Ring Spotlight Cam Pro vs TP-Link Tapo C710

For a fixed outdoor spot where you can run power and want no fee, the TP-Link Tapo C710, with its floodlight, 360-degree pan and free local recording. The Ring Spotlight Cam Pro is the better choice when you need a battery camera or already run Ring and Alexa.

Power and how they record. The TP-Link Tapo C710 hardwires to mains and records 24/7 to a microSD card with no plan, while the Ring Spotlight Cam Pro runs wire-free on a battery and saves nothing without a Ring Protect subscription. One is a permanent fixture, the other a flexible, plan-based one.

The TP-Link Tapo C710 needs none: it records 24/7 to a microSD card, runs its AI on the device and streams over RTSP for free. The Ring Spotlight Cam Pro needs a Ring Protect plan to save anything, since it has no card slot or local storage.

The TP-Link Tapo C710, by a wide margin: it packs a 1,500-lumen dimmable floodlight with a wide PIR sensor, built to light a driveway. The Ring Spotlight Cam Pro has two motion-activated LED spotlights that owners say are helpful but less powerful than expected.

The TP-Link Tapo C710 works with Alexa, Google Home, Samsung SmartThings and Home Assistant. The Ring Spotlight Cam Pro works with Alexa, IFTTT and Home Assistant. Neither supports Apple Home or Matter, and only the C710 covers Google Home and SmartThings.

Buy the Ring Spotlight Cam Pro when you cannot run power and want a battery camera, or when you already live in a Ring and Alexa home. Buy the TP-Link Tapo C710 for a hardwired driveway or back yard that needs lighting, pan and tilt, tracking and subscription-free recording.