Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 (Wired) vs Ring Battery Doorbell Plus

The Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 (Wired) is the stronger overall pick. It costs less, supports more smart home platforms, stores video locally without a subscription, and covers more alert types than the Ring Battery Doorbell Plus. The Ring Battery Doorbell Plus answers back with the higher owner rating and an easier wire-free install.

Power and storage. The Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 (Wired) is wired only, using PoE or existing doorbell wiring, and records to a microSD card with no subscription needed. The Ring Battery Doorbell Plus runs on a removable battery for a wire-free install, but has no local storage and needs a subscription to save any video.

Not for the basics, but they differ. The Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 (Wired) records around the clock to a microSD card with no plan required; only cloud extras like package and familiar-face detection need a subscription. The Ring Battery Doorbell Plus has no local storage at all, so saved video and person or package alerts need a subscription from the start.

The Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 (Wired), by a clear margin. It works natively with Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Amazon Alexa and Samsung SmartThings, plus RTSP and ONVIF for NVRs. The Ring Battery Doorbell Plus works with Amazon Alexa and Home Assistant, but not Google Home, Apple HomeKit or SmartThings.

Anyone with existing doorbell wiring or a PoE run who wants a doorbell camera that records locally without a subscription and works across Apple, Google, Amazon and Samsung smart home platforms.

Renters and anyone without existing doorbell wiring who wants the fastest wire-free install and is already invested in Alexa. It is also the better-reviewed of the two, which matters if owner satisfaction is the deciding factor.