Best video doorbells

Why it ranks here. Ring is the doorbell most people own, with the sharpest 2K picture, colour night vision, the deepest Alexa ecosystem, and owners eight years in. It ranks first for that. Its owners' one shared complaint is a subscription that keeps rising, and its live view can take two minutes to connect.

'I have a dusk-to-dawn porch light and the night vision color is spectacular'↗, says one owner. Another's 'rings are 8 years old'↗ and still recording. A couple installed it together and 'we are still married'↗. A whole-house Ring owner pays $200 a year with monitoring and gets a $125 insurance discount: 'really hard to beat'↗. Then the subscription: 'The Ring subscriptions have gone up by 42% here in the UK, 2 years ago, they were £24.99, last year £34.99, this year coming £49.99 - no way am I paying that increase!'↗. Another is 'thinking about switching to Blink'↗ over the $50. Live view: 'someone rings the doorbell, I hit it, and it spins for 2 minutes before connecting'↗. And the renter mount: 'after 2 days it fell off'↗. Batteries are rated for 500 to 1,000 charges, then need replacing.

“The Ring subscriptions have gone up by 42% here in the UK, 2 years ago, they were £24.99, last year £34.99, this year coming £49.99 - no way am I paying that increase!” — YouTube comment · JasonBochel · 2023-10-21

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• My husband and I just watched and installed the ring doorbell and camera.THANK YOU so much it works and we are still married 😅

  YouTube comment · debbigerard4863 · 2023-04-24 · watch the original ↗

• I have a dusk-to-dawn porch light and the night vision color is spectacular. I love it

  YouTube comment · junimathews5687 · 2023-04-24 · watch the original ↗

• The Ring subscriptions have gone up by 42% here in the UK, 2 years ago, they were £24.99, last year £34.99, this year coming £49.99 - no way am I paying that increase!

  YouTube comment · JasonBochel · 2023-10-21 · watch the original ↗

• I've got Arlo Cameras and Ring Doorbells. The Arlo cameras work well and I like their interface. I just replaced one of my Ring's with with the Arlo doorbell because after 2 years, Ring decided to not work on my wifi network anymore (including a brand new unit). For me live view and live conversation on both don't work well. For Ring, someone rings the doorbell, I hit it, and it spins for 2 minutes before connecting (even if I'm in the house on the same network).

  YouTube comment · frgruner · 2020-02-04 · watch the original ↗

• I have the ring doorbell and don't like that I miss motion alert at times and that's after I enhance my settings. My son has blink with the sync module... He loves it and I didn't see a huge difference in the camera quality from my Ring. I'm thinking about switching to Blink due to the fact Ring just increased their annual subscription to $50 just to save videos etc.

  YouTube comment · SouthernSistar · 2023-10-22 · watch the original ↗

• I just upgraded my cameras that where 7 years old and over all those years the panels worked perfectly. It was great not having to pull batteries over all those years.

  Reddit comment · u/veener79 · r/Ring · 2026-09-05 · read the original ↗

• We have Ring alarm along with doorbells, indoor/outdoor cameras. We pay $200 a year and it includes 24/7 monitoring,warranty on all our Ring devices while subscription is active and constant recording. The best part is home insurance is discounted $125 a year because of the monitored alarm. So it's really hard to beat $75 a year.

  Reddit comment · u/raserror645 · r/Ring · 2026-09-05 · read the original ↗

• My rings are 8 years old (spotlight cam and doorbell and i get recordings from both. The cam is triggered first and that triggers the doorbell to record long before someone is near the door.

  Reddit comment · u/PurpleRayyne · r/Ring · 2026-09-08 · read the original ↗

• Every time you recharge a battery it dies a little bit - which is why rechargeable batteries have a recharge lifetime rather than a duration. Ring quotes 500-1000 recharges or 3-5years depending on usage and settings. You need new batteries

  Reddit comment · u/CockWombler666 · r/Ring · 2026-09-06 · read the original ↗

• New ones fish eye lens for visibility lower to ground to show packages. I like the older Ring 2 view better.

  Reddit comment · u/u_siciliano · 2025 · read the original ↗

• Ring 2 doorbell...Hard wire kit so I don't have to worry about changing batteries. Works very well but does require a subscription.

  Reddit comment · u/themikewoo · 2025 · read the original ↗

• I have the ring doorbell 2k and I live in an apartment so drilling into the door is frowned upon... I bought the product that ring made specifically for renters which is just an attachment that connects to the back plate of the ring door bell and I followed all the directions and after 2 days it fell off too. I don't know if these products just suck or if my door is just too smooth

  Reddit post · u/supmaner · r/Ring · 2026-09-05 · read the original ↗

• Best I've seen on YouTube!

  YouTube comment · Kip Hakes (video host, reflecting common reactions) · 2023-04-24 · watch the original ↗

Why it ranks here. The Nest Doorbell is the one for a Google home: sleek, wired into Nest speakers and displays, with face recognition and three hours of free history, and the longest battery of any battery doorbell at four to six months. It ranks second because its clips start late, it hangs when someone actually presses the button, and it fights you when you pull it off to charge.

'Integrates brilliantly with my nest hubs an nest speakers. I really recommend buying this doorbell'↗, says one owner. Another's 'lasted almost 6 months before needing recharging'↗. One paid for itself 'when a stranger arrived silently at my front door at 1:15am'↗. Renters use no-drill holders. Then the timing: 'Most time an event is triggered, it doesn't start recording until halfway through or until the person is essentially already gone!'↗. The button: 'When someone pushes the button I get notified'↗ but 'more often than not, I just get spinning circle and Talk button not available'↗. A years-long owner's hubs now time out on a ring. Charging: on the second attempt, the doorbell 'wouldn't budge'↗ from its mount. And one switcher: 'Eufy might not look as sleek, but it's a million times better in every way'↗.

“Have had these doorbells since launch... Most time an event is triggered, it doesn't start recording until halfway through or until the person is essentially already gone! I wish it could function to record 30 seconds before the event actually began... Overall though, I like the doorbell better than when we had nothing! It looks sleek, has acceptable machine learning with the person, animal, package detection, and the notifications come in pretty fast. Just kinda wish we waited and explored other options before purchasing right at launch.” — YouTube comment · juliab516 · 2022-02-25

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• FYI: For Renters, there are plenty of door holders for this doorbell so you can install without drilling and it covers the removal so people can't steal it (without opening the door).

  YouTube comment · MorbidGod391 · 2022-02-25 · watch the original ↗

• Got this a couple of months ago, I love it. Integrates brilliantly with my nest hubs an nest speakers. I really recommend buying this doorbell

  YouTube comment · DJHD85 · 2022-02-25 · watch the original ↗

• Have had these doorbells since launch... Most time an event is triggered, it doesn't start recording until halfway through or until the person is essentially already gone! I wish it could function to record 30 seconds before the event actually began... Overall though, I like the doorbell better than when we had nothing! It looks sleek, has acceptable machine learning with the person, animal, package detection, and the notifications come in pretty fast. Just kinda wish we waited and explored other options before purchasing right at launch.

  YouTube comment · juliab516 · 2022-02-25 · watch the original ↗

• I was one of the first to get the Nest Hello doorbell when it came out and I've absolutely loved it for a few years now. But I've recently started having problems with it... when someone rings the doorbell, the video never shows up on my Google Hub displays. It just spins and eventually times out... It's only when someone actually rings the doorbell. So I can't see them or talk to them.

  YouTube comment · BobBridgesbob · 2022-02-25 · watch the original ↗

• I really like how this doorbell integrates with my google assistant and speakers. My problem is releasing it from the mount to charge up the battery. I followed the instructions and used the release tool, the first time it worked fine. However, when I tried to remove it today to get it charged again, for the second time in two months, it wouldn't budge.

  YouTube comment · laurashewell6700 · 2022-02-25 · watch the original ↗

• Mine lasted almost 6 months before needing recharging. The app gave me information prior to needing to recharge.

  YouTube comment · Leland189 · 2022-02-25 · watch the original ↗

• I have a battery google nest doorbell and a google hub. I have tried everything they have said to do to get a chime, but the only thing that chimes is outside of the house and sends an alert to my phone but if I'm not paying attention to my phone at the time I miss the person at the door.

  YouTube comment · dlistondewey1 · 2022-02-25 · watch the original ↗

• I've had my nest doorbell for just over two weeks and I'm close to returning it. I'm totally happy with it apart from one thing, the main thing, it does not work as a doorbell. When someone pushes the button I get notified on my iphone and touching on that opens the google home app but then, more often than not, I just get spinning circle and Talk button not available.

  Reddit post · u/Rich694 · r/googlehome · 2026-08-20 · read the original ↗

• I've been using a wired nest hello doorbell for a few years now with very little issues, however just recently, maybe a week or two ago I started getting notifications for EVERYTHING even in areas set to be excluded and have zero alerts configured on them.

  Reddit post · u/ThomKnook · r/googlehome · 2026-08-19 · read the original ↗

• Eufy might not look as sleek, but it's a million times better in every way.

  YouTube comment · swampy1234 · 2022-02-25 · watch the original ↗

• Mine paid for itself about a week ago when a stranger arrived silently at my front door at 1:15am. Was able to encourage him to leave.

  YouTube comment · craigcooper8593 · 2022-02-25 · watch the original ↗

Why it ranks here. The E340 is the answer to subscription fatigue: 8 gigabytes of storage inside, two 2K cameras with one aimed at the doorstep for parcels, and a lower price than Ring. It ranks third because its battery life is a lottery, from three weeks to a year, it misses people standing at the door, and its battery cannot be replaced.

'Best feature is being able to check while I am in another state with no fees'↗, says one owner, who added two Eufy cameras after the doorbell. Another shrugs at recharging: 'if I'm charging every 5 weeks so be it still beats paying for a monthly subscription'↗. 'Yeah the no subscription is worth it'↗. The battery: 'the battery is not going to last you a year. Mine last about two months'↗; another 'every 3 weeks lol'↗. A year-long owner reports 'slow response for video intercom unacceptable'↗ and now hardwires it. Detection: 'there was someone literally 5 feet from it at my door and it didn't notify me'↗. One buyer of eight Eufy devices returned them all for Ring because 'They lagged on viewing the live videos'↗. And the battery is sealed, unlike Arlo's.

“I have mine set for human only sensitivity level two front door fairly active so if I'm charging every 5 weeks so be it still beats paying for a monthly subscription.” — YouTube comment · robertjakicic5878 · 2021-11-24

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• I installed the doorbell and was so pleased that I installed two outside cameras with solar panel. My house had a doorbell so hot wired. Best feature is being able to check while I am in another state with no fees.

  YouTube comment · ebglock · 2021-11-24 · watch the original ↗

• Nice review with some helpful tips. I do wish it had a removable battery like Arlo in case the battery starts to wear out so you can just replace the battery and not the entire unit.

  YouTube comment · jbf2858 · 2021-11-24 · watch the original ↗

• Yes everything he's saying is true, I have one and the battery is not going to last you a year. Mine last about two months.

  YouTube comment · westend04 · 2021-11-24 · watch the original ↗

• I have the eufy video doorbell 1080 battery one, i have to recharge mine every 3 weeks lol.

  YouTube comment · polofunk · 2021-11-24 · watch the original ↗

• I have mine set for human only sensitivity level two front door fairly active so if I'm charging every 5 weeks so be it still beats paying for a monthly subscription.

  YouTube comment · robertjakicic5878 · 2021-11-24 · watch the original ↗

• I'm currently on my 2nd ring doorbell in 2 1/2 years and it's already needing to be recharged weekly and doesn't even charge to 100% anymore so I'm thinking it's time to move on. I have the eufy smart lock so I figured pairing it with this might be good. Just can't decide if the 2k doorbell ($139) is worth the extra money over the 1080p ($85)

  YouTube comment · shariece · 2021-11-24 · watch the original ↗

• I have this eufy door video and home base 2 for a year. My experience is: Pro: easy wireless installation, no hard wire, Con: slow response for video intercom unacceptable, use hard wire as battery last only short period, video need reset regularly, unreliable. I have superfast internet connection at home.

  YouTube comment · engineerau49 · 2021-11-24 · watch the original ↗

• It's a doorbell camera recording visitors and package delivery. Not trying to record home movies to watch on a big screen tv. Yeah the no subscription is worth it. The upcoming S4 doorbell may have a higher frame rate.

  Reddit comment · u/ralcantara79 · r/eufy · 2026-05-25 · read the original ↗

• I picked up 8 new Eufy devices and started to replace them with my Ring setup... they looked good and worked okay but then they just weren't great. They lagged on viewing the live videos, they did not record so you had to sign up for subscription which I was under the impression that you didn't have to do. I ended up upgrading all my Ring devices and sticking with Ring instead and returned all the Eufy devices.

  Reddit comment · u/Alldone2024 · r/eufy · 2026-08-09 · read the original ↗

• I bought Eufy door bell about 3 years ago for the same reason, no subscription, save to a sd card... the one thing I don't like is that it does miss events that surprised me it didn't pick up - like there was someone literally 5 feet from it at my door and it didn't notify me.

  YouTube comment · pazzuto · 2023-10-22 · watch the original ↗

• I currently have an original Ring doorbell, the lense fogged after 18 months and I need to charge it about once every two months.

  YouTube comment · tinysmallfryskitchen8610 · 2021-11-24 · watch the original ↗

Why it ranks here. The Blink is a third of Ring's price, runs on AA batteries, and its subscription is cheap or optional. It ranks fourth because its app opens so slowly the visitor has gone, its clips start after the motion, alerts arrive minutes late, and one unit died at eleven months.

'Most all our cameras are Blink including the doorbell. Very happy with them'↗, says one owner. Another has run three cameras on a $10 plan 'for going on three years, has worked great'↗, though 'they can't even read a license plate'↗. The app is the trouble: 'the app takes sooo long to open, it makes it useless when someone rings the doorbell, by the time you open the app they're gone'↗. Another: 'By the time it loads its to late or won't load at all'↗. Clips: 'Half of my Blink recordings are blank because the movement is already out of the frame'↗. Alerts arrive 'sometimes 30 seconds, sometimes 2–3 minutes'↗ late. One doorbell 'stopped working'↗ at 11 months with no battery warning, and its owner is paying $275 to go back to Ring.

“The problem with blink is that the app takes sooo long to open, it makes it useless when someone rings the doorbell, by the time you open the app they're gone. No wonder that have a 2 star review on the app/play store I'll be switching to ring soon” — YouTube comment · timyassa4343 · 2023-10-22

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• straight to the point. no BS intros or sales pitch. 10/10 video haha

  YouTube comment · woulddrow540 · 2023-10-21 · watch the original ↗

• Most all our cameras are Blink including the doorbell. Very happy with them as they are wireless inside and out.

  YouTube comment · chargerman165 · 2023-10-21 · watch the original ↗

• The problem with blink is that the app takes sooo long to open, it makes it useless when someone rings the doorbell, by the time you open the app they're gone. No wonder that have a 2 star review on the app/play store I'll be switching to ring soon

  YouTube comment · timyassa4343 · 2023-10-22 · watch the original ↗

• I have two blink outdoor camera cameras, and blink doorbell. I have the Blink subscription plan, for $10 a month, that covers all three cameras. Had it for going on three years, has worked great. Just wish the cameras had a clearer picture, they can't even read a license plate clearly

  YouTube comment · JCourts2k23 · 2023-10-22 · watch the original ↗

• I have both and I like the cost of Blink but the video quality and advance video recording is 10x better with Ring. Blink doesn't roll back a few seconds to catch the entire movement like Ring does. Half of my Blink recordings are blank because the movement is already out of the frame

  YouTube comment · rlballsr5108 · 2023-10-22 · watch the original ↗

• The Blink doorbell camera lured me in with the cheaper price as opposed to my old Ring camera and that the battery would last a year. Well 11 months later my doorbell camera stopped working and no notification from Blink as to the battery status. The quality wasn't as good as my old Ring doorbell. So I have made the decision to trash my Blink and switch back to Ring camera. It's going to cost me about $275 but it will be worth it to get back to a quality device.

  Reddit post · u/steve90814 · r/blinkcameras · 2026-07-19 · read the original ↗

• the thing that bugs me the most is that the alerts are delayed—sometimes 30 seconds, sometimes 2–3 minutes. The doorbell is slightly better, with semi-instant notifications (maybe a 10-second delay), but the outdoor camera is the worst.

  Reddit post · u/joninjax1 · r/blinkcameras · 2026-09-08 · read the original ↗

• Have blink but loading time is crazy long on my end trying to see the video when im alerted. By the time it loads its to late or won't load at all

  YouTube comment · villafaniaerik · 2023-10-22 · watch the original ↗

• I use my ring doorbell and with a blink outdoor camera facing the door in a different angle… blink saves vids and I get to see live feed with ring doorbell.. No subscription 🎉🎉🎉

  YouTube comment · Madness915eptx · 2023-10-22 · watch the original ↗

Why it ranks here. Arlo's doorbell has a square head-to-toe picture some rate above Ring's, and a plan that is cheap if you own a lot of cameras. It ranks last because nothing records without a subscription, adding a chime pushed one owner from $9.99 to $29.99 a month, and units go offline after a power flicker or a failed update.

An owner of 28 Arlo cameras pays '$20/ month'↗ and has had no failures in six years. One prefers its interface to Ring's. Then the plan: one owner set it up, and it did not ring; the app 'says my plan only covers a single device, and I have to upgrade from the $9.99/mo plan to the $29.99/mo plan'↗, for a chime. 'Arlo = nickeled and dimed to death'↗, says another: 'the cameras become worthless once you stop your subscription'↗. 'No local storage. Need monthly subcription, not good'↗. Reliability: 'if my electricity flickers out for even a second, Arlo goes offline'↗ and needs a manual reset. One doorbell went offline on 'a firmware update failure'↗ with its owner 500 miles away. In the Midwest, below five degrees, one 'rings and rings and won't stop'↗. Arlo's support says the button press itself notifies without a plan.

“So I set it up, added it to the app, and it doesn't ring. I'm like, what did I do wrong. So I go into the app again, and it now says my plan only covers a single device, and I have to upgrade from the $9.99/mo plan to the $29.99/mo plan. What? ... How can you have a doorbell without a chime? I'd totally get it if I was adding a second camera.” — Reddit post · u/ivantos09 · r/arlo · 2026-07-20

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• Ring is TERRIBLE. Looks like I'm updating. Great vid

  YouTube comment · waynewalkerorg · 2020-02-04 · watch the original ↗

• The only problem I have with it is when someone rings the doorbell it operates just like a phone call so you don't know who your talking to or if you want to answer it , no picture.

  YouTube comment · dreerd123 · 2020-02-04 · watch the original ↗

• The Arlo wired is easy to use. The only issue I have found is if my electricity flickers out for even a second, Arlo goes offline. I then have to manually reset it. If I'm traveling, the doorbell becomes useless.

  YouTube comment · jan4travel · 2020-02-04 · watch the original ↗

• No local storage. Need monthly subcription, not good

  YouTube comment · paolaauranda246 · 2020-02-04 · watch the original ↗

• If you live in the midwest do not by arlo video doorbell. I did and when it gets below 5 degrees it rings and rings and won't stop until I disconnect it. The company will not refund my money and say sorry. Bad company.

  YouTube comment · ralphpollnow9309 · 2020-02-04 · watch the original ↗

• So I set it up, added it to the app, and it doesn't ring. I'm like, what did I do wrong. So I go into the app again, and it now says my plan only covers a single device, and I have to upgrade from the $9.99/mo plan to the $29.99/mo plan. What? ... How can you have a doorbell without a chime? I'd totally get it if I was adding a second camera.

  Reddit post · u/ivantos09 · r/arlo · 2026-07-20 · read the original ↗

• Arlo = nickeled and dimed to death Buckle up pay or leave… the cameras become worthless once you stop your subscription

  Reddit comment · u/bassrooster · r/arlo · 2026-07-20 · read the original ↗

• It's not a bad pricing if you have a lot of cameras. I've got 28 cameras and it's $20/ month. The cameras seem to hold up pretty good. I haven't had any failures since I started using them 6 years ago.

  Reddit comment · u/badalberts · r/arlo · 2026-07-20 · read the original ↗

• My videodoorbell went offline yesterday, and the alerts say there was a firmware update failure. I am 500 miles away from home with no way to recover it. The purpose of a smart doorbell was to interact with visitors; this is very annoying.

  Reddit post · u/NonSense_909 · r/arlo · 2026-07-25 · read the original ↗

• To clarify, an Arlo Secure subscription is not required for your Arlo Chime 2 or Arlo Video Doorbell to notify you when someone presses the doorbell button.

  Reddit comment · u/AskArlo · r/arlo · 2026-07-21 · read the original ↗