Google Nest Cam (indoor, wired) vs Shelly Camera

The Google Nest Cam (indoor, wired) edges it on the features that shape daily use: HDR video, a built-in siren, on-device person, animal and vehicle detection and quick alerts, all inside a Google Home household. The Shelly Camera is the one to choose if local microSD storage, RTSP streaming or a longer 2-year warranty matter more than the Nest extras.

How they store video. The Shelly Camera records to a microSD card up to 512 GB with no subscription, while the Google Nest Cam (indoor, wired) has no card slot and relies on the cloud, with three hours of event history free and a Nest Aware plan for more. That also decides where you can watch: RTSP for the Shelly, the Google Home app for the Nest.

The Google Nest Cam (indoor, wired) detects people, animals and vehicles on the device with no plan, and only adds familiar faces and sound alerts with Nest Aware. The Shelly Camera gates people, pet and vehicle recognition behind its paid cloud tier, so its free mode is motion detection into a microSD card.

Yes on both counts. The Shelly Camera exposes RTSP and WebRTC and works with Home Assistant, Frigate and other NVRs out of the box. The Google Nest Cam (indoor, wired) works with Home Assistant through the Nest integration, but has no RTSP stream of its own.

Google Home households that want a sharp, always-on indoor camera with a siren, on-device detection and free short-term event history, and who are happy to watch it through the Google Home app.

Anyone who wants footage kept locally on a microSD card with no ongoing fee, an RTSP feed for Home Assistant or an NVR, up to 10 privacy zones, and a 2-year warranty, on a small indoor camera.