9 best video doorbells to upgrade your home security and track those all-important deliveries

Score: 89/100

The Eufy Security Video Doorbell E340 is a brilliant video doorbell, coupling great design with some excellent features like customisable auto responses, along with no monthly subscription costs. There's familiar face detection – as on Google's Nest Doorbell (Battery) - which is a feature only a very small handful of video doorbells offer. The dual camera setup also means it can monitor what's in front of your door and what's on your doorstep with ease.

Video quality is clear and detailed day and night, and there's minimal distortion, so you don't get the fish-eye effect image that we found on some other video doorbells tested. The app isn't as good as Arlo or Ring, and the AI detection isn't great at distinguishing between humans and pets, though the human detection is good and package detection was excellent. There are several additional features for parcels that set this video doorbell apart, too, including Delivery Guard, which notifies you when you get a package, and Package Guarding where the E340 plays a pre-recorded message of your choice if someone approaches your delivery.

This video doorbell also plays nicely with both Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant so you can use devices like the Echo Show as an indoor chime. There are some areas that could be improved – calling your phone when the E340 is pressed like Arlo, Tapo and Ezviz do would be one. Overall, though, this is a brilliant video doorbell that's particularly good for those who get a lot of deliveries.

Score: 88/100

The Google Nest Doorbell (Battery) is the most stylish video doorbell on test. It has a slim, slender build, a white finish and soft curves at the top and bottom that make it far less obtrusive than some other options. It's very simple to set up, too, with useful diagrams, videos and tips, including placement suggestions.

The Arlo Video Doorbell 2K is marginally better when it comes to video quality, but the Nest Doorbell uses HDR for better contrast and the result is great detail. Audio quality was very good on the whole, too, though we did occasionally experience some delay in audio responses during testing. It’s also worth mentioning that the Google Home app isn't as fluid an experience as other apps like Arlo or Ring. There's also a very small and very losable quick release tool that you need to take the Nest Doorbell off its mount for charging, and when charging, it's redundant until full, with no spare battery option.

All that said, this model is packed with some superb features. It offers facial recognition, which works very well, announcing when someone you know is at the door if you have it connected to any Google smart speaker. There's also package, animal and vehicle detection, and it can tell if a person is at the door with a package too – that’s something only one other model on test was able to do.

Score: 88/100

The Arlo Video Doorbell 2K (2nd Generation) delivers a generally impressive performance. It's remarkably straightforward and easy to install, connecting effortlessly to our home wi-fi network and taking only a few minutes to set up in total – that can't be said for all the video doorbells we tested.

It provides exceptional video footage, day and night, and while the video is slightly distorted with a fish-eye appearance, detail is very good with a clear view of faces and objects in front of your home. The field of view is good too, allowing us to see visitors from head to toe, as well as any packages on the doorstep.

When someone presses the Arlo Video Doorbell 2K, you get a call on your phone within a couple of seconds, resulting in less delay than some video doorbells using app notifications, making it easy to talk to the person at your door quickly when you're not home. The built-in siren option is also loud enough to deter any unwanted visitors, and it can be triggered manually or automatically.

There's accurate motion detection and timely alerts too and the Arlo app is well laid out and simple to use. We thought motion detection and notification settings were too hidden, there's no colour night vision and the doorbell has to be removed to charge as there's no spare replacement battery option like Ring. Overall however, the Arlo Video Doorbell 2K offers great video quality and was the easiest to set up and install of the options we tested.

Score: 87/100

The Ring Battery Video Doorbell Pro is one of the more expensive options in the brand's portfolio, but it's an excellent video doorbell. Setup is incredibly simple, with step-by-step guidance, diagrams and videos, and you're also prompted to set up features like sharing with other members of your household during the installation process.

The video quality is very good both during the day and at night, with colour night vision helping to distinguish people and animals clearly. The 3D motion detection and Bird's Eye Zones also allow you to see more of your home and pinpoint when and where a motion event begins through an aerial map view, which is unique to this model.

For some, the basic Ring Battery Video Doorbell slightly lower down our list will be more than sufficient, especially given it's half the price of this one and offers many of the same features, including quick replies, head-to-toe footage, and both people and package detection.

However, the quick release battery on the Battery Doorbell Pro makes it easier to recharge or swap the battery when it's running low, and the video quality is better on this model thanks to higher resolution, so details are lovely and clear. If you have Alexa devices like one of the Echo Show models, this is an excellent video doorbell choice, working brilliantly with those smart displays.

Score: 84/100

The Tapo D230S1 Wireless Battery Video Doorbell doesn't look as smart as the Google Nest Doorbell higher up, with a cheaper and bulkier look, but it's an excellent video doorbell for the money.

Its video quality is superb in the day and night with clear, detailed footage, the audio quality is also very good, and the Tapo app is exceptionally easy to use with almost all features at your fingertips.

Setup comes with detailed instructions, but the process itself is more difficult than others due to the requirement for router access - and permanent router access at that. There were some false positives in testing with the AI detection not being brilliant at detecting pets yet, and while a subscription isn't necessary thanks to local storage, paying for Tapo Care does unlock some extra functionality.

The design could be improved, and wireless setup would be preferred, but this model offers features those twice its price don't, from the ability to customise quick responses and an anti-theft alarm to a spotlight for colour night vision and multiple ways to talk to visitors, including the choice between a call directly between the doorbell and your phone, or an app notification so you can open two-way talk.

Score: 83/100

This is Ring's cheapest model and while it compromises on some features, it offers plenty for its price, making it the best value video doorbell we tested.

Setup is incredibly simple with detailed diagrams and videos to help, and there are prompts for features like sharing access with other members of your household so you don't have to try and find these in the app post setup. The Ring app offers easy access to everything from motion detection settings to creating custom activity zones, and the event history feed has a superb filtering system to make it easy to find out what's happened at your door.

The video quality isn't as impressive as Arlo's Video Doorbell 2K or the Ring Battery Video Doorbell Pro but faces and objects are distinguishable, there’s very little lag when using two-way talk and features like Quick Replies occasionally have seasonal specials that add a little fun.

The battery isn't as easy to release as the Ring Battery Video Doorbell Pro model so it's worth investing in a separate battery pack or it will be rendered redundant until the battery's charged, and you'll need a subscription to get the most out of this, but it's a superb option for its price.

Score: 77/100

The Ezviz CP3 Pro Battery Video Doorbell scored the same as the Arlo Video Doorbell 2K in our tests. We'd recommend the Arlo in terms of overall experience, as its app is considerably better, but the CP3 Pro still delivers plenty for its price, including storage with no need for a monthly subscription.

It has a stylish design, and the accompanying solar panel means it's one of the best video doorbells we tested for battery length, as it remains constantly charged with minimal effort from you. The video quality is excellent too, both during the day and at night, with the option of colour night vision for better clarity when it's dark.

The app is slow and cumbersome compared to the likes of Ring and Arlo, and while human detection was great, package and animal detection were lacking, while the privacy zones wouldn't load for us during testing.

Like Arlo, however, the Ezviz CP3 Pro will call your phone when someone presses the doorbell, allowing you to speak to whoever is at your door with minimal delay. If you don't want to think about charging your doorbell, but you don't want to hard-wire it in, this is a good choice.

Score: 76/100

The Swann EVO Wireless Video Doorbell is rather basic in terms of design – there are others that are more exciting and more premium looking. But it does include a chime in the box, and that's something of a rarity. The chime has a choice of six melodies, and it's nice and loud so it's a good option for those with larger houses, or those who are harder of hearing.

It also has a built-in siren, which only one other doorbell (Arlo) offered in our tests offered, allowing you to scare away unwanted visitors or deter people from any parcels left on your doorstep. The Swann Security app isn't as easy to use as other options like Arlo and Ring, with icons under the live view of the doorbell quite confusing, and connection wasn't as robust as other options either.

The battery life was also significantly shorter than all the other video doorbells on test and a microSD card is required to access all the features that come with the expensive monthly subscription, but one isn’t included in the box.

All that said, setup is very quick and simple with voice guidance from the doorbell itself, and it has some clever features like SwannShield, where an AI-powered voice will answer the doorbell for you and communicate with visitors, to differentiate itself from the rest of the options on the market.

Score: 75/100

The Blink Video Doorbell is very good value for money and the cheapest video doorbell we tested, but we would recommend buying the bundle that includes the Sync 2 Module for an extra £20. Without that module, the doorbell's features are very limited, with no live view unless an event has been detected, no scheduling and no support for connecting the doorbell to Alexa for alerts through any smart speakers.

The module enables those features, while also local storage so you don't have to sign up for the Blink Basic subscription, though this is one of the cheapest video doorbell subscriptions available.

On its own, the Blink Video Doorbell is basic in its functionality, but it does deliver those basics well. We had a few false motion reports when it was a little breezy outside, but on the whole, video quality was detailed and clear during the day, there was hardly any delay between the doorbell being pressed and the notification appearing on our phone, two-way audio was great and setting it up was simple.

The field of view isn't as good as the Arlo Video Doorbell, and there are no fancy features like package detection or familiar face detection like Google's Nest Doorbell offers. If you're happy with a video doorbell offering basic functionality for a low price, however, the Blink Video Doorbell is a great budget option.