# Reducing costs and complexity for deploying connected devices with ESP-Hosted

DevFeed: [Reducing costs and complexity for deploying connected devices with ESP-Hosted](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/reducing-costs-and-complexity-for-deploying-connected-devices-with-esp-hosted-13946.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developer.espressif.com/blog/reducing-costs-and-complexity-for-deploying-connected-devices-with-esp-hosted/>)

Author: John Lee

Published: 2022-07-31T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog on Developer Portal](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-on-developer-portal.md>)

Topics: [Espressif](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/espressif.md>), [Internet of things](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/iot.md>), [Linux](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/linux.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>), [Wi-Fi](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/wi-fi.md>), [Android](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>)

Tags: [android](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/android.md>), [blog](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/blog.md>), [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [connectivity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/connectivity.md>), [esp32](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/esp32.md>), [espressif](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/espressif.md>), [iot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/iot.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [wi-fi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wi-fi.md>), [wifi](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wifi.md>), [wireless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/wireless.md>)

## AI overview

This article describes Espressif's ESP-Hosted and ESP-Hosted NG solutions for adding wireless and cloud connectivity to Linux- or Android-based products and IoT gateways. It presents the solutions as open source, standard-interface options intended to simplify integration and reduce development costs and timelines.

## Source excerpt

Connecting your devices to the cloud is a topic which is actively discussed across multiple industries as it is not a hidden fact that there are numerous advantages to doing so. To name a few common advantages across various industries -- - Accessibility: With devices connected to the cloud, accessing them anywhere, anytime across the globe is possible with a click of a button or a fingertip.