Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam vs TP-Link Tapo C100

The TP-Link Tapo C100 wins overall: far cheaper, a 2-year warranty, free microSD recording, RTSP, a light, a siren and free people and baby-crying alerts. The Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam is better rated, pans 360 degrees and sees in colour at night.

Coverage against cost of ownership. The Ring rotates to watch a whole room but needs a subscription for recordings, while the Tapo is fixed and stores everything free on a microSD card.

The Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam, thanks to color night vision. The TP-Link Tapo C100 records in black and white after dark, though it does include a light that can be switched on.

Only the TP-Link Tapo C100. The Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam has no siren, relying on notifications and two-way talk, though it does support privacy zones for masking sensitive areas.

Buy the TP-Link Tapo C100 if you want the cheapest indoor camera with free microSD recording, RTSP, motion and privacy zones, a light, a siren, people and baby-crying alerts and a 2-year warranty.

Buy the Ring Pan-Tilt Indoor Cam if you want one camera to cover an entire room, with color night vision, two-way talk, motion and privacy zones and Ring's app, accepting a subscription.