Ring Doorbell Alternative

SithLordHood · 15 Apr 2024

Not going to be paying the £50 subscription this year, they are taking the p1ss...
Any good alternatives out there?

I have a Hikvision CCTV system and seem to remember they offered one, but does it allow remote playback?

Jurassicspark · 15 Apr 2024

I've got Unifi protect and it's better than rings overrated doorbells.

foxhole · 15 Apr 2024

https://amzn.eu/d/5tiGu94

Have one of the these, all the usual features, with secondary bell helps hear the bell from the garden.
Subscription not essential .

Mottie · 16 Apr 2024

SithLordHood said:
Not going to be paying the £50 subscription this year, they are taking the p1ss...

Same here. Luckily ours had just renewed at the old price before the price increase. I’ll be looking to replace it too when the time comes.

Bargain Bucket · 16 Apr 2024

I have a Eufy doorbell cam. Rings the main unit, our phones (via Eufy app) + an extra ringer I purchased. No subscription required. provides remote playback and live interaction. Works well but occasionally fails to detect human activity on the approach to our front door.

T1GERIII · 16 Apr 2024

Eufy doorbell no subscription

opps · 16 Apr 2024

Bargain Bucket said:
I have a Eufy doorbell cam. Rings the main unit, our phones (via Eufy app) + an extra ringer I purchased. No subscription required. provides remote playback and live interaction. Works well but occasionally fails to detect human activity on the approach to our front door.

Personally I think the Amazon offering is taking the pee given that they are probably sniffing the metrics with a view to monetising them. Do Eufy have set commitments with regards to online storage space or might it be the case that in a year or two they too will go down the subscription path once they have a given number of users (switch and bait)?

SithLordHood · 18 Apr 2024

Thanks for all of the replies guys

SandyLyon · 18 Apr 2024

SithLordHood said:
Not going to be paying the £50 subscription this year, they are taking the p1ss...
Any good alternatives out there?

I have a Hikvision CCTV system and seem to remember they offered one, but does it allow remote playback?

I looked into getting a Hikvision Video Doorbell to integrate with my Hikvision CCTV system, I’ve got a POE switch that can connect and power the doorbell, alerts etc can be set up to view on the hik-connect app, the only thing I’m struggling with is linking it to a internal chime

FunkMaster · 5 May 2024

If I had POE at the front door I’d have gone with Unifi but alas I don’t.

I had ring for about a year but literally just moved to the Eufy. Like that there is a Homebase and subscription free with local storage that is upgradable.

Early days for me with Eufy, so time will tell but so far so good.

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