We checked real listings and manufacturer specs for five video doorbells from Eufy, Arlo, Blink, Wyze and SimpliSafe, comparing field of view, power source and storage options.
eufy Security
Why we like it
Arlo
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Blink (an Amazon company)
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Wyze
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SimpliSafe
Why we like it| Product | Rank | Brand | Best For | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| eufy Security Video Doorbell E340, Dual C... | #1 | eufy Security | Best for Subscription-Free Storage | 9.8 |
| Arlo Essential Wired Video Doorbell, 180�... | #2 | Arlo | Best Wide-Angle View | 9.6 |
| Blink Video Doorbell + Sync Module includ... | #3 | Blink (an Amazon company) | Best Battery Life | 9.4 |
| Wyze Wireless Video Doorbell Pro (Chime I... | #4 | Wyze | Best Head-to-Toe Framing | 9.3 |
| SimpliSafe Wired Doorbell, 1080p - Compat... | #5 | SimpliSafe | Best for SimpliSafe System Owners | 9.1 |
Buyer checklist
This is desk research, not a hands-on installation comparison. As with the smart locks guide in this series, Amazon's live listing pages for all five doorbells returned automated bot-check screens during our research, and the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine (which we've used on earlier guides in this series to retrieve cached listing content) was offline for part of this research window. We pulled every spec in this guide from each manufacturer's own official product page instead, and we're not stating an Amazon star rating for any of the five doorbells here, since we couldn't verify one first-hand through either channel. We also ran into a naming issue worth disclosing: SimpliSafe's own website automatically redirects its "Video Doorbell Pro" product page to a newer "Video Doorbell Series 2" page, suggesting a rebrand or successor product, while the Amazon listing we identified still uses "Pro"-era language ("SimpliSafe Wired Doorbell, 1080p... Latest Gen"). We're treating this as SimpliSafe's current wired video doorbell and naming the specific ASIN we checked, but if you're buying directly from SimpliSafe's site, confirm which exact generation you're getting. Each brand also sells bundle configurations (chime included vs. not, with or without a base station/sync module, multiple color and mount options). We picked one representative standalone-or-minimal-bundle configuration per brand and named the specific ASIN rather than blending specs across bundles.
It depends on the model. The Arlo Essential and Wyze Video Doorbell Pro in this guide are designed to run wire-free on battery power (with hardwiring as an option on some configurations), while the SimpliSafe Video Doorbell Pro specifically requires existing doorbell wiring with a mechanical chime and a compatible transformer. Blink and eufy's E340 both support either wired or battery operation depending on configuration. Confirm your specific model's power requirements before buying if you don't already have doorbell wiring.
Per Wyze's own description, a 1:1 (square) aspect ratio sensor is oriented to capture a visitor from head to toe in one frame, including packages left on the ground, rather than the wider-but-shorter rectangular frame a repurposed security camera sensor might produce. Not every doorbell here uses this exact ratio — check the specific field-of-view and aspect ratio spec if seeing full-height visitors and ground-level packages in one shot matters to you.
Per each manufacturer's own materials, eufy's E340 includes 8GB of built-in local storage with no subscription required for basic recording. The others generally work for live view and basic motion alerts without a subscription, but reserve extended cloud video history, advanced person/package detection, or professional monitoring integration for an optional paid plan — confirm exactly what's gated behind a subscription for the specific model you're considering.
During this research pass, Amazon's live pages for all five doorbells returned automated bot-check screens, and the Internet Archive's Wayback Machine — which we've used on earlier guides to retrieve cached listing content in similar situations — was itself offline for part of our research window. Rather than publish an unverified number, we sourced every spec from each manufacturer's own official page and disclosed the gap here.