Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4 vs Ring Battery Doorbell

The Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4 wins overall on value, integrations and fee-free storage, plus HomeKit support and extras like voice changing. The Ring Battery Doorbell carries a higher owner rating and adds customizable motion zones, but it locks core features behind a Ring Protect subscription.

Storage and subscription. The Aqara G4 records free to microSD plus cloud, while the Ring Battery Doorbell has no local storage and needs Ring Protect to save video or get person and package alerts. The G4 also adds Apple HomeKit, which Ring does not.

The Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4. It stores footage on microSD plus 7 days of free cloud and provides people and familiar-face alerts with no fee. The Ring Battery Doorbell requires a Ring Protect plan for saved video and its person and package alerts.

The Aqara Smart Video Doorbell G4, which supports Apple HomeKit, Google Home, Alexa, Home Assistant and IFTTT. The Ring Battery Doorbell works with Alexa, Home Assistant and IFTTT, but not Google Home or HomeKit.

Anyone who wants to avoid ongoing fees while getting HomeKit and the broadest integrations, with free local recording and extras like custom ringtones, voice changing and automatic replies. It is the subscription-free, flexible pick.

Alexa and Echo households already in the Ring ecosystem who want a higher-rated, easy wireless doorbell with a Head-to-Toe view and motion zones, and who are fine paying for Ring Protect to unlock saved video and smart alerts.