Video Doorbells and Cameras: Storage, Fees and Platform Support

Wyze Cam v4 — the catch, per ecosystem ~$44.98 $44.98 for the single camera, re-read from Wyze's own store data on 2026-09-18 (SKU SVB-WYZEC4WH) and unchanged since the 2026-08-08 read. Multi-packs are sold separately at $87.98 (2-pack) and $129.98 (3-pack; $131.98 in black). Never treated as a live price.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — Wyze lists Alexa among this camera's integrations and says nothing more on the camera's own page: it does not say how the camera connects to Alexa or which of its features come across.
• ◐ Google Home: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — Wyze lists Google Assistant among this camera's integrations and says nothing more on the camera's own page: it does not say how the camera connects to Google Home or which of its features come across.
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — The Wyze Cam v4 product page lists its integrations as Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT only — HomeKit, Apple Home and Matter appear nowhere on it — and Wyze has shipped no Matter camera support. ⚠ WHAT THIS RESTS ON, and it is worth being precise: our evidence is a list that leaves Apple out, not Wyze saying no. An earlier version of this page attributed a refusal to a Wyze support article we could not produce, and we withdrew it — publishing a quotation nobody can check is worse than publishing the weaker claim that is true.
• ✗ SmartThings: Doesn't work — The Wyze Cam v4 product page lists its integrations as Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT only, and SmartThings appears nowhere on it. IFTTT relays are an indirect workaround, not an integration. ⚠ WHAT THIS RESTS ON: a list that leaves SmartThings out, not Wyze saying no. An earlier version of this page attributed a refusal to a Wyze support article that is nowhere in our sources, and we withdrew the attribution rather than leave it standing on something nobody can check.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Not established. Wyze lists Alexa, Google Assistant and IFTTT for this camera and names no Home Assistant route, and Home Assistant has no Wyze integration of its own. Community projects reach some Wyze cameras, but neither Wyze nor Home Assistant stands behind them, and Wyze only ever offered its own video-stream firmware for older Wyze cameras.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Partly — some of it keeps working without the internet and some of it does not

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Ring Video Doorbell (2nd gen) — the catch, per ecosystem ~$60 $60 is the last price we recorded while Ring still sold this model, not a current price — Ring has retired it and publishes no figure for it at all. The nearest current equivalent is Ring's Battery Doorbell 2K at a $99.99 list. Never treated as a live price.

• ✓ Amazon Alexa: Works — Ring's support page for this doorbell lists Works with Alexa, and Ring's Alexa help article sets out the route: you link your Ring and Amazon accounts and turn on the Ring Skill in the Alexa app, so it works through the internet rather than inside your home. An Alexa device can then let you talk to visitors and get alerts, and one with a screen can show the doorbell's Live View.
• ✗ Google Home: Doesn't work — No Google Home support
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — No Apple Home support — Ring's only officially supported ecosystem is Alexa, and Ring has announced no HomeKit or Matter camera plans even after Matter 1.5 added camera support (December 2025).
• ◐ SmartThings: Partial — Samsung's own Works with SmartThings catalogue lists this exact doorbell for the United States, by its model number, so the pairing is supported rather than merely assumed. What Samsung does not publish is how much of the doorbell SmartThings sees — its listing gives a model and a category and no feature list — so expect the linked service's basic events and keep the Ring app for live video.
• ◐ Home Assistant: Partial — Official HA core 'ring' integration (cloud polling), and its supported-device list explicitly includes the Doorbell (2nd Gen): ding/motion event sensors, battery, and live view work; two-way audio is not supported and the last-recording entity requires a Ring Protect subscription.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: Not checked — we have not established whether this needs a hub · Works offline: No — the core function depends on the vendor's servers

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Arlo Video Doorbell (2nd Gen) — the catch, per ecosystem ~$79.99 us.arlo.com lists the doorbell-only model (AVD4001-100NAS) at a regular price of $79.99, and that was the selling price on 2026-09-23, with no sale running. On 1 October 2026 the same page ran a sale at $29.50 against an original price of $79.99, with the doorbell-plus-chime version at $55.99 against $99.99. An earlier sale at $49.99 was read on 2026-08-14. Price at the time of research, never a live price.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — Arlo badges this doorbell "Works with Alexa". It does not say how the doorbell connects to Alexa or what Alexa can do with it, so the live view, two-way audio and the siren are unconfirmed there.
• ◐ Google Home: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — Arlo badges this doorbell "Works with Google Home". It does not say how the doorbell connects to Google Home or what Google Home can do with it, so the live view, two-way audio and the siren are unconfirmed there.
• ◐ Apple Home: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — Arlo badges this doorbell "Works with Apple Home". It does not say how the doorbell connects to Apple Home or what Apple Home can do with it, so the live view, two-way audio and the siren are unconfirmed there. Arlo does not mention HomeKit Secure Video either, so do not assume recordings reach Apple's side.
• ✗ SmartThings: Doesn't work — Arlo's compatibility strip for this doorbell is a closed row of badges — 'Works with Alexa', 'Works with Google Home', 'Works with IFTTT', 'Works with Apple Home' — and SmartThings is not among them. The same badge row on Arlo's Ultra (3rd Gen) page does carry 'Works with SmartThings', so Arlo names SmartThings on the row when it applies, and for this doorbell it does not. Plan on Alexa, Google Home or Apple Home instead.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Arlo names no Home Assistant support, and no Arlo statement was found declaring it supported or unsupported. Unofficial community integrations exist for Arlo devices, but a community project is not vendor support.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: No — the core function depends on the vendor's servers

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Blink Battery Doorbell 2K+ — the catch, per ecosystem ~$79.99 Blink's own product page (blinkforhome.com/our-products, read 2026-08-14) states 'Battery Doorbell 2K+ · 2K resolution, battery-powered convenience · Starting at $79.99'. ⚠ The vendor's STARTING figure, not a checkout price: Blink does not run a first-party checkout — its buy links go to Amazon — so the transaction price sits on a storefront this record did not read. A Sync Module is required and is not included in this figure. Never treated as a live price.

• ✓ Amazon Alexa: Works — Blink's deepest integration by far, which follows from Amazon owning Blink. Its support site documents live view on Echo, Echo Show, Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices, dedicated Alexa Doorbell Notifications, two-way audio, motion announcements, arming and disarming by voice, and an optional access code for voice commands. Blink flags one setup detail specific to doorbells: turning on Doorbell Press Notifications on a screened device such as an Echo Show carries its own caveat in Blink's documentation.
• ? Google Home: Inconclusive — Blink publishes a large Alexa section and no equivalent for Google. The only Blink statement located is scoped to a different product generation — the Outdoor and Indoor (3rd Gen) FAQ saying those cameras 'will not support Apple HomeKit or Google Assistant at launch' — so it is recorded as context and not carried across to this doorbell. Unknown, not none.
• ? Apple Home: Inconclusive — Same position and same scoped evidence as Google: Blink's HomeKit refusal was written for the Outdoor and Indoor (3rd Gen), not for this product. No Blink statement about the Battery Doorbell 2K+ was found in either direction. ⊕ Worth noting against the neighbouring record in this catalogue: Arlo badges Apple Home on its doorbell, so Apple support is a live differentiator between the two cheap doorbells a buyer is most likely to compare.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — Blink names no SmartThings support and makes no statement of non-support. Nothing found in either direction.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Blink names no Home Assistant support and makes no statement of non-support. Unofficial community integrations exist for Blink devices; a community project is not vendor support.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: Yes (Yes — a Blink Sync Module, sold separately. Blink's support article 'Sync Module Requirements for Blink Devices' names the Battery Doorbell 2K+ explicitly as Sync Module Required, and Blink's own setup guide puts it first: before setting up the doorbell, you must already have a Sync Module connected to your account. That ordering matters — a buyer who orders only the doorbell cannot complete setup. The module is also the only route to local storage, which Blink ties to a Sync Module 2 with a USB drive or a Sync Module XR with a MicroSD card.) · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Ubiquiti UniFi Doorbell Lite — the catch, per ecosystem ~$99 Price at the time we researched it — $99.00 on Ubiquiti's own US store, read 2026-10-08 and purchasable ('Add to Cart'). Two figures worth carrying rather than one: the same page shows '$116.00 Surcharges incl.' (it showed $113.00 on 18 August 2026), so the checkout number is higher than the headline. ⚠ AND THE CONSOLE IS THE REAL PRICE, so we put it here rather than in a footnote: UniFi Protect requires 'A UniFi Console running Protect' by Ubiquiti's own statement, so this doorbell is not a standalone product — and a console bought without a drive records nothing, since Ubiquiti states 'Compatible storage disk is only required to save recordings.' The cheapest Protect-capable console we have verified is the UniFi Cloud Gateway Max at $279 as configured on 2026-08-17. Realistic entry for a doorbell that actually records is therefore roughly $99 + $279 + storage + running an Ethernet cable to the door, not $99. Never treated as a live price.

• ? Amazon Alexa: Inconclusive — Not established. Ubiquiti names no voice assistant and no third-party smart-home platform on any first-party surface read for this record or for the console it requires — a token search of its physical-security page found Alexa, Google Home, Apple HomeKit, SmartThings and Matter all absent. Qualified silence, not an evidenced absence: a vendor who publishes no compatibility list anywhere has told you nothing, rather than told you no.
• ? Google Home: Inconclusive — Same position as Alexa — Ubiquiti says nothing about Google on any page we read.
• ? Apple Home: Inconclusive — Same position — no Apple Home, HomeKit or Matter claim anywhere in Ubiquiti's physical-security documentation or on this product's specification sheet.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — Same position — SmartThings is not named on any Ubiquiti page we read.
• ◐ Home Assistant: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — Home Assistant's official UniFi Protect integration, which carries its top quality rating, shows this doorbell's live video, rings and detections through your UniFi console, on your own network. It can play audio through the doorbell's speaker but doesn't say you can talk back and forth with a visitor, so two-way audio in Home Assistant is unconfirmed. It needs UniFi Protect 7.2.105 or later running on a UniFi OS console.

Connection: Ethernet · Hub for full use: Yes (Yes — a UniFi OS Console running the Protect application, and this is a system requirement rather than an optional accessory. Ubiquiti's own physical-security page names what it takes to start: 'A UniFi Console running Protect' plus a camera, with the footnote 'Compatible storage disk is only required to save recordings' — so a console without a disk gives you a live view and keeps nothing. The Cloud Gateway Max (~$279 as configured) is the cheapest console this catalogue has verified; Network Video Recorders and CloudKey+ also qualify. This doorbell counts against the console's device capacity like any other Protect camera.) · Works offline: Partly — some of it keeps working without the internet and some of it does not

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Aqara Video Doorbell G4 — the catch, per ecosystem ~$99.99 at time of research, read from Aqara's own storefront structured data for the product's own SKU (DTC-US-EN-G4, $99.99, InStock) rather than from the rendered page — the method rule that exists because this vendor's product pages carry other products' copy and prices. Never treated as a live price. ⚠ The previous figure of $120 was a $20.01 overstatement whose basis was never recorded: it came in on a 2026-07-12 migrated provenance entry whose own note said the original source 'did not record which facts this source actually backed'.

• ✓ Amazon Alexa: Works — Alexa gets live video and two-way talk on a screen, not the doorbell's other features. Aqara says a compatible Amazon smart speaker is required.
• ✓ Google Home: Works — Google Home gets live video and two-way talk on a screen, not the doorbell's other features. Aqara says a compatible Google smart speaker is required.
• ✓ Apple Home: Works — HomeKit Secure Video — rare at this price
• ◐ SmartThings: Partial — Works in SmartThings through Aqara's official cloud-to-cloud linked service (WebRTC live view, doorbell events, door-lock linking), though Aqara's own G4 page lists only Aqara, Apple Home, Alexa, Google Home, and IFTTT — and features like facial-recognition automations stay in the Aqara app.
• ◐ Home Assistant: Partial — An official path exists: the G4 is a HomeKit accessory, so HA's official HomeKit Device (homekit_controller) integration pairs it directly — doorbell presses arrive as automation triggers, but cameras are not among the integration's supported types, so no video/live view in HA, and pairing to HA removes it from Apple Home (one controller at a time). No Aqara-built HA integration covers the G4.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: Not checked — we have not established whether this needs a hub · Works offline: Partly — some of it keeps working without the internet and some of it does not

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Blink Outdoor 2K+ — the catch, per ecosystem ~$99.99 Blink's own product page (blinkforhome.com/our-products, read 2026-08-14) states 'Starting at $99.99'. ⚠ Recorded as the vendor's STARTING figure, not a checkout price: 'starting at' implies a one-camera configuration with larger multi-camera systems priced higher, and Blink does not sell through a first-party checkout — its own buy links go to Amazon, so the actual transaction price is set on a storefront this record did not read. A Sync Module is required and is NOT included in this figure unless bought as a system. Never treated as a live price.

• ✓ Amazon Alexa: Works — The deepest integration Blink offers, and unsurprising given Amazon owns Blink. Blink's support site maintains a whole Alexa section covering live view on Echo, Echo Show, Fire TV and Fire Tablet devices, motion announcements, arming and disarming the Blink system by voice, and an access code for voice commands. Blink notes Motion Announcements do not work on its older indoor 1st Gen and XT cameras — a generation limit, not one that applies here.
• ? Google Home: Inconclusive — Blink publishes an extensive Alexa integration section and no equivalent for Google. The only Blink statement located is scoped to an OLDER generation — the Outdoor and Indoor (3rd Gen) FAQ says those cameras 'will not support Apple HomeKit or Google Assistant at launch but we are continuously evaluating integration opportunities.' That is a vendor statement about a different product, so it is recorded as context rather than carried across to this one. Unknown, not none.
• ? Apple Home: Inconclusive — Same position as Google, and the same scoped evidence: Blink's own statement declining HomeKit was written for the Outdoor and Indoor (3rd Gen), not for this model. No Blink statement about the Outdoor 2K+ was found in either direction. Recorded as unknown rather than none, because a prior generation's 'not at launch' is not a current fact about a later product.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — Blink names no SmartThings support and makes no statement of non-support. Nothing was found in either direction.
• ◐ Home Assistant: Works, except camera stream — Home Assistant's own Blink integration connects through Blink's cloud. It can arm and disarm the whole Blink system and adds each camera linked to your Sync Module, but it does not show live view, so Camera stream is missing in Home Assistant and watching live stays in the Blink app. Two-way audio is not mentioned. The camera needs a Blink Sync Module, sold separately.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: Yes (Yes — a Blink Sync Module, and it is sold separately. Blink's own support article 'Sync Module Requirements for Blink Devices' names the Outdoor 2K+ explicitly and lists it as Sync Module Required. This is the fact that changes the price comparison: the camera's 'starting at $99.99' does not include the module unless you buy a bundled system, so a single camera is not a complete purchase. The module is also what makes local storage possible at all — Blink's plan page states local backup needs 'Sync Module 2 and USB drive or the Sync Module XR and a MicroSD card', both sold separately.) · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Tapo D225 2K QHD Video Doorbell — the catch, per ecosystem ~$99.99 us.store.tapo.com listed the Tapo D225 at $99.99 on 2026-08-14, to the cent, from the store's own product data, against a regular price of $109.99. ⚠ The same listing carried a 'Backorder' tag alongside 'Bestseller' while showing the doorbell as available — that was stock status on the day, not part of the price. Never treated as a live price.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; two-way audio and siren unconfirmed — TP-Link names Alexa for this doorbell and says it works with Alexa to show what the doorbell sees on a supported device. Two-way audio and the siren are unconfirmed on Alexa: TP-Link does not say whether either one reaches Alexa, and it does not say how the doorbell connects to Alexa.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; two-way audio and siren unconfirmed — TP-Link names Google Assistant for this doorbell and says it works with Google Assistant to show what the doorbell sees on a supported device, so live view works. Two-way audio and the siren are unconfirmed on Google: TP-Link names both for the doorbell and the Tapo app, and does not say whether either one reaches Google.
• ? Apple Home: Inconclusive — TP-Link decides Apple Home support model by model, and no doorbell is on its list. The HomeKit setup article, updated 26 May 2026 and re-read on 19 September 2026, names the products it applies to individually — the C125 and C225 cameras, one light strip, thirteen plugs and three switches — and describes itself as carrying setup instructions for select devices. A selection is not a closed statement about everything else, so this stays open rather than a no. Practically, though, an Apple Home household has nothing to work with here: the doorbell's own page offers Alexa and Google, and TP-Link's Matter certified list holds no cameras or video doorbells.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — TP-Link names no SmartThings support for this doorbell and states no non-support. Its Matter-certified product list — how Tapo plugs, switches, sensors and hubs reach SmartThings — includes no cameras or doorbells.
• ◐ Home Assistant: Partial — There IS a local video path here, and it is rarer than the price suggests: TP-Link names this doorbell as one of only three battery models that can stream RTSP — 'For battery-operated cameras and doorbells, only select models—specifically the Tapo D235, D225, and TD25—support RTSP streaming when connected via a hardwired setup with a jumper cable and the "always-on mode" activated.' Home Assistant's official Generic Camera integration consumes exactly that (rtsp:// stream source, port 554). Two limits keep this at partial rather than full. First, the condition costs you the product's headline feature — RTSP needs hardwired power with always-on mode, so the wire-free battery installation this doorbell is sold for cannot have it. Second, RTSP carries video, not the doorbell: the press event, two-way audio and battery state are not in the stream, and TP-Link's own note that 'ONVIF Profile S does not support two-way audio' points the same way. TP-Link publishes no Home Assistant integration by name.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Partly — some of it keeps working without the internet and some of it does not

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Reolink Video Doorbell (PoE/WiFi) — the catch, per ecosystem ~$101.99 $101.99 is the PoE version's price on reolink.com on 2026-08-10; the WiFi version is $139.99 on the same date. This record covers both SKUs, so the headline figure is the cheapest buyable variant (the same convention as the Dreo 524S colour pricing) — a buyer choosing WiFi pays $38.00 more. The previous $120 sat between the two variants and matched neither. At time of research — never treated as a live price.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Partial — Live view on an Echo Show plus notifications and chime — the same scope as Google, and for the same reason: Reolink's Alexa compatibility table is word-for-word identical to its Google one (Duo and Go lines and NVR add-on cameras No, 'Other Reolink Cameras' Yes). Two-way talk, event history and detection settings stay in the Reolink app. No Amazon-side listing names this model.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; camera stream and two-way audio unconfirmed — Partial. Reolink's table of cameras that work with Google Home excludes only the Duo and Go lines and the add-on cameras sold in NVR kits, which puts this doorbell in its 'Other Reolink Cameras — Yes' row. The table says the smart-home feature is supported but not what it does, so live view and two-way talk on Google are both unconfirmed: Reolink does not say on that page whether either one reaches Google, and no Google-side listing names this model.
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — Reolink's official support article states 'The answer is NO. Applies to: All Reolink products… Reolink cameras cannot work with the Apple Homekit yet' with no model exceptions — re-read 2026-08-11, unchanged. Apple Home access requires the community Homebridge route, which is not official support.
• ✗ SmartThings: Doesn't work — Reolink's smart-home support documentation scopes official integrations to Google Home and Amazon Alexa with no SmartThings mention; the only SmartThings path is a community-built ONVIF Edge driver, not an official integration.
• ◐ Home Assistant: Works, except two-way audio — Home Assistant's own Reolink integration lists this doorbell, in both its PoE and Wi-Fi versions, among the models it connects to directly on your network. Live video works there, and doorbell presses, motion and person alerts arrive as sensors you can automate on. Two-way audio does not: Home Assistant says talking through the doorbell is not available in its Reolink integration, so that stays in the Reolink app. The doorbell's RTSP and ONVIF streams also suit recorders such as Frigate and Blue Iris.

Connection: Wi-Fi · PoE · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Aqara Camera Hub G3 — the catch, per ecosystem ~$119.99 Price at the time we researched it — $119.99 from Aqara's own US storefront data for this exact model (DTC-US-CM-G3, one version, in stock) on 2026-08-18. Never treated as a live price.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; pan/tilt and two-way audio unconfirmed — Aqara names Alexa for this camera and says Alexa sees it as a camera, so you can view it there. Pan/tilt and two-way audio are unconfirmed on Alexa: Aqara does not say whether you can aim the camera or talk through it from Alexa, and it does not say how the camera connects to Alexa. Aqara also says the Zigbee devices on this hub show up in Alexa.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; pan/tilt and two-way audio unconfirmed — Aqara names Google Home for this camera and says Google Home sees it as a camera, so you can view it there. Pan/tilt and two-way audio are unconfirmed on Google Home: Aqara does not say whether you can aim the camera or talk through it from Google Home, and it does not say how the camera connects. Aqara does point you to Google Home, rather than Apple Home, for the hub's infrared remote control.
• ◐ Apple Home: Works, except pan/tilt — Apple lists this camera for HomeKit Secure Video, so it works in Apple Home as a camera, but Aqara says pan/tilt is not available in that mode: you cannot aim the camera from the Home app. Aqara also says Apple Home records at 1080p rather than the sensor's full 2K, and that the hub's infrared remote control does not reach HomeKit at all. Two-way audio is unconfirmed on Apple Home: neither Aqara nor Apple says whether you can talk through it.
• ✗ SmartThings: Doesn't work — Not supported as a camera. Aqara's own G3 page says in a footnote that the camera is 'only exposed to HomeKit, Google Home and Amazon Alexa as a camera', and SmartThings is not one of the three. That footnote speaks about the camera itself; the longer compatibility list on the same page, which ends in 'and more', does not change it.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Not established. Aqara's footnote says the G3 is exposed as a camera only to HomeKit, Google Home and Amazon Alexa, and Home Assistant is not on that list. That does not settle it, because Home Assistant can bring in a camera that HomeKit sees through its own HomeKit Device integration. Whether that route works for the G3 has not been established from Home Assistant's side.

Connection: Zigbee · Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Partly — some of it keeps working without the internet and some of it does not

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Arlo Pro Security Camera 2K (6th Gen) — the catch, per ecosystem ~$124.99 Arlo's own US store listed one camera at $124.99 on 23 September 2026 (packs of two, three and four cameras were also listed). This is the price at the time of research, never a live price, so check Arlo before buying.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — Arlo lists Alexa among the platforms this camera works with. It does not say how the camera connects to Alexa or what Alexa can do with it, so the live view, two-way audio and the siren are unconfirmed there.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; two-way audio and siren unconfirmed — Arlo connects this camera to Google Home when you add Arlo in the Google Home app and sign in with your Arlo account; Arlo lists it among the cameras whose live view plays on a Google display or Chromecast. Arlo doesn't say whether Google can use the two-way audio or the siren, so those are unconfirmed there.
• ✓ Apple Home: Works — Worth noticing if you shopped Arlo's other cameras: Arlo's spec sheet for this model names Apple Home, and Arlo's page for the Arlo Ultra (3rd Gen) does not. Platform support at Arlo is genuinely per-product, which is why we never carry a badge across a brand. Arlo names the platform without saying whether HomeKit Secure Video is included, so nothing is claimed about that here.
• ◐ SmartThings: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — Arlo lists SmartThings among the platforms this camera works with. It does not say how the camera connects to SmartThings or what SmartThings can do with it, so the live view, two-way audio and the siren are unconfirmed there.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Not established. Arlo's own list for this camera names five platforms, Alexa, Apple Home, Google Home, IFTTT and SmartThings, and Home Assistant is not among them. A maker leaving out a community platform is weak evidence either way, and we read no Home Assistant documentation naming this model, so this stays unknown rather than being called unsupported.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Google Nest Cam (Indoor, wired, 3rd gen) — the catch, per ecosystem ~$129.99 Google Store US price, read 2026-09-24 on Google's own store and never treated as a live price. The configure page and the product page both show $129.99 for Snow, Hazel and Berry with no sale marking. The previous price, as of 2026-08-13, was $99.99; a comparison answer lower on the product page still gives that older figure, and the price in the buy box is the one used here.

• ? Amazon Alexa: Inconclusive — Google's Nest-skill compatibility list documents Alexa live view for the 2021 camera generation and does not name this 2025 model. That is silence rather than a stated exclusion, so the level is recorded as unknown rather than assumed either way. If it does work, the skill gives live view on display-equipped Echo devices only, with no event history.
• ✓ Google Home: Works — The Home app is the only place the full feature set and subscription tiers exist.
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — No Apple Home or HomeKit support appears in any Google primary doc, and the camera is absent from Google's Matter device list — which is the only route Apple Home could arrive by. Verified 2026-07-19 against support.google.com/googlehome/answer/12391458.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — Not established. Samsung's own Works with SmartThings page for Nest lists older Nest cameras, including the 2021 Nest Cam (indoor, wired), and does not list this 2025 model. Google does not mention SmartThings for this camera either, and its notice on the end of Works with Nest, which stopped working on September 29, 2023, never says the camera cannot work there. So whether it works with SmartThings is not established.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Inconclusive, because Google's own pages disagree with each other. Home Assistant's official Nest integration runs on Google's Device Access programme, and Google's list of the devices that programme supports (last updated 2026-10-02) does not name this 2025 model — its catch-all covers 'older, unlisted camera models', which this is not. The 'Nest Cam (indoor, wired)' row on that list is the 2021 camera's official name, not this one's. But Google's own get-started page for the same programme says it supports 'All Google Nest Cameras'. Neither page is written about this particular generation, so we leave the question open rather than publish a no (which this page did from 2026-07-30 to 2026-08-22) or a yes. If the route does work, it is the same one older Nest cameras use: you set up a developer project with Google, pay a one-time $5 fee, and get live view and events in Home Assistant — with nothing running on your own network.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: No — the core function depends on the vendor's servers

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Aqara Camera Hub G350 — the catch, per ecosystem ~$139.99 at time of research — $139.99 read from Aqara's own storefront structured data for this product's own SKU (DTC-US-CM-G350, single variant, in stock) rather than the rendered page, per this vendor's standing method rule. Never treated as a live price.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; pan/tilt unconfirmed — Aqara names Alexa for this camera and says its live view, recordings and two-way audio are a tap or a voice command away there. Pan/tilt is unconfirmed on Alexa: Aqara does not say whether you can aim the camera from Alexa, and says the features each platform shows depend on that platform.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; pan/tilt unconfirmed — Aqara names Google Home for this camera and says its live view, recordings and two-way audio are a tap or a voice command away there. Pan/tilt is unconfirmed on Google Home: Aqara does not say whether you can aim the camera from Google Home, and says the features each platform shows depend on that platform.
• ◐ Apple Home: Works; pan/tilt unconfirmed — Aqara says the camera works with HomeKit Secure Video, with live view, recordings and two-way audio in Apple Home, but within Apple Home the picture is capped at 1080p, on a camera sold on a 4K wide lens and a 2.5K telephoto, so the full picture stays in Aqara's own app. Aqara does not say whether you can pan or tilt the camera from Apple Home, so pan/tilt is unconfirmed there. HomeKit Secure Video also needs an iCloud+ plan and an Apple Home hub, such as a HomePod or Apple TV.
• ◐ SmartThings: Works; pan/tilt unconfirmed — Samsung's SmartThings directory lists the Camera Hub G350 as a camera, and Aqara says its live view, recordings and two-way audio are a tap or a voice command away on SmartThings. Pan/tilt is unconfirmed on SmartThings: neither Samsung nor Aqara says whether you can aim the camera from SmartThings.
• ◐ Home Assistant: Works, except pan/tilt and two-way audio — Aqara names Home Assistant in its own compatibility list for this model and says exactly what crosses over: 'For Home Assistant integration, only streaming is available via RSTP' (Aqara's spelling of RTSP, a standard local video stream). So the live picture reaches Home Assistant over your own network. Pan/tilt and two-way audio are missing in Home Assistant: Aqara's note limits the connection to the stream, so you cannot aim the camera or talk through it from Home Assistant. Aqara does not say that the camera's detections reach Home Assistant either.

Connection: Thread · Matter · Zigbee · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Aqara Doorbell Camera Hub G410 — the catch, per ecosystem ~$144.99 price at time of research: $144.99 on Aqara's own US store for both colours, both available. We read the store's product listing data rather than the visible page, because Aqara's pages have shown other products' copy and prices before. Never treated as a live price.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — Aqara says you can stream a live view of your doorstep to Alexa-compatible smart displays, so live view on an Echo Show works. Two-way audio is unconfirmed on Alexa: Aqara says you can talk to visitors from your phone or a smart display, but does not say whether you can from Alexa.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — Aqara says you can stream a live view of your doorstep to Google Home-compatible smart displays, so live view on a Nest display works. Two-way audio is unconfirmed on Google Home: Aqara does not say whether you can talk to a visitor from Google.
• ◐ Apple Home: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — Apple Home with real HomeKit Secure Video, not a Home-app tile: Aqara promises full HomeKit Secure Video support with iCloud video storage, so live view and recording in Apple Home work. One number to know: Aqara says the maximum resolution under HomeKit Secure Video is 1200p, so an Apple household gets 1200p from a camera sold on its 2K sensor. Two-way audio is unconfirmed in Apple Home: Aqara does not say whether you can talk to a visitor from the Home app.
• ◐ SmartThings: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — Samsung's SmartThings directory lists this doorbell, and Aqara says you can stream a live view of your doorstep to SmartThings-compatible smart displays, so live view works there. Two-way audio is unconfirmed on SmartThings: neither Samsung nor Aqara says whether you can talk to a visitor from SmartThings.
• ◐ Home Assistant: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — Aqara says the G410 integrates locally with Home Assistant through RTSP, a standard local video stream, and through its Matter bridging, so the live picture reaches Home Assistant over your own network. Aqara adds that 'RTSP is only available with a wired connection', so a battery installation loses that stream. Two-way audio is unconfirmed on Home Assistant: Aqara does not say whether you can talk to a visitor from it.

Connection: Thread · Matter · Zigbee · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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eufy Video Doorbell E340 — the catch, per ecosystem ~$149.99 at time of research — never treated as a live price. $149.99 is eufy's own US list price for the battery-powered E340 (SKU T8214111), read 2026-08-09.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — Works through eufy's Alexa skill: you can ask an Echo Show to show the doorbell, and an Echo device can act as its chime. Two-way audio is unconfirmed on Alexa: eufy describes talking to visitors in its own app only and does not say whether you can do it from Alexa.
• ◐ Google Home: Works, except two-way audio — eufy says its doorbells work with Google Assistant for voice-triggered live view on a Nest display, so live view works on Google. Two-way audio is missing there: eufy's own support article lists 'Two-way speaking - not supported' on Google Nest Hub, along with no ring announcement and no automatic live view when someone presses the doorbell. eufy's E340 product page does list Google voice assistant devices among the chimes the doorbell can pair with, which disagrees with that support article about ring announcements, so do not count on a Google speaker or display announcing the doorbell until eufy settles it.
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — No Apple Home — eufy floated HomeKit but its own page still lists it unsupported
• ✗ SmartThings: Doesn't work — eufy's doorbell platform-compatibility support article lists 'SmartThings - Not supported' (only Alexa and Google Assistant are supported), and the E340 product page names Alexa and Google Assistant with no SmartThings or Matter mention.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Not established. eufy lists Home Assistant as not supported for its doorbells and names no other route, and Home Assistant has no eufy doorbell integration of its own. Community-built add-ons list the E340 in their device tables, but eufy does not stand behind them, and the original one was archived in September 2026 in favour of a successor. eufy's own specification for the E340 mentions no video stream that other software can pull.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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ecobee Smart Doorbell Camera (wired) — the catch, per ecosystem ~$159.99 at time of research — $159.99 on ecobee's own US product page, read 2026-08-17. Never treated as a live price. Worth knowing beside it: ecobee offers professional installation through its partner HelloTech, listed as 'Starting from $100' on ecobee's installation page, which does not give a separate price for the doorbell.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — ecobee lists Alexa for this doorbell and says you can view a live stream from it on Echo Show devices by voice. Two-way audio is unconfirmed on Alexa: ecobee says you talk to visitors from the ecobee app and does not say whether you can from an Alexa device. ecobee also says the doorbell chime can be heard through any Alexa-compatible speaker.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; camera stream and two-way audio unconfirmed — ecobee connects this doorbell to Google Home when you link your ecobee account through Works with Google in the Google Home app. ecobee doesn't say which controls Google gets, so camera stream and two-way audio are unconfirmed there.
• ◐ Apple Home: Works; camera stream and two-way audio unconfirmed — ecobee lists Apple HomeKit for this doorbell, with a footnote that reads 'Apple Home Secure video is not supported', so an Apple household gets the doorbell in the Home app without HomeKit Secure Video recording to iCloud. ecobee doesn't say whether live view or two-way audio work in Apple Home, so both are unconfirmed there. ecobee also says the doorbell chime can play through any HomeKit-compatible speaker.
• ✗ SmartThings: Doesn't work — An evidenced absence rather than a silence: ecobee's product page enumerates its compatible systems — Apple HomeKit, Amazon Alexa and Google Home — and SmartThings appears nowhere in that list or elsewhere on the page. ecobee names its platforms explicitly enough that the omission carries meaning.
• ✗ Home Assistant: Doesn't work — Home Assistant's official ecobee integration does not cover this doorbell. Its list of supported device types is 'Binary sensor, Climate, Humidifier, Notifications, Number, Sensor, Switch, Weather' — thermostats, remote sensors and ventilators — with no camera or doorbell type anywhere in it. Good Home Assistant support for ecobee's thermostats says nothing about its cameras. ⚠ How far this answer goes: what is established is only that Home Assistant's own ecobee integration does not reach this doorbell. It is NOT established that no route exists anywhere — Home Assistant could reach the doorbell through an add-on published outside that thermostat-focused integration, and no search for one has been done. So read this as 'not through the official ecobee integration', the same limit the Ring Alarm Flood & Freeze Sensor page puts on its own Home Assistant answer.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Lorex 2K Video Doorbell — the catch, per ecosystem ~$169.99 price at time of research (2026-09-15), and read carefully, because Lorex's own store says two things at once. The storefront's product data carries $169.99 for the white doorbell, SKU B451AJD-E, and reports it as available; the page a shopper actually sees shows no price at all, marks both the white and the black finish sold out or unavailable, and replaces the buy button with a sales phone number and a chat window. So $169.99 is Lorex's own figure for this doorbell rather than a price anyone was observed paying online, and the black B451AJDB-E is out of stock in the same data. Before 2026-09-15 this record carried no price, because the earlier reads found only the contact-sales message.

• ✗ Amazon Alexa: Doesn't work — Lorex's own doorbell comparison chart, on this product's page, fills in a third-party compatibility row for four doorbells and gives this one Google Assistant alone. The three others in the same row get Alexa and Google Assistant. Lorex's Alexa setup article says only that select products using the Lorex app work with Alexa voice commands and names no model, so the chart is the model-specific answer and our record follows it. If you want this doorbell on an Echo Show, treat that as unsupported until Lorex says otherwise on this page.
• ◐ Google Home: Partial — The one platform Lorex names for this specific doorbell: its own comparison chart gives this model Google Assistant in the third-party compatibility row. Lorex's list of Google Assistant voice commands gives doorbell cameras two, showing the doorbell's video on a screen and stopping it. Nothing Lorex publishes describes doorbell press announcements, event history or two-way talk through Google, so this is live view by voice rather than a full doorbell experience in the Google app.
• ? Apple Home: Inconclusive — Not established. The third-party compatibility row Lorex publishes for this doorbell names voice assistants and nothing else, and the words Apple, HomeKit and Siri appear nowhere on the product page. A row naming which voices can pull the camera up on a screen is not a statement about which home platforms the doorbell joins, so Lorex leaves Apple Home unanswered rather than denied. Nothing Lorex publishes says it works either, so do not plan around it: if Apple Home is where this doorbell has to live, ask Lorex before you buy.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — Not established. What Lorex publishes about other platforms is about voice: the third-party row of its doorbell comparison chart and its smart-home support articles name Alexa and Google Assistant and nothing else. SmartThings appears on none of them. Pages about voice control are not a list of the home platforms this doorbell joins, so SmartThings is unanswered rather than ruled out. Nothing Lorex publishes says it works either, so ask before you buy if you need it.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Not established. Lorex's article on streaming to third-party software covers certain recorders and IP cameras and names no doorbell, and nothing Lorex publishes describes a way to bring this doorbell into Home Assistant. People report pulling a local video stream from it into Home Assistant or Frigate, depending on firmware; that is a report, not something Lorex documents, so do not plan a setup around it.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Tapo C660 KIT 4K Solar Pan/Tilt Camera — the catch, per ecosystem ~$169.99 TP-Link's own US store listed the Tapo C660 KIT at $169.99 on 1 October 2026, with no discount shown, and carried a backorder tag while still taking orders. The kit was $118.99 on sale at the same store on 14 August 2026, and that sale has ended. Price at the time of research, never a live price.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; two-way audio and pan/tilt unconfirmed — TP-Link says the camera works with Amazon Alexa for voice-activated viewing ("Alexa, show me the backyard"), so the live view comes up on Alexa. TP-Link does not say whether two-way audio or pan/tilt work through Alexa, so both are unconfirmed there.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; two-way audio and pan/tilt unconfirmed — TP-Link says the camera works with Google Assistant for voice-activated viewing, so the live view comes up through Google. TP-Link does not say whether two-way audio or pan/tilt work through Google, so both are unconfirmed there.
• ? Apple Home: Inconclusive — Apple Home support at Tapo is decided model by model, and this kit is not among the models TP-Link names. Its HomeKit setup article, updated 26 May 2026 and re-read on 19 September 2026, lists the products it applies to one at a time — two cameras, the C125 and the C225, plus one light strip, thirteen plugs and three switches — and says outright that it carries setup instructions for select devices. A list that describes itself as a selection is not a statement about everything it leaves out, which is why this stays open rather than becoming a no. What an Apple household can act on is the rest: the kit's own page offers Alexa and Google only, TP-Link's Matter certified list holds no cameras or doorbells, and the models TP-Link does name for Apple Home are the safer buy.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — TP-Link names no SmartThings support for this camera and no statement of non-support was found. Its Matter-certified product list — the route by which Tapo plugs, switches, sensors and hubs reach SmartThings — contains no cameras or doorbells.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — There is no documented local video stream to point Home Assistant at. TP-Link's RTSP/ONVIF setup guide, updated 22 September 2026, names this camera directly: 'For Battery-powered (or solar-powered) cameras and doorbells such as Tapo C425, C460, C660, C645D and D230, RTSP streaming is generally not supported due to battery and hardware design limitations that prioritize power efficiency.' The only battery-powered exceptions it names are three doorbells, the Tapo D235, D225 and TD25. TP-Link publishes no Home Assistant integration either. Unofficial community integrations for Tapo cameras exist; a community project is not vendor support. Recorded unknown rather than none because the vendor's statement is about RTSP, not about Home Assistant by name.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Partly — some of it keeps working without the internet and some of it does not

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Google Nest Doorbell (2K, 2025) — the catch, per ecosystem ~$179.99 at time of research — never treated as a live price

• ✓ Amazon Alexa: Works — Works through Google's own Nest skill for Alexa. Google says an Alexa device with a display can show the doorbell's live view, and it names this doorbell, the wired 3rd-gen Nest Doorbell, for talking to a visitor by voice ('Alexa, talk to the front door') and for doorbell-press announcements, as well as motion and person announcements. Google also says some Nest features can't be controlled from Alexa, and live view from a wired doorbell stops after 12 hours unless you ask again.
• ✓ Google Home: Works — Gemini video search, deep Home integration
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — Google's official spec sheet requires the Google Home app and lists no HomeKit or Matter support for any Nest camera or doorbell; Apple Home access exists only through third-party bridges (Starling Home Hub, Homebridge), which are not official support.
• ✗ SmartThings: Doesn't work — SmartThings' official Google Nest connection runs on the same Google Device Access programme, whose supported-device list includes the older battery, legacy and wired 2nd-generation doorbells but NOT this 2K 3rd-generation model. Older Nest doorbells do connect, so this no is about this model specifically.
• ✗ Home Assistant: Doesn't work — No supported Home Assistant path exists for this model today. Home Assistant's Nest integration is official, but it runs on Google's Device Access programme — and Google's own list of the devices that programme supports covers only the battery, older and wired 1st- and 2nd-generation doorbells, not this 2K 3rd-generation model.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: No — the core function depends on the vendor's servers

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Ubiquiti UniFi G4 Doorbell — the catch, per ecosystem ~$199 price at time of research: $199 on Ubiquiti's own US store, read 3 October 2026, when the page offered a 'Notify me when available' button rather than an add-to-cart. The console is the real price. UniFi Protect requires a UniFi console by Ubiquiti's own statement, so this doorbell is not a standalone product; the cheapest console we verified that runs Protect is the UniFi Cloud Gateway Max at $279 as configured, and a console without a storage disk records nothing, since Ubiquiti says a disk 'is only required to save recordings'. Realistic entry for a recording doorbell is roughly $199 plus $279 plus storage. Never treated as a live price.

• ? Amazon Alexa: Inconclusive — Not established. Ubiquiti names no voice assistant and no third-party smart-home platform on any first-party surface read for this record or for the console it requires. Qualified silence, not an evidenced absence.
• ? Google Home: Inconclusive — Same position as Alexa: no Google statement anywhere on Ubiquiti's pages that we read.
• ? Apple Home: Inconclusive — Same position — no Apple Home, HomeKit or Matter claim anywhere in Ubiquiti's physical-security documentation.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — Same position: SmartThings is not named anywhere on Ubiquiti's pages that we read.
• ✓ Home Assistant: Works — The one documented platform path, and it runs through the console rather than the doorbell. Home Assistant's official UniFi Protect integration is rated at its highest quality tier and works entirely on your home network, with no cloud round-trip. It supports every UniFi console that can run Protect and names the G4 Doorbell among the cameras with smart detections, with live streams, motion and object detection, a doorbell-ring event and notifications for automations. Both stated conditions attach to the console: only UniFi Protect running on a UniFi OS console is supported, and Home Assistant requires UniFi Protect 7.2.105 or later, with early-access builds unsupported.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Hub for full use: Yes (Yes, and this is what separates a UniFi doorbell from every other doorbell here. Ubiquiti's own requirement for UniFi Protect is 'A UniFi Console running Protect'; there is no app-only mode and no cloud account that substitutes, so without a console this hardware does nothing. The cheapest console we verified that runs Protect is the Cloud Gateway Max at $279 as configured, plus a storage disk if you want recordings kept. Unlike Ubiquiti's other cameras, this doorbell does not need a network switch that powers it: it runs on ordinary doorbell-transformer power at 16 to 24 volts AC and joins the network over Wi-Fi.) · Works offline: Partly — some of it keeps working without the internet and some of it does not

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Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro — the catch, per ecosystem ~$199.99 at time of research — $199.99 for the Wi-Fi model, read from Aqara's own storefront structured data (SKUs DTC-US-CM-G5PRO-WIFI-GRAY and -WHITE, in stock) rather than the rendered page, per this vendor's standing method rule. ⚠ The PoE model is a $30 step up at $229.99 (SKUs DTC-US-CM-G5PRO-POE-GRAY and -WHITE); the recorded figure is the lower Wi-Fi entry point, and the ladder is stated here so nobody reads it as one price for one product. Never treated as a live price.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — Aqara says the G5 Pro streams its live view to Alexa-compatible smart displays, so live view on an Echo Show works. Two-way audio is unconfirmed on Alexa: Aqara lists two-way audio among the camera's features but does not say whether you can talk through it from Alexa.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — Aqara says the G5 Pro streams its live view to Google Home-compatible smart displays, so live view on a Nest display works. Two-way audio is unconfirmed on Google Home: Aqara does not say whether you can talk through the camera from Google.
• ◐ Apple Home: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — One of the few cameras on this shelf with genuine HomeKit Secure Video rather than a Home-app tile: Aqara headlines it, and Apple's own accessory list shows this camera with HomeKit Secure Video support, so live view and recording in Apple Home work. Two-way audio is unconfirmed in Apple Home: neither Apple nor Aqara says whether you can talk through the camera from the Home app. Aqara caps HomeKit Secure Video resolution on its sibling cameras (1200p on the G410 doorbell, 1080p on the G350) and publishes no figure for this model, so it is the question to ask before buying.
• ◐ SmartThings: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — Aqara lists SmartThings among this camera's compatible platforms and says it streams its live view to SmartThings-compatible smart displays, so live view works there. Samsung's Works with SmartThings directory also lists this camera, under all four of its model numbers, as a camera. Two-way audio is unconfirmed on SmartThings: neither Aqara nor Samsung says whether you can talk through the camera from SmartThings.
• ◐ Home Assistant: Partial — Aqara says that with RTSP (a standard local video stream) the G5 Pro 'can stream to third-party clients including Home Assistant over a local area network', and it lists Home Assistant among this camera's compatible platforms on its store page. So Home Assistant gets the live picture on your own network. Aqara does not say that the detections, the spotlight or two-way audio reach Home Assistant, which is why this is partial.

Connection: Thread · Matter · Zigbee · Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Ethernet · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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eufy SoloCam S340 — the catch, per ecosystem ~$199.99 $199.99 is the price on eufy's own US product page for the camera alone, read 30 September 2026, and never a live price. That page showed a $6.99 saving for Plus members against it, and eufy's security-camera collection page listed the same camera at $139.99, marked 'Saved $60.00', on the same day; the product page's own figure is the one recorded. The camera comes with its removable solar panel, and no base station is required.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; two-way audio and pan/tilt unconfirmed — eufy says the camera streams to Alexa Echo Show, so live view on an Echo Show works. Two-way audio and pan/tilt are unconfirmed on Alexa: eufy names both only in its own app and does not say whether Alexa can use them.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; two-way audio and pan/tilt unconfirmed — eufy says the camera streams to Google Chromecast, so live view on a Chromecast screen works. Two-way audio and pan/tilt are unconfirmed on Google: eufy does not say whether Google can use them. eufy's general support note also says its Google Assistant integration is "still undergoing development".
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — eufy states 'HomeKit — Not supported'. Its HomeKit article lists only the eufyCam 2 family and Indoor Cam 2K models on HomeBase 2, and no S-series camera appears; HomeKit Secure Video is confined to that older generation. A January 2026 secondary report of 'expanded HomeKit support' was checked and is NOT corroborated by any eufy primary source.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — Not established. eufy answers the smart-home question on this camera's own page in one short row, and both names on it are voice assistants: Alexa and Google Assistant. SmartThings is not on that row and appears nowhere else on the page. A row naming which voices can talk to the camera is not a statement about which home platforms it joins, so what eufy publishes leaves SmartThings unanswered rather than ruled out. The eufy support table that does say SmartThings is not supported is written for eufy's doorbells, names no camera, and cannot speak for this one — which is why it was never the answer here. Community projects for eufy cameras exist, are unofficial and are unsupported by eufy, so they settle nothing either. If SmartThings control is what you need, ask eufy before you buy.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Not established, and it is worth seeing both sides. eufy names two smart-home services for this camera and both are voice assistants — Alexa and Google Assistant — so eufy says nothing about Home Assistant in either direction. From Home Assistant's side there is a eufy integration, but it is built for the EufyHome line of lights and switches and covers no camera of any kind. A platform's own directory coming up empty is half an answer; without the maker addressing it too, the question stays open. Community projects for eufy cameras exist, are unofficial and unsupported by eufy. Treat Home Assistant support as unproven here, and ask eufy before you buy if it matters.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Google Nest Cam (Outdoor, wired, 2nd gen) — the catch, per ecosystem ~$199.99 Google Store US price for one camera, read 2026-09-13 on Google's own store and never treated as a live price. Snow and Hazel were both $199.99 and listed in stock; a two-pack was $349.99. The previous prices, as of 2026-08-13, were $149.99 and $249.99.

• ? Amazon Alexa: Inconclusive — Google's Nest-skill compatibility list documents Alexa live view for the 2021 camera generation and does not name this 2025 model. That is silence rather than a stated exclusion, so the level is recorded as unknown rather than assumed either way. If it works, the skill gives live view on display-equipped Echo devices only, with no event history.
• ✓ Google Home: Works — Native across the Google Home app, Nest displays and Chromecast/Google TV. The only first-class path.
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — Google documents no Apple Home or HomeKit support for any Nest camera, and no Nest camera appears in Google's Matter device list — the only route Apple Home could arrive by. Verified 2026-07-19 against support.google.com/googlehome/answer/12391458. This establishes that Google documents no support, not that no community workaround exists.
• ✗ SmartThings: Doesn't work — No SmartThings connection is documented. The old route ended when Google shut down the Works with Nest programme on 29 September 2023 and did not replace it with anything third-party hubs could use. Checked 2026-07-19 against Google's own support page.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Inconclusive, because Google's own pages disagree. Home Assistant's official Nest integration works through Google's developer programme for Nest devices, and Google's list of devices that programme supports (last updated 2026-06-29) does not name this 2025 camera; its catch-all covers 'older, unlisted camera models', which this is not, and its 'Nest Cam Outdoor' row is the discontinued 2015 camera. But Google's getting-started page for the same programme says it supports 'All Google Nest Cameras'. Neither page is scoped to this generation, so the cell is left open rather than published as a no (which this record did from 30 July to 22 August 2026) or a yes. If the route does work it is the same one older Nest cameras use: a developer project with Google, a one-time $5 fee, live view and events in Home Assistant, and nothing local.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Bluetooth · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: No — the core function depends on the vendor's servers

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Ring Battery Doorbell 4K Pro — the catch, per ecosystem ~$249.99 at time of research — $249.99 on Ring's own product page, read 2026-08-17. Ring's collections page shows a $249.99–$259.99 band across configurations; the figure recorded is the base product page price. Never treated as a live price.

• ✓ Amazon Alexa: Works — The deepest path this doorbell has, and it runs through account linking rather than a local protocol: Ring's own support documentation says 'When you link your Amazon and Ring accounts, you can access Ring device features using voice commands with compatible Alexa devices', after adding 'the Ring Skill in the Alexa app'. Live View lands on Echo Show and other screened Alexa devices, and two-way talk works on Echo speakers. ⚠ Scope stated honestly: Ring's Alexa documentation is written for 'your Ring doorbell or camera' at the brand level and does not enumerate this model, and the product page itself names Alexa nowhere. The relationship is Ring's, not this SKU's, on the evidence available.
• ? Google Home: Inconclusive — Ring names no Google Home route for this doorbell: its support site files smart-home help under Amazon Alexa and has no Google Home section. Ring does not say it cannot work with Google Home either, so whether it does is not established.
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — No Apple Home support, and no Matter path either. Same brand-level absence as Google, checked the same two ways: no first-party Ring page describes a HomeKit or Matter relationship for any doorbell, and the only ring.com results for HomeKit are years-old feature requests on Ring's own community forum. If you are an Apple household, this doorbell lives entirely in the Ring app.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — Genuinely unresolved on the day of research, and recorded that way rather than guessed in either direction: Samsung's partner directory lists Ring under Works with SmartThings in the 'Camera' and 'Doorbell' categories, but its product panel answered 'No products available in your region' to a US read, so no model — least of all one this new — is confirmed.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — ⚠ A gap to state rather than a sibling's support to inherit. Home Assistant's core 'ring' integration enumerates its supported doorbells by name — Doorbell, Doorbell 2/3/3 Plus/4, Doorbell Pro, Doorbell Pro 2, Doorbell Elite, Doorbell Wired, Battery Doorbell, Doorbell (2nd Gen), Peephole Cam — and this 2026 model appears nowhere on that list. The integration is cloud-polling and account-wide, so it may well pick the doorbell up; HA does not say so, and this catalogue does not say so on HA's behalf. Also true whatever the answer: HA states 'Two-way audio in camera live view is not currently supported', and the last-recording entity needs a Ring subscription.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: No — the core function depends on the vendor's servers

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Ring Wired Doorbell 4K Pro — the catch, per ecosystem ~$249.99 $249.99 is what Ring's own page charged on 8 October 2026, with no sale price beside it, so it is the regular price. Earlier reads caught Ring's sales against that figure: $199.99 on 17 August 2026 and $149.99 on 1 October 2026. Price at time of research, never a live price.

• ✓ Amazon Alexa: Works — The only platform Ring names for this model. Ring's product page says it integrates with Alexa-enabled devices and that you can view live feeds on Echo Show devices, Fire TV or Fire Tablets, and Ring's Alexa help says an Alexa device lets you talk to visitors at your door and watch Live View from your Ring doorbell, so live view and two-way talk both work on Alexa. The connection is account linking plus the Ring skill in the Alexa app, over the cloud rather than locally.
• ? Google Home: Inconclusive — Ring names no Google Home route for this doorbell: its support site files smart-home help under Amazon Alexa and has no Google Home section. Ring does not say it cannot work with Google Home either, so whether it does is not established.
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — No Apple Home and no Matter path. Same two-way brand-level check as Google: nothing on any first-party Ring surface describes a HomeKit or Matter relationship for a doorbell, and the only ring.com hits for HomeKit are years-old feature-request threads on Ring's own forum.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — Unresolved rather than guessed: Samsung's partner directory lists Ring under Works with SmartThings in the 'Camera' and 'Doorbell' categories, but its product panel answered 'No products available in your region' to a US read, so no model is confirmed — least of all a 2026 one.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — ⚠ A stated gap, not inherited support. Home Assistant's core 'ring' integration lists its supported doorbells by name and includes 'Doorbell Wired' and 'Doorbell Pro 2' — but not this 2026 'Wired Doorbell 4K Pro'. The integration polls Ring's cloud account-wide so it may pick the device up; HA does not say so, and this catalogue will not say it on HA's behalf. Independently of the answer, HA states 'Two-way audio in camera live view is not currently supported', and its last-recording entity requires a Ring subscription.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: No — the core function depends on the vendor's servers

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Ring Floodlight Cam 4K Pro — the catch, per ecosystem ~$279.99 Ring's ordinary US price for the wired camera is $279.99: Ring charged that on 18 and 20 August and 20 September 2026. On 26 September 2026 Ring showed it on sale at $199.99, with $279.99 as the 'Was' price. Never treated as a live price.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; spotlight and siren unconfirmed — You link your Ring and Amazon accounts and turn on the Ring Skill in the Alexa app, so commands travel through the internet. Ring says Echo devices announce motion and that you can see, hear and speak to people on camera with select Echo and Fire TV devices. Ring does not say whether the floodlights or the siren can be switched from Alexa. Arming and disarming by voice needs a Ring subscription.
• ? Google Home: Inconclusive — NOT ESTABLISHED. Ring's Google Assistant support has been widely reported as withdrawn, but no affirmative statement either way was found on ring.com or support.ring.com. Recorded as unknown rather than asserted from community reports.
• ? Apple Home: Inconclusive — NOT ESTABLISHED. No Ring statement on Apple Home or HomeKit was found in primary sources. Community reports point to Homebridge as the only route, which is not a vendor-supported integration.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — NOT ESTABLISHED. No Ring statement on SmartThings compatibility was found in primary sources.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — NOT ESTABLISHED. No Ring statement was found in primary sources within this research pass.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: Not checked — we have not established whether this needs a hub · Works offline: No — the core function depends on the vendor's servers

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eufy Video Doorbell S4 — the catch, per ecosystem ~$299.99 Price at time of research, never a live price. eufy's own store listed this doorbell as 'eufy Video Doorbell S4 with Chime 2' at $299.99 when we read it on 1 October 2026, as a pre-order estimated to ship by the end of October 2026. eufy's pages say the Chime 2 is included, and that was the only S4 doorbell configuration the store listed on that date. The price Anker announced in January 2026 was $279.99, with no chime mentioned; that figure was not on eufy's store on either of our reads.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — Partial. eufy's S4 pages list Alexa as compatible, and the doorbell connects through eufy's Alexa skill: you turn on the eufy skill in the Alexa app and sign in with your eufy account. eufy says that in an outside smart-home system the S4 shows a fixed live view only, so live view works on an Alexa screen, while the VR view and the OmniTrack tracking the doorbell is sold on stay in the eufy app. Two-way audio is unconfirmed on Alexa: eufy does not say whether you can talk to a visitor through an Echo. eufy's general Alexa guide says a eufy video doorbell can have Alexa announce when someone presses it, but the guide does not name the S4.
• ◐ Google Home: Works, except two-way audio — Partial. eufy's S4 pages list Google Home and the Google Assistant as compatible, and eufy says that in an outside smart-home system the S4 shows a fixed live view only, so live view works on Google, while the VR view and the OmniTrack tracking stay in the eufy app. Two-way audio is missing on Google: eufy's support article for its doorbells on a Google Nest Hub lists 'Two-way speaking - not supported', along with no ring announcement and no automatic live view when someone presses the doorbell. eufy's S4 pages do not say how the doorbell is linked to Google Home.
• ◐ Apple Home: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — Partial, and only with a eufy HomeBase S380, which is sold separately: eufy's S4 pages say Apple Home needs one. eufy says that in an outside smart-home system the S4 shows a fixed live view only, so live view works in Apple Home, while the VR view and the OmniTrack tracking stay in the eufy app. Two-way audio is unconfirmed in Apple Home: eufy does not say whether you can talk to a visitor from the Home app. eufy's general support article for its doorbells still says HomeKit is not supported, which disagrees with the S4's own pages; this page goes by the S4's pages because they name the product.
• ✗ SmartThings: Doesn't work — Not supported, as far as eufy publishes. The S4's specification table lists its smart-home integrations as Alexa, Google Assistant and Apple HomeKit, and SmartThings is not among them. eufy's general support article for its doorbells also lists SmartThings as not supported.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Not established for this doorbell. eufy's S4 pages name Alexa, Google Home and Apple Home and do not mention Home Assistant, and eufy's general support article for its doorbells lists Home Assistant as not supported. People use a community-built add-on with other eufy doorbells; whether it works with the S4 was not checked on this read.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Arlo Ultra (3rd Gen) — the catch, per ecosystem ~$349.99 us.arlo.com listed the 2-camera kit (VMS5250-100NAS) at $349.99 on 2026-09-23, read from the storefront's own product listing data. No sale was running on that variant that day: the listing's compare-at price was the same $349.99. The previous $279.99, read on 2026-08-14, was a sale price that has since ended. Never treated as a live price — check the vendor before buying.

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — Arlo's page for this camera says it works with Alexa and says nothing more: it does not say how the camera connects to Alexa or which of its features, such as live view or two-way talk, come across.
• ◐ Google Home: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — Arlo's page for this camera says it works with Google Home and says nothing more: it does not say how the camera connects to Google Home or which of its features, such as live view or two-way talk, come across.
• ✗ Apple Home: Doesn't work — Arlo's compatibility strip for this camera is a closed row of badges — 'Works with Alexa', 'Works with Google Home', 'Works with SmartThings', 'Works with IFTTT' — and Apple Home is not among them. The same badge row on Arlo's own Video Doorbell page does carry 'Works with Apple Home', so Arlo puts Apple on the row when Apple applies, and for this camera it does not. Plan on running this camera through Alexa, Google Home or SmartThings rather than the Apple Home app.
• ◐ SmartThings: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — Arlo's page for this camera says it works with SmartThings and says nothing more: it does not say how the camera connects to SmartThings or which of its features, such as live view or two-way talk, come across.
• ? Home Assistant: Inconclusive — Arlo names no Home Assistant support on this page, and no Arlo statement was found declaring it either supported or unsupported. Recorded as unknown rather than none: unofficial community integrations for Arlo are well known to exist, but a community project is not vendor support and its presence says nothing about what Arlo will do next.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: Yes (Yes, an Arlo SmartHub — and Arlo says so twice on its own page, ending the product description with '(SmartHub required)' and repeating 'SmartHub Required' in the feature list. The hub is proprietary, so no third-party bridge substitutes for it. The good news is that it is IN THE BOX for this SKU: Arlo's what's-in-the-box list reads '1x SmartHub w/ it's own power adapter and ethernet cable', and it takes power and ethernet, so it needs a spot by the router. The trap is the SKU next to it — Arlo sells the identical camera as an 'Add-on Camera' (VMC5050-100NAS) for $199.99 with no hub included, so a buyer comparing that $199.99 against this $349.99 kit is comparing a component against a complete system.) · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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Ubiquiti UniFi Camera G6 Pro Bullet — the catch, per ecosystem ~$479 Price at the time we researched it — $479.00 on Ubiquiti's own US store, read 2026-10-08, with no sale or regular price shown beside it. The second figure on that page, $561.00, is the price with surcharges included, not a crossed-out regular price, so expect the checkout total to be higher than the headline. ⚠ THE CONSOLE IS THE REAL PRICE OF THIS PRODUCT, so we price it here instead of leaving it as a footnote. Ubiquiti's own security page states the requirement flatly — UniFi Protect needs 'A UniFi Console running Protect' — so this camera does not work on its own the way a Ring or Tapo camera does. The cheapest Protect-capable console we could verify is the UniFi Cloud Gateway Max at $279 as configured, and even that is not sufficient by itself: Ubiquiti says 'Compatible storage disk is only required to save recordings', so a console with no drive records nothing, and it supplies no power over the network cable, making a switch or injector a third line item. The honest entry cost for one camera that actually records is roughly $479 + $279 + a way to power it, not $479. Never treated as a live price.

• ? Amazon Alexa: Inconclusive — Not established. Ubiquiti names no voice assistant and no third-party smart-home platform on any first-party surface read for this record or the console it requires. Qualified silence rather than an evidenced absence — a vendor that publishes no compatibility list has told you nothing, not told you no.
• ? Google Home: Inconclusive — Same position as Alexa — Ubiquiti says nothing about Google on any page we read.
• ? Apple Home: Inconclusive — Same position — no Apple Home, HomeKit or Matter claim anywhere in Ubiquiti's physical-security documentation, so there is not even a protocol-level route to reason about.
• ? SmartThings: Inconclusive — Same position — SmartThings is not named on any Ubiquiti page we read.
• ◐ Home Assistant: Works; two-way audio unconfirmed — Home Assistant's official UniFi Protect integration, which carries its top quality rating, shows this camera's live video and its detections through your UniFi console, on your own network. It can play audio through the camera's speaker but doesn't say you can talk back and forth, so two-way audio in Home Assistant is unconfirmed. It needs UniFi Protect 7.2.105 or later running on a UniFi OS console.

Connection: Ethernet · Hub for full use: Yes (Yes, and this is the single most important thing to understand before buying a UniFi camera: it is not a standalone device. Ubiquiti's own words are that UniFi Protect requires 'A UniFi Console running Protect' — there is no app-direct mode, no account that substitutes, and no way to use this camera without one. The cheapest Protect-capable console we could verify is the Cloud Gateway Max at $279 as configured. Two further costs ride along: Ubiquiti states 'Compatible storage disk is only required to save recordings', so a console bought without a drive gives you live view and keeps nothing; and this camera draws its power over the network cable while that console supplies none, so a suitable switch or injector is a separate purchase. Budget the system, not the camera.) · Works offline: Partly — some of it keeps working without the internet and some of it does not

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TP-Link Tapo C120 — the catch, per ecosystem

• ◐ Amazon Alexa: Works; three functions unconfirmed (see the note) — TP-Link connects this camera to Alexa through the Tapo skill, which you turn on in the Alexa app and sign in to with your TP-Link account; you can then call up the camera's view on an Alexa device with a screen. TP-Link doesn't say whether Alexa can use the two-way audio, spotlight or siren, so those are unconfirmed there.
• ◐ Google Home: Works; three functions unconfirmed (see the note) — TP-Link connects this camera to Google Home when you link your TP-Link account through Works with Google Home in the Google Home app; the live view can then play in the Google Home app or on a Nest display. TP-Link doesn't say whether Google can use the two-way audio, spotlight or siren, so those are unconfirmed there.
• ? Apple Home: Inconclusive — Not established. TP-Link's specification page for this camera names its smart-home integration in one line: Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa and Samsung SmartThings. Apple Home, HomeKit and HomeKit Secure Video appear nowhere on the page. A line naming which voices work is not a statement about which home platforms the camera joins, so it leaves Apple Home unanswered rather than ruled out. Nothing TP-Link publishes says it works either, and no Tapo camera in this library has a documented Apple Home route, so do not plan around it — ask TP-Link before you buy if Apple Home is where this camera has to live.
• ◐ SmartThings: Works per the maker; details unconfirmed — TP-Link's page for the camera it sells today, the C120 V2, lists Samsung SmartThings beside Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa as a smart integration. It does not say how the camera connects to SmartThings or which of its features reach it, so the camera stream, two-way audio, spotlight and siren are unconfirmed there. TP-Link's page for the older C120 V1 does not name SmartThings, so an earlier unit may not offer it.
• ◐ Home Assistant: Works; three functions unconfirmed (see the note) — Home Assistant's own TP-Link integration lists the Tapo C120 among its supported cameras, connects to it on your network 'without going via the TP-Link cloud', and creates a live view camera entity once you set up a camera account in the Tapo app. Home Assistant does not say whether two-way audio, the spotlight or the siren come across, so those three are unconfirmed. Separately, TP-Link's own streaming guide lists the C120 for RTSP and ONVIF Profile S, which suits recorders such as Frigate or a NAS, though that guide does not name Home Assistant.

Connection: Wi-Fi · Hub for full use: No — verified that none is needed · Works offline: Not checked — we have not established whether this keeps working without the internet

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