Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro PoE vs Ring Outdoor Cam

The Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro PoE comes out ahead overall thanks to wired PoE, RTSP local recording, a spotlight, more alert types and a built-in Zigbee/Thread/Matter hub. The Ring Outdoor Cam is the cheaper, better-rated, wire-free option for Ring users.

Power and storage. The Ring Outdoor Cam is a battery-powered camera you can place anywhere with recordings kept in Ring's cloud, while the Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro PoE is wired over Ethernet and records locally via RTSP without a mandatory subscription.

The Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro PoE does, supporting RTSP and microSD for local recording. The Ring Outdoor Cam needs a Ring Protect plan to save any video history, giving you only live view without one.

The Ring Outdoor Cam is simpler because it is wire-free and battery-powered, so it mounts anywhere in minutes. The Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro PoE needs an Ethernet run and a PoE switch, but in return delivers a rock-solid, lag-free connection.

Buy the Ring Outdoor Cam if you want an affordable, go-anywhere wire-free camera and you are already invested in Ring and Alexa. It links with existing Ring doorbells and chimes, though you will want a Ring Protect plan to keep recordings.

Buy the Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro PoE if you want a wired outdoor camera with lag-free PoE, RTSP local storage, HomeKit Secure Video and a built-in Zigbee/Thread/Matter hub, and you can route an Ethernet cable to the mounting spot.