Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Plus vs TP-Link Tapo C500

The TP-Link Tapo C500 wins overall on price, its 2-year warranty and free microSD recording, with 360-degree pan and tilt. The Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Plus is better rated, adds package alerts and provides much brighter floodlights.

Storage and lighting. The Tapo records everything free to a microSD card and can rotate to follow movement, while the Ring lights a driveway with powerful floodlights but keeps video only in the cloud.

The TP-Link Tapo C500, which keeps 24/7 and event history on a card with free cloud options. The Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Plus has no local storage, so recordings and person or package alerts need a plan.

Yes. The Tapo C500 uses its built-in light for color night vision, and the Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Plus uses its floodlights, which cover a much larger area and therefore produce better distant night footage.

Buy the TP-Link Tapo C500 if you want affordable outdoor coverage that pans and tilts, with IP65 sealing, color night vision, a light, a siren, free microSD recording and a 2-year warranty.

Buy the Ring Floodlight Cam Wired Plus if you want bright floodlights, person and package alerts and Ring's app and ecosystem, and you accept a subscription for recorded video.