Ships from Amazon Germany
Pretty decent price with Amazon usually around $650+ elsewhere
CamelCamelCamel.
Its better be, fricken expensive tho!
Comes with the door to mount it on that's why
Try a Doorbird out if you want expensive. :-)
This does my head in compared to the non pro plus the Australia tax.
They are way better but you'll need to go down the Unifi Eco System for this one as it requires UniFi Protect to work.
Better is something rather subjective. If your criteria is having a doorbell with a camera, then ring etc all do that.
The Ubi pro however does the following that made it the item I prefer:
- Second camera facing down aka "package camera" with package detection (alert when package placed & removed)
- Doesn't send any data to the cloud by default, sends it to local storage
- Option to hardwire via seperate addon PoE to USB-C
- Separate motion sensor (I think the ring relies on the camera + image processing for this, in my experience delays inital recording)
- Programmable display e.g. custom message "back in 5 minutes"
Personally though, I don't trust amazon with my doorbell data, they've been handing video data to authorities without notifying the owner in the US, I'm not sure if that's happened in AU however, just don't like someone else holding video data around my own home.
Biggest downsides, some kind of hardwired connection is required for the pro (no battery) + you need to be invested at least a little into Ubi gear to make it work, needs a controller so you can record locally.
I've just installed Reolink cameras and doorbell in the last couple of weeks (switching from Nest & Ring). Mainly due to no subscription required, local storage options and very open protocols.
And incredibly cheap as well with lots of camera options.
Recording locally to Frigate NVR with object detection and 24/7 recording. Have implemented alerts/notifications through Home Assistant.
Also interested in Reolink or G4 Doorbell Pro to pair with Frigate, coming from a Nest Wired Doorbell G1
ReoLink look great, It would have been who I went with if I didn't go the UniFi ecosystem
Have been happy with the Reolinks so far. Paired with Frigate with a Coral USB TPU for very fast object detection.
The cameras I got:
- Wifi Doorbell with Chime (~$135)
- 511WA 5MP camera with spotlight (~$169)
- Duo 2 Wifi 180 degree dual camera with spotlight (~$195)
And detection is working great. Even down to detecting specifically when the postie has been:
https://imgur.com/aWFvA0Y
it is alot better than these other products but do your research first as you need a Ubiquiti network
Avoid, still no plug in chime for them. I would stick with one of the many other doorbells that cost 1/2 as much.
Technically the default kit can use power from an existing doorbell chime, assuming it meets the power requirements.
Also it seems simple enough, if technically minded, to get alexa / homepod /others to act as doorbells as a trigger event from these things. I agree there's no plug and play options though.
You can get it from somewhere like here - https://thetechgeeks.com/products/up-chime-smart-chime?varia…
Gotta use an adapter though
I paired mine with an Unifi Wifi chime (https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/up-chime-us). I did need a power adapter, but it works well. I was already in the unifi protect ecosystem, which was the main factor in my purchase.
Same as me, i currently use a Eufy battery doorbell and I was sick of the missed/delayed notifications
Ubiquiti may be the best, but their products are worse value than Apple's. $584 for a doorbell isn't a bargain.
I couldn't see myself providing Ubiquiti products to my customers unless they had silly money…
Ubiquiti's network products probably aren't "the best" but they are highly competitive within their target market segments, and can generally justify their higher prices with excellent feature sets and performance.
Ubiquiti's cameras are only "decent" at best. They are leaning heavily on their reputation and integrations with networking products to sell overpriced cameras.
Reolink's doorbell cameras have a similar feature set and equal or better performance at a quarter of the price. And they come with a chime in the box.
ummm actually Reolink P2P products do not sufficiently protect data transferred between the local device and Reolink servers, so you want to be hacked sure they are 1/4 of the price for a reason.
Reolink cameras operate entirely locally by default, just like Ubiquiti's.
Ubiquiti may not the best quality in every instance but their ecosystem is huge, their interface is second-to-none, and, as you pointed out, integrates extremely well… and yet is nowhere near worth this ridiculous pricing.
You're right, a sensible person would pick something like Reolink, unless you had silly money and want Ubiquiti everything.
TP-Link's range is catching up to Ubiquiti. I'm looking forward to seeing some more affordable IoT gear from TP-Link making its way to Australia.
I think it depends who the customers are. Ubiquiti are aimed mostly at small-medium businesses that need something a bit better than typical consumer grade stuff like TP-Link that’s cheaper and fine for most people, but don’t need enterprise level Cisco/Juniper/HPE stuff that has eye-watering prices and often needs someone with specialist knowledge to set up and manage properly.
The lines are a bit blurry with the popularity for the lower end Unifi stuff for home use, and brands like TP-Link starting to offer competing products.
Have you seen TP-Link Omada? It's very much commercial. They have specific profiles for setting up a network of, for example, hotels with multiple sites.
Any thoughts on the Dahua door bells??
I cannot believe how expensive this doorbell is. I am a fan of the Unifi range and have 3 APs, 4 switches and a USG but I can't justify spending this amount on a doorbell.
Totally agree. My router and access points are all Ubiquiti, but their cameras are far too expensive. The Reolink camera and doorbell range is far better value, and equivalent if not superior performance based on the testing I've seen.
Truly nuts price
An 8 port enterprise switch is $700-800
For that price you'd think you'd get a monitoring screen too wait does the dream wall do that it's only $2000
If you're already in the ubiqiti space then the doorbell is good.. otherwise there's other products or the which can do also do the job. If you're building a new house and want to setup a network, ubiqiti is great.
"If you're building a new house and want to setup a network, ubiqiti is great."
I'll add an extra criteria to that. If you're building a new house, and want to set up a network, and you are technically inclined Ubiquiti is great.
It's definitely not the kind of stuff I'd recommend for my mum to self-install. The configuration required just to set up something basic like the EdgeRouterX is already well beyond what most 'normie' consumers would be comfortable with.
Nah it's very easy… if you're unsure there's tons of YouTube tutorials… once it's setup there's nothing more to do
You can do a simple setup but if you need more features like virtual networks, there's that option also
Don't get me wrong, I've done it……but it's definitely not "easy."
The interface is not at all user-friendly compared to consumer-focused networking gear - the display is dominated by graphs and other information that only an IT professional could understand, there's lots of technical networking terms in the menus, and you generally need to manually set the IP address of your PC to begin configuration. If you need a Youtube tutorial to explain how to set up basic functions, then it's already too hard for 70% of people.
The phone app configuration is very slightly better, but still nowhere near "normie" levels.
Geez, does it come with its own concierge?
Gone are the days where I had a Xiaomi home kit, motion sensor near the mailbox, it would send an alert, it would trigger the camera to start recording & send a photo and then when they pressed the smart button, the hub would make a ding dong sound..thats if I didn't open the door before they rang.
All for around $80. They included other sensors like temp, door, etc.
This stuff is just over priced, underwhelming tech.
600 bucks for a doorbell? Tell 'em they're dreamin'!
really surprised but all the hating comments, its like they dont know what a UniFi network is.
Similer to Apple, when it comes to home networking? :)
no very different
Thanks OP!
The price is very tempting but might wait for the UniFi G4 Doorbell Pro PoE Kit price to drop.
https://thetechgeeks.com/products/uvc-g4-doorbell-pro-poe-ki…
I have this doorbell!!
Don't be fooled!!
When someone presses the doorbell, it DOES NOT RING YOUR PHONE!
It only sends a 'Notification' to your phone, which is super easy to miss and doesn't really draw your attention to your phone.
The developers know this, and they don't really seem to care; which is a shame because all their other devices are awesome.
This is coming from "upgrading" from an Arlo Doorbell. The Arlo "Rings" your phone as do most Smart doorbells. But Ubiquiti Doorbell Pro? NOPE!
I can't find any other smart doorbells that ring your phone. It appears that Arlo is quite unique in this regard. Doorbells from Ring, Nest, Reolink all send a notification, not a phone call.
You could get a bit creative and set a custom notification on your phone that's more akin to a ringtone.
I've just finished setting mine up and this is not the case at all, there is an option to ring your phone like a phone call.
Really? With the Protect app closed?
EDIT: OMG They finally added it and didn't bother to tell me.
I even had a support call with them where they said it's not possible.
No more missing the doorbell!
Thanks for making me look.
Is it better than ring or similar products in the market ? looking for new build house.