Noob Interested in Sonoff

What’s the situation with state reporting? Via Tasmota, does the state only get notified when it’s switched? I’ve read this is an issue when HA is not available. Is ESPHome different using the API?

My point is to be penny wise, not pound stupid.

No issues with states via tasmota. Used it successfully for years.

All my shellies/sonoffs use tasmota (except my sonoff rf bridges which use openmqttgateway), and I never had a problem whith them (and I have 10 shellies and about 20 sonoffs)

Which suits you best?

Where did you get the sonoff minis for £3.66 please? Looked everywhere and they all go from £6.00 upwards.

on banggood, choose to ship on slow boat from CN.

Gone for a Sonoff Mini to play with (£6 delivered). Reckon I’ll go down the ESPHome route. Can anyone point me in the right direction for a guide/tutorial with an existing physical switch?

Thanks!