Ring Wants $10 a Month for Cloud Storage, This Reolink 2K Doorbell Stores Locally for Free

This article features deals sourced directly by Gizmodo and produced independently of the editorial team. We may earn a commission when you buy through links on the site. Ring doorbells require a Ring Protect subscription starting at $4.99 per month to access recorded footage, receive package alerts, and use most of the features that make a video doorbell worth installing. The Reolink Video Doorbell requires none of that. Amazon has it at $83, off its $119 standard price and its best price ever, for a 2K wired doorbell with 180-degree field of view, dual-band WiFi, two-way talk, human detection, local storage via microSD, and a plug-in chime with 10 tunes included. No subscription, no monthly fee, no cloud dependency. This deal requires Prime membership, and the 30-day trial runs without a card. Ring’s entry video doorbell shoots at 1080p with a 155-degree field of view and requires a Ring Protect subscription to save and review footage, access person alerts, and receive rich video notifications. The Reolink Video Doorbell shoots at 2K with a 180-degree diagonal field of view in a 4:3 aspect ratio that captures more vertical frame than the 16:9 widescreen format Ring uses, which me