Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro WiFi vs Ring Indoor Cam

The Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro WiFi wins clearly, adding weatherproofing, dual-band Wi-Fi, RTSP local recording, a spotlight, more alerts and a built-in hub. The Ring Indoor Cam is the cheaper, better-rated option but is a simple indoor-only camera with no local storage.

Scope. The Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro WiFi is a weatherproof camera that doubles as a Zigbee/Thread/Matter hub with RTSP recording, while the Ring Indoor Cam is a tiny plug-in indoor camera for basic room and pet monitoring in the Ring ecosystem.

Only the Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro WiFi, which carries an IP65 weather rating. The Ring Indoor Cam is not weatherproof and must stay indoors, although owners often point it out through a window.

The Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro WiFi supports microSD and RTSP for subscription-free local recording. The Ring Indoor Cam has no microSD or RTSP, so saving any video history requires a Ring Protect subscription.

Buy the Ring Indoor Cam if you want a cheap, dead-simple indoor camera for a pet, nursery or room, you already use Ring or Alexa, and you do not mind a Ring Protect plan to keep recordings.

Buy the Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro WiFi if you need a weatherproof camera with dual-band Wi-Fi, HomeKit Secure Video, RTSP local recording and a built-in Zigbee/Thread/Matter hub to connect the rest of your smart home.