Flash my Zigbee Bridge-P or go for a Zigbee dongle?

[FloatingBoater (James Derrick)]

Hi,
There is a lot of information on this forum, so I’d suggest using search first.

The Sonoff ZB Bridge-P has specific warnings:

SONOFF ZB Bridge-P vs ZBDongle-P for Zigbee2MQTT: Which to Choose?

Concerning the Sonoff ZB Bridge-P, read the warning here: Network adapters connected via WiFi might have reduced stability as the serial protocol does not have enough fault-tolerance to handle packet loss or latency delays that can normally occur over WiFi connections. If cannot use a locally connected USB or UART/GPIO adapter then the recommendation is to use remote adapter that connected via Ethernet (wired) to avoid issues. Better alternatives here, under network and hybrid

The previous Sonoff ZBridge was so bad, I used a hammer - not joking! :

Sonoff zigbee wireless Bridge Mqtt help please

Hi, My honest opinion is to bin the Sonoff ZBridge and buy a USB coordinator as the wireless communication will only cause you problems. I had one, flashed it in two stages was Tasmota, tried to use it, and eventually hit it with a hammer - not joking! The WLAN communications protocol is very unreliable, and WILL fail, requiring a hard reboot. Every. Single. Day. The best use for a ZBridge is to reflash it as a a Zigbee repeater. Ironically, th…

They can be reflashed to become a reasonable Zigbee repeater.

If this helps, this post!