wolfssl VS mbedTLS

Compare wolfssl vs mbedTLS and see what are their differences.

wolfssl

The wolfSSL library is a small, fast, portable implementation of TLS/SSL for embedded devices to the cloud. wolfSSL supports up to TLS 1.3! (by wolfSSL)

mbedTLS

An open source, portable, easy to use, readable and flexible TLS library, and reference implementation of the PSA Cryptography API. Releases are on a varying cadence, typically around 3 - 6 months between releases. (by Mbed-TLS)
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wolfssl mbedTLS
12 9
2,166 4,898
1.8% 2.2%
9.9 10.0
5 days ago about 16 hours ago
C C
GNU General Public License v3.0 only GNU General Public License v3.0 or later
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wolfssl

Posts with mentions or reviews of wolfssl. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-11-27.

mbedTLS

Posts with mentions or reviews of mbedTLS. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-08-31.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing wolfssl and mbedTLS you can also consider the following projects:

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

OpenSSL - TLS/SSL and crypto library

GmSSL - 支持国密SM2/SM3/SM4/SM9/SSL的密码工具箱

libsodium - A modern, portable, easy to use crypto library.

openssl - Provides SSL, TLS and general purpose cryptography.

GnuTLS - GnuTLS

Crypto++ - free C++ class library of cryptographic schemes

LibTomCrypt - LibTomCrypt is a fairly comprehensive, modular and portable cryptographic toolkit that provides developers with a vast array of well known published block ciphers, one-way hash functions, chaining modes, pseudo-random number generators, public key cryptography and a plethora of other routines.

pyOpenSSL -- A Python wrapper around the OpenSSL library - A Python wrapper around the OpenSSL library

LibreSSL - LibreSSL Portable itself. This includes the build scaffold and compatibility layer that builds portable LibreSSL from the OpenBSD source code. Pull requests or patches sent to [email protected] are welcome.

e2guardian - E2guardian is a web content filter that can work in proxy, transparent or icap server modes

mbedcrypto - a portable, small, easy to use and fast c++14 library for cryptography.