HomeKit HomeKit users: Eufy vs Ring for a truly “Apple” doorbell/camera setup?

[samnickolas]

For a smart home based on Apple's ecosystem (iPhone + Apple TV / HomePod as Home Hub + iCloud), which is the better practical choice today: Eufy or Ring?

My priorities are:

1. native HomeKit Secure Video (iCloud clip uploads, Live view in the home app/control center, automations)
2. reilable iOS notifications and live view with low latency
3. minimal reliance on third party bridges like Homebridge.

And those who have actually run both (or bridged Ring into HomeKit), can you please tell me what broke or surprised you?

 

[Itinj24]

For a smart home based on Apple's ecosystem (iPhone + Apple TV / HomePod as Home Hub + iCloud), which is the better practical choice today: Eufy or Ring?

My priorities are:

1. native HomeKit Secure Video (iCloud clip uploads, Live view in the home app/control center, automations)
2. reilable iOS notifications and live view with low latency
3. minimal reliance on third party bridges like Homebridge.

And those who have actually run both (or bridged Ring into HomeKit), can you please tell me what broke or surprised you?

You’re looking for minimal reliance on a third party bridge but since neither of these support HomeKit out of the box, you will be fully reliant on a third party bridge if you want HomeKit compatibility. HomeBridge, Home Assistant, Scrypted, etc will be required.

There are doorbells that are compatible with HomeKit/HKSV out of the box. Curious why you’re choosing between two that aren’t. FWIW, I had a Ring years ago and it was terrible. I wouldn’t get notifications until whoever it was that rang the doorbell was already driving away. Heard that hasn’t changed much over the years.

 

[aperfectcircle]

I can’t comment on Ring, but based on our experience with Eufy I would avoid them like the plague. Camera feeds are considerably more delayed than other brands we’ve used and we had constant connectivity issues with all models of Eufy indoor cameras we had. The app would also frequently just not load a live feed, requiring multiple restarts and viewing attempts.