Camera System reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 302 Reddit reviews across 32 subreddits and 78 posts to rank the best Camera System brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/homesecurity, r/sysadmin, r/homedefense, r/SecurityCamera, r/msp. Top-rated brands include Reolink (4.3/5), Axis (4.3/5), Ubiquiti (4.2/5).

Stats

Reviews302

Subreddits32

Posts78

Brands66

Products49

Top communities

r/homesecurity54 r/sysadmin43 r/homedefense25 r/SecurityCamera24 r/msp23

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Reolink

4.3

(70)

"Reolink with a local NVR is better than any of the others you mentioned."

"Reolink! Love my system."

"Reolink with an NVR or Home Hub Pro. They have both PoE and wireless."

"I have Reolink and it’s been great for 3 years so far."

"Reolink app is fantastic."

"Reolink is legit good."

"It's hard to beat Reolink--the build quality is great, the video quality is very good, the object/motion detection works very well"

"Very impressed on how all of it comes together."

"The app works great on my PC and Phone."

"Best suggestions I can give you, spend the extra money & do a poe camera system."

Axis

4.3

(14)

"Solid construction and easy to setup."

"They're generally considered top-tier and can cover what you need."

"Look at Axis cameras paired with the brand new Axis Camera station Pro VMS."

"Axis is so reliable and are easy to work with, they just work."

"Definitely get good cameras from a good reliable brand. From cheap to expensive: Reolink, Dahua/Hikvision, Axis or other enterprise brands."

"I'll second Axis cameras."

"Axis if you want a non-Chinese option"

"Reach out to Axis. One of there people can help design an open system."

"I use Axis cameras for all my commercial installs."

"Buy Axis M3085-V’s and a Axis S3008 recorder."

Ubiquiti

4.2

(13)

"+1 for unifi, expensive but you own your data."

"Unifi Protect is the gold standard for camera systems."

"Unifi protect has loads more feature and better quality."

"Get a good UniFi setup and feel free to purchase 3rd party cameras that support ONVIF cameras or just UniFi cameras."

"Im partial Ubiquiti Unifl Protect. Love the app and ease of use."

"Ubiquiti has some great options for this."

"Get a unifi system."

"The only difference versus competitors is that they don’t do combined NVRs and switches."

"You can _load_ third party cameras in UniFi Protect."

"Ubiquiti - affordable and scalable."

Lorex

3.3

(14)

"Lorex is a solid choice for what you’re looking for—reliable, 4K quality, good night vision, and a user-friendly app."

"I have lorex and like it, I don’t pay any monthly for an app."

"Lorex has been good for me."

"The equipment is owned by you and there is no subscription for any of the features."

"Has no subscription."

"You can buy a sunivision or lorex camera system on Amazon or Aliexpress that can be viewed on a smartphone or computer via the ip address."

"I have been happy with my Lorex system."

"I used Lorex and was fortunate enough to do the wiring myself."

"Thanks, I ordered that one and started the process of swapping my Lorex system."

"Lorex or Reolink is consumer surveillance, and is a plug and play."

Wyze

4.2

(11)

"I like Wyze, I’ve got 12 now. Inside and out of a house."

"No better camera system for them money. None!"

"Wyze is an amazing camera and cameras as low as $39.00."

"I have had a Wyze Pan Cam V3 for about a year and a half. It seems to work just fine for my basic purposes."

"I've been using my wyze cams with no issues."

"Cheap and works."

"You can get a pack of 4 cámaras for like a 100."

"Wyze. Cheap as dirt and definitely works fine."

"Check out Wyze cameras."

"Been using some Wyze OG that were $24 each and fairly happy with the price to performance."

Verkada

4.2

(10)

"These two stand out the most."

"Our security and HR teams couldn’t be happier."

"Verkada. Hands down. Their fisheye camera is cool."

"Verkada or Meraki are the winner in that category though."

"Verkada was the easiest solution to deploy, and it's really easy to maintain."

"I’ll get downvoted because this sub hates Verkada. But Verkada. They’re the best."

"Depending on budget, go with Verkada, Meraki, Avigilon cloud systems."

"Verkada."

"Verkada is really good for that, has SSO and SCIM too."

"Works for us, but seems pricey."

Eufy

3.8

(10)

"Highly recommend Eufy products. Super easy to set up, high quality."

"I have a eufy system, not specifically for the pool but everything outside the house and inside too when we are away."

"Easy, no subscription, no major issues."

"Eufy."

"Eufy will also meet your requirements."

"I'd look into Eufy's stuff. They sell cameras that use local storage."

"They're pretty great overall. From that experience I can recommend them for your use case."

"They’re slightly pricey but unlike other brands you don’t have to pay monthly subscriptions."

"I use Eufy cams and block them from internet access so they work strictly through HomeKit/hksv"

"My eufy cameras that are non homekit native work like GARBAGE in homekit"

UniFi

4.1

(9)

"Unifi is what i have."

"For me UniFi."

"They have multiple wifi cams and a wifi doorbell."

"Premium but plug and play: UniFi Protect"

"UniFi is probably great if you go 'full on' into the whole ecosystem."

"They are very intuitive and it’s not that difficult."

"I prefer unifi but how many cameras you deploying?"

"I’ve installed these on a couple of commercial, and estates and it has worked flawlessly."

Avigilon

4.1

(8)

"Avigilon all the way for me."

"Good hardware and support, everything you need."

"Check out Avigilon Unity (on prem) - they have extensive experience in physical security."

"I'd rank my top three in this order: 1) Hanwha Wave (specifically Wave) 2) Avigilon 3) Exacqvision"

"Is the best but may not fit your budget."

"Avigilon has good AI and Verkada is cloud-based."

"Avigilon."

"It's been a mess. I have had to RMA 3 cameras within the first year and the app is a pain to use."

#10

Rhombus

4.6

(7)

"They’ve been great. Only equipment needed besides the cameras was a PoE switch and the cabling."

"Rhombus is awesome."

"We use rhombus cameras"

"Used Rhombus cameras, awesome cloud AI camera's."

"We use Rhombus."

"Rhombus makes an excellent product and their support is typically amazing."

"My 3 go to's are: Rhombus, Unfi, whatever the building security company you are using."

#11

Hanwha

3.9

(8)

"Hanwha Wave is a great solution, very scalable, and affordable."

"I'd rank my top three in this order: 1) Hanwha Wave (specifically Wave) 2) Avigilon 3) Exacqvision"

"Check Hanwha Wave."

"Have you considered using Hanwha cameras?"

"I'm a fan of Hanwha, lots of models to choose from and NDAA compliant."

"Look at Hanwa Techwin and Qumulex for unified control."

"Hanwha and their A series devices. Each cam is like $100-$200 and has the basic features."

"Anything but Verkada.. personally Hanwha and Wave VMS (NX Witness)"

#12

Dahua

4.3

(7)

"Most Dahua cameras can have an SD card inserted."

"I'd use a Dahua NVR and cameras. Easily what you need."

"Yeah, dahua systems are good."

"Get a robust NVR like the Dahua N98A6N."

"I really love the bang for the buck with Dahua."

"I'm a big fan of Dahua and their local support."

"Dahua POE cameras, isolated from the internet."

#13

RING

4.0

(7)

"Ring has the best integration with Alexa for obvious reasons."

"RING cameras offer a good alternative with a subscription cloud service."

"Single woman have a ring system. Keypad, door and window sensors, inside and outside cams, interior motion sensor."

"I do the ring camera subscription."

"We use Ring. Have a combination of cameras/spotlights/and ring doorbell around the house."

"Ring and reolink Poe is what I used."

"Might as well go all-in and make all your cameras ring and put them all under the flat rate "Protect Plus" subscription."

#14

Hikvision

4.0

(7)

"My personal favorites are Hik-Vision, ATVision and alarm.com CSVR for a business"

"Hikvision all the way (former low volt gate/ access control tech here)"

"I run a standalone hikvision DVR which records all channels in 2K 24/7."

"Hikivision, hilook, galaxy, reolink, etc. all those would work well enough."

"You want a real wired home security cam system like HikVision, Dahua, Amcrest etc."

"I use Hikvision and Dahua which are good."

"Personally bang for buck, you can't go past Hikvision."

#15

Amcrest

4.0

(7)

"I use Amcrest poe cameras and they are about $50 each."

"The cameras are inexpensive. Frigate works well."

"Amcrest camera + spare USFF with Coral TPU + Frigate and you’re set."

"Amcrest cameras are my current go to if I'm on a budget."

"I am using Amcrest and have sold it for a long time."

"Amcrest has some really nice low profile 360 deg POE dome cameras."

"Amcrest cameras have incredibly good image quality."

#16

UniFi Protect

4.4

(5)

"My new system (UniFi Protect) is a lot more responsive."

"I am a fan of Unifi Protect. That is the camera system. All locally stored."

"Personally I would go for UniFi Protect."

"Unifi protect is hard to beat. G5 Turret Ultras do the job for home too."

"I'd go with Unifi Protect."

#17

Blue Iris

4.0

(5)

"Great for object/human detection."

"I use it and like it."

"If you are a techie or know someone that is you can use BlueIris."

"Blueiris will work well for this use case."

#18

Genetec

4.8

(4)

"Genetec! With their open architecture you are never locked in hardware wise."

"Genetec is used by lots of government agencies."

"I would definitely recommend Genetec for this."

"For a K-12 school district that will be distributed across a city, I feel like your 4 leading options would probably be Milestone, Genetec, Avigilon and maybe Exacq."

#19

Nikon

4.8

(4)

"If you can afford it the Z8 is gonna be superior for birds."

"I just got a used Z6III and love it."

"I'm going to recommend the Z6III for two reasons."

"Personally, I would take the Nikon any day for photography."

#20

Uniview

4.5

(4)

"End of story. NDAA compliant. Huge selection of cams."

"Great cameras, features and price points."

"Im a big unifi fan. But I have been using Uniview as well."

"Uniview has HD over analog available. Their iPhone app works very well."

#21

Arlo

3.4

(5)

"The best option that you have is Arlo."

"We have an Arlo system with 3 rechargeable cameras."

"Don’t over engineer this. Arlo with solar panels. Not the best, not the worst."

"Arlo is okay. It's not the best but it's decent."

"I caution against Arlo. They claim to have a no subscription model, but to use the app you need a subscription."

#22

Blink

4.3

(4)

"Never had a problem and never had to pay."

"If you get the sync module for the Blink cameras you can save locally."

"Blink… easy to set up. They simply work."

"Just grab a blink off Amazon. It can ping your phone on movement."

#23

Canon

4.3

3.7

4.0

(1)

"I have an eve outdoor cam."

#66

Logitech

4.0

(1)

"I have 9 Logitech Circle View cameras and the doorbell. They all work well."

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