Ring Indoor Cam vs TP-Link Kasa EC70

The Ring Indoor Cam wins overall with better ratings, color night vision, privacy zones and a siren. The TP-Link Kasa EC70 is cheaper, records 24/7 to microSD for free, pans and tilts and has a 2-year warranty.

Night vision and storage. The Ring sees in color after dark but keeps video only in the cloud, while the Kasa is black and white at night and records everything free to a microSD card.

The TP-Link Kasa EC70, thanks to its motorised pan-and-tilt base. The Ring Indoor Cam is fixed with a 115-degree view, so it watches one part of a room unless you add a second camera.

The Ring Indoor Cam does for all recorded video and person alerts. The TP-Link Kasa EC70 records locally for free, though its person detection also requires a Kasa plan.

Buy the Ring Indoor Cam if you want color night vision, privacy zones, a siren and Ring's app and ecosystem, and you accept a subscription for recorded video.

Buy the TP-Link Kasa EC70 if you want cheap pan-and-tilt indoor coverage with free 24/7 microSD recording, motion zones, Google Home and Alexa support and a 2-year warranty.