Ring Doorbell Alternative

[SithLordHood]

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]

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

 

[foxhole]

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]

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]

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]

Eufy doorbell no subscription

 

[opps]

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]

Thanks for all of the replies guys

 

[SandyLyon]

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]

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.