Aqara Camera Hub G3 vs TP-Link Tapo C100

The TP-Link Tapo C100 comes out ahead overall. It costs less, carries a stronger rating, and adds features the Aqara Camera Hub G3 skips, including RTSP streaming, two-way talk, a built-in light and a privacy zone. The Aqara Camera Hub G3 fights back with more connectivity options, sharper 2K video, richer alerts, hub features and gesture recognition, but on balance the Tapo C100 is the more complete camera for most shoppers.

The Aqara Camera Hub G3 is built around being a hub first: it works as a Zigbee hub, offers wider connectivity options and includes gesture recognition, all wrapped in a camera. The TP-Link Tapo C100 is a simpler, purely price-focused camera that skips the hub role but includes RTSP support, two-way talk and a privacy zone at a friendlier price point.

Yes. The TP-Link Tapo C100 includes RTSP streaming, which the Aqara Camera Hub G3 does not offer, along with two-way talk and listen and a privacy zone feature for blocking out areas you do not want recorded.

Yes. The Aqara Camera Hub G3 offers more connectivity options, sharper 2K video, more alert types, and it can serve as a Zigbee hub for other smart home devices, plus gesture recognition that the TP-Link Tapo C100 does not include.

The Aqara Camera Hub G3 suits buyers who want their camera to double as a Zigbee hub, who value 2K video and gesture recognition, and who are already invested in the Aqara or Apple HomeKit ecosystem.

The TP-Link Tapo C100 is the better fit for budget-focused buyers who want a straightforward indoor camera with RTSP support, two-way talk and a privacy zone, without needing any hub functionality.