esp32-wifi-lib vs esp-now

esp32-wifi-lib

ESP32 WiFi stack precompiled libraries (by espressif)

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esp-now

A connectionless Wi-Fi communication protocol (by espressif)

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esp32-wifi-lib		esp-now
	Project
3	Mentions	7
153	Stars	428
2.0%	Growth	4.9%
8.8	Activity	7.4
9 days ago	Latest Commit	25 days ago
Shell	Language	C
Apache License 2.0	License	Apache License 2.0

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esp32-wifi-lib

Posts with mentions or reviews of esp32-wifi-lib. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-08-15.

Privacy friendly ESP32 smart doorbell with Home Assistant local integration
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 15 Aug 2023

> Is [Espressif] firmware fully open source and contains no backdoors?
Their SDK is Apache licensed but does include some compiled radio-frequency stuff: https://github.com/espressif/esp32-wifi-lib/tree/master/esp3...
Esp32 wifi lib source code
4 projects | /r/esp32 | 14 Jul 2022

esp-now

Posts with mentions or reviews of esp-now. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-17.

The ESP-NOW frame length
1 project | /r/esp32 | 15 Mar 2023

Curiously, https://github.com/espressif/esp-now/blob/master/src/espnow/src/espnow.c#L493 enforces a check that size <= 230 (declared here). Perhaps raise an issue in the repository?
The $8 Linux Computer
4 projects | news.ycombinator.com | 17 Dec 2022

In addition to ESP-Mesh protocol as mentioned in the sibling's comment, alternatively ESP-Now protocol also enabled lightweight support for direct networking without AP:
https://www.espressif.com/en/products/software/esp-now/overv...
https://github.com/espressif/esp-now
using Espnow on wifi-LR ?
2 projects | /r/esp32 | 7 Dec 2022

According to https://github.com/espressif/esp-now , espnow simplifies five upper layers of osi and runs on 802.11b/g/n physical layer.
ESP-NOW: Peer-to-peer connectionless Wi-Fi communication protocol for ESP system
1 project | news.ycombinator.com | 3 Dec 2022
my esp32-deck
1 project | /r/cyberDeck | 3 Sep 2022

esp-now
Esp32 wifi lib source code
4 projects | /r/esp32 | 14 Jul 2022

You can find much info about esp-now internal here https://github.com/espressif/esp-now
Access physical layer?
2 projects | /r/esp8266 | 6 Dec 2021

What are some alternatives?

When comparing esp32-wifi-lib and esp-now you can also consider the following projects:

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

hoverboard-firmware-hack-FOC - With Field Oriented Control (FOC)

esp32-cam-doorbell

SuperGreenOS - 🧠 SuperGreenOS home farming automation software for esp32, all in one package, and controllable from your smartphone, pc, mac, linux, toaster, plumbus, whatnot...

raspberrypi-zero - Raspberry Pi Zero baremetal examples

rauc - Safe and secure software updates for embedded Linux

gamelights

OTA_update_AVR_using_ESP32 - Program AVR MCUs Over-the-Air using ESP32

Tasmota - Alternative firmware for ESP8266 and ESP32 based devices with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at

Sonoff-Tasmota - Alternative firmware for ESP8266 with easy configuration using webUI, OTA updates, automation using timers or rules, expandability and entirely local control over MQTT, HTTP, Serial or KNX. Full documentation at [Moved to: https://github.com/arendst/Tasmota]

Arduino - ESP8266 core for Arduino

ESP_IDF_A02YYUW - ESP-IDF Driver for A02YYUW ultrasonic distance sensor