Best video doorbells (UK)

Quick picks

Tapo D235 EDIT'S PICK · Most homes, especially anyone who doesn't want another monthly bill · around £90
Blink Battery Doorbell 2K+ BEST VALUE · Tight budgets and Alexa households that just want to see who's at the door · around £70
eufy Video Doorbell E340 · Busy doorsteps where parcels get left, and anyone who wants built-in storage · around £125
Ezviz EP8 Ultra · Anyone who wants the best picture and a doorbell with everything in the box · around £139
Ring Battery Video Doorbell 2K Plus · Homes already using Ring cameras or Alexa, who are happy to pay for a plan · around £149
Google Nest Doorbell (battery) · Google Home households that want the most generous free tier from a big brand · around £180

No. 1 · EDIT'S PICK

Tapo D235

around £90 (price checked 14 Nov 2026)

TP-Link's 2K doorbell, which runs on a large 10,000mAh battery or from existing 8–24V doorbell wiring. It records to a microSD card (up to 512GB) and comes with a plug-in chime.

Why we picked it

Expert Reviews names it the best video doorbell under £100 and calls it the new king of video doorbells in its review, and T3 picks it as its best budget doorbell. Reviewers praise the sharp video, quick alerts and long battery life. Subscription: none needed. Person, vehicle, pet and parcel detection all work free with a memory card; TP-Link's optional Tapo Care cloud plan is only needed for online backup. The wide lens doesn't quite show your doorstep, and it only connects over 2.4GHz Wi-Fi.

Best for: Most homes, especially anyone who doesn't want another monthly bill

Skip it if: You need to see parcels left right at the foot of the door, or your Wi-Fi only works well on 5GHz.

Key specs
Power	Battery (10,000mAh) or wired (8–24V)
Video	2K (2,560 x 1,920)
Field of view	About 170° horizontal, 140° vertical
Storage	microSD card up to 512GB (not included)
Chime	Included
Subscription	Not needed

Retailer links coming soon.

No. 2 · BEST VALUE

Blink Battery Doorbell 2K+

around £70 (price checked 14 Nov 2026)

Amazon's cheapest video doorbell, a battery-powered 2K doorbell with a square view and two-way talk. It has no chime in the box, and saving video needs either a Blink plan or a Sync Module 2 hub with a USB stick (sold separately).

Why we picked it

Expert Reviews names it the best budget video doorbell, praising its good colour night vision and very low price in Amazon's regular sales. Subscription: Blink Basic costs £2.50 a month or £24.99 a year for one device, and Basic ai is £5.49 a month or £54.99 a year. Without a plan or hub you get motion alerts and live view, but live view is limited to five minutes and nothing is saved.

Best for: Tight budgets and Alexa households that just want to see who's at the door

Skip it if: You don't want to pay a subscription or buy a separate hub to save clips.

Key specs
Power	Battery
Video	2K (1,920 x 1,920)
Field of view	140° horizontal and vertical
Storage	Cloud with a plan, or USB stick in a Sync Module 2 (extra)
Chime	Not included
Subscription	From £2.50 a month

Retailer links coming soon.

No. 3

eufy Video Doorbell E340

around £125 (price checked 14 Nov 2026)

A dual-camera doorbell from Anker's eufy brand, with a 2K camera looking out and a second camera pointing down at the doorstep to catch parcels. It runs on battery or existing doorbell wiring, and stores video on 8GB of built-in memory.

Why we picked it

Expert Reviews calls it the best value dual-camera doorbell and T3 names it its best dual-camera pick, both praising the two views and the local storage. Subscription: none needed. Person and parcel detection work without a plan, and eufy's cloud backup is optional. Expert Reviews found it slow to start a live view after an alert, and its package detection missed envelopes and small boxes.

Best for: Busy doorsteps where parcels get left, and anyone who wants built-in storage

Skip it if: You want the fastest possible alerts, or you rely on 5GHz Wi-Fi.

Key specs
Power	Battery or wired (8–24V)
Video	2K main camera plus a downward parcel camera
Storage	8GB built in
Chime	Included in the 'with chime' kit
Subscription	Not needed

Retailer links coming soon.

No. 4

Ezviz EP8 Ultra

around £139 (price checked 14 Nov 2026)

A dual-camera battery doorbell with a high-resolution main camera, a second camera for the doorstep, 32GB of built-in storage, a plug-in chime and a spare battery in the box.

Why we picked it

Expert Reviews makes it its favourite video doorbell overall, praising the image quality, the generous built-in storage and the bundled chime and spare battery. Subscription: none needed, as video is saved to the doorbell itself. The reviewer found it bulky, with no anti-theft alarm, and notes that using every feature shortens battery life.

Best for: Anyone who wants the best picture and a doorbell with everything in the box

Skip it if: You want something slim, or you want the battery to last as long as possible.

Key specs
Power	Battery (spare included)
Video	2,464 x 2,464 main camera, 1080p second camera
Field of view	162° diagonal (main camera)
Storage	32GB built in
Chime	Included
Subscription	Not needed

Retailer links coming soon.

No. 5

Ring Battery Video Doorbell 2K Plus

around £149 (price checked 14 Nov 2026)

The second-generation Ring Battery Video Doorbell Plus, launched in 2026, with a 2K head-to-toe camera, HDR, up to 6x zoom and a removable quick-release battery. It can also be wired to an existing doorbell supply.

Why we picked it

TechRadar praises the sharp 2K video, the head-to-toe framing and Ring's polished app. Subscription: Ring Solo costs £4.99 a month or £49.99 a year for one device, and Ring Multi is £7.99 a month or £79.99 a year for every device at one address. Without a plan you get doorbell alerts and live view, but no recordings, person or parcel alerts. Expert Reviews calls it a quality doorbell that's too expensive once you add the plan, and there's no chime in the box.

Best for: Homes already using Ring cameras or Alexa, who are happy to pay for a plan

Skip it if: You don't want a monthly fee; without one, Ring saves no video at all.

Key specs
Power	Removable battery, or wired (8–24V AC)
Video	2K (1,920 x 1,920) with HDR
Field of view	140° horizontal and vertical
Chime	Not included
Subscription	From £4.99 a month (needed to save video)

Retailer links coming soon.

No. 6

Google Nest Doorbell (battery)

around £180 (price checked 14 Nov 2026)

Google's battery doorbell, which can also be wired, with a tall portrait view, two-way talk and pre-recorded quick replies. It's set up and used through the Google Home app.

Why we picked it

Expert Reviews picks it as the best Google doorbell, and T3 as its best premium doorbell. Subscription: without a plan you still get about three hours of event history and basic motion alerts. Google Home Premium Standard (£8 a month or £80 a year) adds 30 days of history, and Advanced (£16 a month or £160 a year) adds 60 days and AI search. Familiar-face alerts need a plan, and there's no chime in the box.

Best for: Google Home households that want the most generous free tier from a big brand

Skip it if: You want 2K video, a chime in the box, or no subscription for facial recognition.

Key specs
Power	Battery, or wired
Video	960 x 1,280 (portrait)
Field of view	145° diagonal
Chime	Not included
Subscription	Optional, from £8 a month

Retailer links coming soon.

How we chose

We started with the doorbells recommended in the current guides from Expert Reviews and T3, plus individual reviews from Expert Reviews and TechRadar. That gave us a shortlist of about a dozen, which we cut to doorbells on sale new in the UK now, from around £70 to £180.

The thing that matters most with a video doorbell is not the price on the box but what it costs to own. Several popular doorbells save no video at all without a monthly plan, so we checked each brand’s UK plan prices on its own website and set out, for every pick, what works free and what you pay for.

After that we weighed video quality, how quickly alerts arrive, battery life, and whether the doorbell can use existing doorbell wiring. Most of these can run on either battery or wires, which makes them easier to fit to any home.

We left out the Ring Wired Video Doorbell 2K and the Ring Battery Video Doorbell 4K Pro because both were shown as sold out on Ring’s UK store when we checked. We also left out the Nest Doorbell (wired, 3rd gen), which we couldn’t find listed on Google’s UK store.

This guide is based on manufacturer specs, retailer listings and expert reviews, listed below. We haven’t used these doorbells ourselves. Prices are typical UK prices on the date shown beside each pick, and they move around Black Friday and Christmas.

Sources

FAQs

Do I need a subscription for a video doorbell?

It depends on the brand. Tapo, eufy and Ezviz doorbells save video locally on a memory card or built-in storage, so a plan is optional. Ring saves no video without a plan, which starts at £4.99 a month. Blink needs a plan from £2.50 a month or a separate Sync Module 2 hub, and Google gives you about three hours of history free.

Should I choose a wired or battery doorbell?

Every doorbell here except the Blink and the Ezviz can run on battery or on existing doorbell wiring. Wiring means no recharging and, on some models, faster or continuous recording. Battery models suit homes with no doorbell wiring, and Expert Reviews quotes about 210 days per charge for the Tapo D235.

Will a video doorbell ring inside my house?

Only if you have a chime. The Tapo D235, Ezviz EP8 Ultra and the eufy E340 with chime kit include one. Ring, Blink and Nest doorbells ring your phone, and you need a smart speaker or a separate chime for a bell indoors.

Do these doorbells work on 5GHz Wi-Fi?

Not all of them. Expert Reviews notes that the Tapo D235 and the eufy E340 only connect over 2.4GHz, which most home routers still offer alongside 5GHz.

Last updated 14 Nov 2026.