Ring Spotlight Cam Plus vs TP-Link Tapo C100

The TP-Link Tapo C100 wins overall on price, its 2-year warranty, free microSD recording and RTSP. The Ring Spotlight Cam Plus is better rated, weather sealed and adds a spotlight and color night vision for outdoor use.

Placement and running costs. The Ring is a weather-sealed outdoor camera with a spotlight whose video lives in the cloud, while the Tapo is an indoor camera that records everything free to a card.

Only the Ring Spotlight Cam Plus, which is weather sealed and can run on battery or mains power. The TP-Link Tapo C100 is an indoor camera, so outdoor Tapo coverage means the C500 or MagCam.

The TP-Link Tapo C100, which keeps 24/7 and event history on microSD and detects people locally. The Ring Spotlight Cam Plus has no local storage, so recordings need a Ring plan.

Buy the TP-Link Tapo C100 if you want cheap indoor coverage 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 Spotlight Cam Plus if you need weather-sealed outdoor coverage with a spotlight, color night vision, a siren, motion and privacy zones and the choice of battery or wired power.