Home Security Camera reviews from Reddit

Summary

We analyzed 242 Reddit reviews across 21 subreddits and 42 posts to rank the best Home Security Camera brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/HomeImprovement, r/homeautomation, r/privacy, r/diynz, r/homesecurity. Top-rated brands include Reolink (4.4/5), Wyze (4.5/5), Eufy (4.5/5).

Stats

Reviews242

Subreddits21

Posts42

Brands56

Products52

Top communities

r/HomeImprovement35 r/homeautomation33 r/privacy22 r/diynz22 r/homesecurity22

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Reolink

4.4

(41)

"I use Reolink with an NVR and it is great."

"I use Reolink cameras. Solar powered, easy to set up."

"Reolink or something like Unifi Protect."

"I couldn't find anything other than Reolink."

"Reolink cameras with a local IVR... I like Blue Iris for the features"

"This brand is solid and reasonably priced."

"I really am liking my reolink setup."

"I like Reolink. it has AI and vehicle detection."

"Reolink PoE. Works well."

"Reolink POE - have two track mix cameras."

Wyze

4.5

(23)

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

"Wyze cameras. I’ve used Ring and Blink and neither compare to Wyze."

"Been using Wyze camera for a couple years."

"I've had Wyzecams do shockingly well outside."

"Wyze is simple to set up and use."

"I just bought into the WYZE camera system."

"Wyze. Here is a guy using Wyze cam."

"Wyze!"

"Wyze."

"I used the Wyze cam (the cheap one) and it works well."

Eufy

4.5

(23)

"Eufy is the easy button."

"Very happy with them especially now that the new home base has a SSD slot."

"I love the 4K resolution and the fact that there are no monthly fees."

"I’m a fan of the EufyCam 3 for its no monthly fees and 4K resolution."

"I like there is no monthly fee and we can view our cameras-doorbell at any time from our phones or tablets."

"I went with Eufy, get them from the official Aliexpress store."

"+1 for Eufy, app is good."

"I have Eufy hardwired in."

"Eufy is good. No complaints from me."

"We went with Eufy security stuff. Cameras, doorbells, locks."

Arlo

4.0

(21)

"I like Arlo Pro 5S and Eufycam both are great!"

"The Arlo Pro 5S is very amazing. I've used it!"

"We have Arlo but got some solar panels from Ali express."

"Arlos are great."

"Arlo ultra 2s."

"I have Arlo and it’s been just fine."

"Works very well for me."

"Use Arlo wireless cameras for couple years without issue."

"I have used Arlo Pro's (wireless) for several years now."

Blink

4.3

(16)

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

"With the lithium batteries included, my cameras have been running for 2 years on the same batteries."

"Blink. - wireless, free cloud storage."

"If your concern is monthly fees then just do Blink."

"Blink needs wifi yes, I second the ease of install and good battery life."

"Motion detection works fine for 2 cameras (doorbell and floodlight) with mine."

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

"We have 3 Blink outdoor cameras, and were able to wire 2 of them."

"Is working well for me."

"If not, and you just have wireless ones, I went with Blink."

Ring

3.9

(16)

"Ring sounds exactly like what I need, especially the user friendly part."

"I like Ring simply because it’s user friendly and will probably add more if prime days has some great specials."

"I have Ring spotlight cams covering both my doors. Anyone approaching after 11pm gets the “Yeah, you’re being recorded” voice from the camera, and notifies my phone."

"I recommend checking out Ring or Blink for your home security camera system."

"Have had Ring wireless with solar panels for two years and no issues."

"We have Ring wireless cameras outside and have not had an issue."

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

"I read the Ring Floodlight Cam wired pro was pretty good."

"My mother-in-law is OK with the Ring ecosystem and app."

"We use two Ring spotlight cameras (wired via USB) and Ring alarm system."

Hikvision

4.2

(11)

"I have HIKVISION NVR, it’s not cheap but it’s a premium product."

"Hik ip cameras are also compatible w/ the bridge."

"I have 3 Hikvisions in direct sunlight and 1 Ubiquiti in shade."

"Hikvision and Dahua are some of the higher end ones."

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

"Hikvision NVR with hikvision poe cameras"

"Never wireless. Always hikvision or dahua hardwired."

"I have used hikvision and Reolink."

"My neighbour has HikVision. The Lorex app is totally inconsistent."

"I'm really happy with it."

Amcrest

4.5

(6)

"Amcrest cameras and BlueIris."

"I use Amcrest Cameras paired with Blue Iris software."

"I do have a few amcrest wifi cameras, they are Great."

"I installed some simple Amcrest cameras for my MIL."

"Here you go, Amcrest 6 4K cams with 6TB is about $1000."

"I use Amcrest NVR system with wireless Amcrest cameras."

Ubiquiti

4.4

(5)

"I use a Ubiquiti system."

"I've got a Ubiquiti UniFi setup."

"Ubiquiti has a great camera system. App works wonderfully."

"Unifi. A bit of background knowledge required to get it set up though."

"I like ubiquiti. It covers the whole ecosystem."

#10

Simplisafe

5.0

(4)

"Also recommend SimpliSafe as a single woman! I have keypad, door sensors, motion sensor, fire alarms, and carbon monoxide detectors."

"I am also a single woman and i feel totally safe with SimpliSafe."

"I have and can recommend the SimpliSafe home security system. Super easy to set up and their support is great."

"They've held up great, definitely recommend."

#11

Lorex

4.0

(5)

"I went with the Costco Lorex multi-cam kit with local recorder."

"Lorex from Costco."

"Haven’t had any trouble with my Lorex system."

"I have lorex, wich are sold for comercial purpose and i wired the video output to a capture card in a pc."

"Almost any lorex, hikvision, dahua, ezviz etc NVR system will do what you want."

#12

Axis

4.5

(4)

"Axis network cameras or Hanwha."

"I absolutely <3 that company and have worked with their products for years."

"If China is such a big deal for you, then go Axis."

"I use Axis cameras as well as some cheap cameras that support rtsp streams."

#13

Swann

4.3

(4)

"Finally settled with a 4k Swann set up which hasn't failed me whatsoever in the past 3 years."

"Came to the conclusion that the Swann system is the best."

"I've found the POE Swann system good."

"I just hard wired my older Swann branded cameras, they do the job."

#14

Amazon

4.0

(4)

"Works great!"

"This is a great little security camera - wireless, easy to set up."

"I'd recommend a camera kit that has a couple cameras and an NVR."

"I bought a couple of these for my property."

#15

Nest

3.8

(4)

"I've been using Nest/Google eco system for 6-7 yrs now and im quite happy."

"A Nest cam will do the trick for you."

"Can display the cameras with voice commands or touchscreen."

"...based on my requirements, and family workflows, i settled on nest/google."

#16

Dahua

4.7

(3)

"I use Blue Iris running on a computer with a UPS and a couple Dahua cameras and it works well for me."

"I've used that camera a couple of times and it's really excellent."

"I like dahua. Reolink is okay as well"

#17

Tapo

4.3

(3)

"Very easy very good very fair price"

"Tapo make good ones. I have a couple of the wireless outdoor ones and they're quite good."

"I got these cheap Tapo C200 cameras, they do the job at 1080p."

#18

Yi

4.3

2.5

3.0

(1)

"If you have a spare android phone, install 'Alfred Camera'."

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