.com/h2zero/esp-nimble-cpp
  • BLE Latency and Optimization
    1 project | /r/esp32 | 1 Nov 2021
    I have a project using NimBLE, and I'm trying to understand limitations / best-case / how to improve BLE latency.
  • Good BLE lib for IDF?
    2 projects | /r/esp32 | 21 Sep 2021
    Im working on a mesh project and want to use BLE to have communication between a smartphone and the mesh. I worked with this nimble lib before but i cant use it since compiling the MDF project with nimble enabled fails. Basically i need https://github.com/nkolban/ESP32_BLE_Arduino but for IDF.
  • Reading heartrate from miband 5 with BLE
    3 projects | /r/esp32 | 8 Aug 2021
    Have a look at my project https://github.com/koenvervloesem/M5Core2-Heart-Rate-Display. It's using NimBLE-Arduino, but if you prefer to use ESP-IDF instead of the Arduino framework there's also esp-nimble-cpp with almost exactly the same API.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ESP32_BLE_Arduino and esp-nimble-cpp you can also consider the following projects:

ESP32-BLE-Keyboard - Bluetooth LE Keyboard library for the ESP32 (Arduino IDE compatible)

ESPHome-Heart-Rate-Display - ESPHome configuration for a Bluetooth Low Energy heart rate display on an M5Stack Core or LilyGO TTGO T-Display ESP32

OpenMQTTGateway - MQTT gateway for ESP8266 or ESP32 with bidirectional 433mhz/315mhz/868mhz, Infrared communications, BLE, Bluetooth, beacons detection, mi flora, mi jia, LYWSD02, LYWSD03MMC, Mi Scale, TPMS, BBQ thermometer compatibility & LoRa.

NimBLE-Arduino - A fork of the NimBLE library structured for compilation with Arduino, for use with ESP32, nRF5x.

ESP32-BLE-Mouse - Bluetooth LE Mouse library for the ESP32 (Arduino IDE compatible)

ESP32_BLE_OTA_Arduino - OTA update on ESP32 via BLE

SmartSpin2k - Transform your spin bike into a Smart Trainer!

M5Core2-Heart-Rate-Display - Show the heart rate sent by a Bluetooth Low Energy heart rate sensor on the display of an M5Stack Core2

esp-idf - Espressif IoT Development Framework. Official development framework for Espressif SoCs.

cordova-plugin-ble-central - Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) Central plugin for Apache Cordova (aka PhoneGap)