Joe TriesVideo doorbells
Before the price, check where a video doorbell keeps what it records. Some brands save clips only to their own cloud, so recordings need a monthly plan. Others record to a microSD card, a base station, or your own recorder with no plan at all. The cloud route is less setup. The local route has no monthly fee.
- In the catalog
- 28
- Work without a hub
- 21 of 28
- Hub required
- 3
- Most common radios
- Wi-Fi, Bluetooth LE, Wired Ethernet, Power over Ethernet
- Price range
- $30 to $379
What decides compatibility
- Wired models need an existing doorbell transformer with enough voltage. Battery models skip that and need charging every few months.
- Recorded clips need a subscription only on cloud-only doorbells, and those usually drop to live view and alerts with no plan. Models with local storage keep recording for free.
- If you run your own recorder (a NAS, Home Assistant, or a UniFi or Reolink NVR), look for a PoE model or RTSP or ONVIF support. That route needs no plan, at the cost of more setup.
- Which system can show the feed varies. Live view on a smart display is common, notifications and clips less so.
- Head-to-toe or square aspect ratio is worth checking if you want to see packages on the ground.
How these connect to your system
A works-with badge does not say how the device gets there, and the path changes what you get. Direct means the maker built the integration and the device's own features tend to come with it. Via Matter means the standard controls work and anything unusual about the device may not carry over. Via a hub means you need a second box, usually the maker's own, before it works at all.
- Alexa27 work with itDirect 27
- Google Home18 work with itDirect 18
- Home Assistant5 work with itDirect 1Via an add-on 4
- Apple Home4 work with itDirect 4
- Ring3 work with itDirect 3
- SmartThings2 work with itDirect 1Via Matter 1
Video doorbells we list
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Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 (Wired)
Aqara · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleAlexa
$100
Aqara Video Doorbell G4
Aqara · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubAppleGoogleAlexa
$100
Aqara Video Doorbell G410
Aqara · Video doorbell · Matter
No hubSmartThingsAppleGoogleHome AssistantAlexa
$145
Arlo Video Doorbell (2nd Generation)
Arlo · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$80
Blink Battery Doorbell 2K+
Blink · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
Optional hubAlexa
$70
Blink Video Doorbell (2nd Gen)
Blink · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
Hub requiredAlexa
$50
Blink Wired Doorbell 2K+
Blink · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
Optional hubAlexa
$50
Ecobee Smart Doorbell Camera (Wired)
ecobee · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubAppleAlexa
$160
eufy Video Doorbell Dual (Wired)
Eufy · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
Optional hubGoogleAlexa
$200
eufy Video Doorbell E340
Eufy · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$180
Lorex 2K Wi-Fi Doorbell Camera
Lorex · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$100
Reolink Battery Doorbell Camera
Reolink · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
Optional hubGoogleAlexa
$150
Reolink Video Doorbell PoE
Reolink · Video doorbell · Wired Ethernet
No hubGoogleAlexa
$130
Ring Battery Doorbell
Ring · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubRingHome AssistantAlexa
$60
Ring Video Doorbell Pro 2
Ring · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubHome AssistantAlexa
$230
Ring Wired Doorbell Plus
Ring · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubRingAlexa
$180
Scout Video Doorbell
Scout Alarm · Video doorbell
No hubGoogleAlexa
$99
SkyBell Slim I
SkyBell · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$149
SkyBell Trim II
SkyBell · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$175
SwitchBot Video Doorbell
SwitchBot · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubAlexa
$150
Tapo D230S1 Smart Battery Video Doorbell
Tapo · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
Hub requiredGoogleAlexa
$100
UniFi Protect G4 Doorbell Pro PoE Kit
Ubiquiti · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
Hub requiredHome Assistant
$379
Wyze Battery Video Doorbell
Wyze · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$66
Wyze Duo Cam Battery Doorbell
Wyze · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$120
Wyze Video Doorbell (Wired)
Wyze · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$30
Wyze Video Doorbell Pro
Wyze · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$100
Wyze Video Doorbell v2
Wyze · Video doorbell · Wi-Fi
No hubGoogleAlexa
$60
Ring Video Doorbell (1st gen)
Ring · Video doorbell
DiscontinuedLast confirmed May 2026
No hubRingHome AssistantAlexa
$100