Ring Indoor Cam vs TP-Link Tapo C500

The TP-Link Tapo C500 wins overall: cheaper, IP65 outdoor sealing, free microSD recording, a light, 360-degree pan and tilt and a 2-year warranty. The Ring Indoor Cam is better rated and adds package alerts with a plan.

Placement and storage. The Tapo C500 is weather sealed for driveways and gardens and records free to a card, while the Ring Indoor Cam is an indoor-only camera whose video lives in the cloud.

Yes, both offer color night vision. The TP-Link Tapo C500 uses a built-in light outdoors, and the Ring Indoor Cam uses its own illumination indoors, so either produces useful colour footage after dark.

The TP-Link Tapo C500, which keeps 24/7 and event history on a microSD card with free cloud options. The Ring Indoor Cam has no local storage at all, so a Ring plan is required for recordings.

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 Indoor Cam if you want a simple indoor camera inside Ring's ecosystem, with color night vision, two-way talk, a siren, package alerts and motion and privacy zones, accepting a subscription.